Google, AWS Clouds Embrace Flash For Storage
The transition to flash storage in the cloud is gaining steam as rivals Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) each introduced solid state drive upgrades to their cloud platforms. ...Full Article
IBM Opens Fed Datacenters in Dallas, DC Area
IBM is opening two new datacenters that will use software and infrastructure from recently acquired SoftLayer to serve the federal government market. Consistent with its application software push, IBM ...Full Article
IBM Unveils High-Speed Link To SoftLayer Cloud
IBM is offering a dedicated connection to its SoftLayer cloud platform as a high-speed link between an enterprise's existing IT infrastructure and cloud services. The SoftLayer cloud division of ...Full Article
FedRAMP Enlists Industry Vet To Oversee Clouds
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has appointed a tech industry veteran to help oversee its uneven cloud rollout. Jennifer Kerber, former president of the industry group TechAmerica Foundation ...Full Article
Some Cloud Vendors Will Miss FedRAMP Deadline
A June 5 deadline for federal agencies to comply with government cloud security and other U.S. standards could leave some major cloud vendors on the outside looking in. That ...Full Article
Microsoft Pressuring AWS In The Clouds
A closely watched assessment of the cloud computing industry again ranks Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the leading cloud infrastructure-as-a-service provider (IaaS), but notes that rival Microsoft is slowly ...Full Article
GoGrid Joins Equinix Cloud Exchange
Datacenter and interconnection specialist Equinix said it has attracted a new member to the Equinix Cloud Exchange: GoGrid, a cloud and open data services infrastructure provider. GoGrid joins other ...Full Article
HP Aims Helion Private Cloud At Uncle Sam
Cloud vendors continue to shift their attention to the government sector as federal agencies move to deploy cloud-based networks. The latest example comes from HP Enterprise Services, which announced ...Full Article
Oracle Gains U.S. FedRAMP Cloud Approval
Oracle's managed cloud services have received the U.S. government's seal of approval. The software giant said this week it has been approved under a federal IT program to deliver ...Full Article
Rackspace Hires Bankers To Explore Its Options
The potent combination of OpenStack cloud computing software, Open Compute Project minimalist hardware designed explicitly for hyperscale datacenters, and fanatical support may not be enough to allow for Rackspace ...Full Article
