VMware Challenges Amazon with IaaS vCloud Hybrid Service – Analysis by Stu Miniman

Maria Deutscher | May 24th

On Tuesday VMware unveiled its vCloud Hybrid Service, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution meant to hinder Amazon’s expansion into the traditional enterprise market. Wikibon senior analyst Stu Miniman discussed the news in a recent...»

Same-Time Scaling : IaaS + Apps – Appcara Unveils Hybrid Cloud Appliance

Maria Deutscher | May 23rd

Managing workloads in hybrid public environments is more complex than ought it to be, according to cloud computing specialist Appcara. Earlier this week the Santa Clara-based firm pulled the curtains back on a turnkey solution...»

Making Fun of Scalability : New Comic Strip Pays Homage to IT

Mellisa Tolentino | May 22nd

Whoever said geeks have no sense of humor clearly hasn’t stumbled on the comic Not Invented Here.  The site is all about the trials and tribulations of ITs, coders, developers but has been injected with humor.

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David Floyer on Dell’s Decision to Lay Low in the Cloud Services Market

Maria Deutscher | May 22nd

Dell made an interesting move this week. The vendor launched a partner program that will allow customers to buy cloud services through its ecosystem, an important change of strategy that Wikibon co-founder and CTO...»

AWS Cloud Gets The Nod From FedRAMP

Mike Wheatley | May 22nd

Amazon Web Services has received a boost as it vies to become the cloud computing provider of choice for federal agencies, after receiving a three-year certification from the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). According to...»

Top Skills for Data Visualization : Tableau Q&A with Jock Mackinlay

Amber Harris | May 22nd

Data visualization is perhaps the most promising of formats with the proliferation of Big Data.  Stimulating multiple areas of the brain, visual feedback is one of the best paths to knowledge comprehension.  And as data becomes increasingly

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VMware Announces New Public Cloud Hybrid Service – vCloud #vmwarehybrid

John Furrier | May 21st

SiliconANGLE is covering live the VMware press event where VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and Bill Fathers, SVP GM vCloud, unveiled VMware big push into the public cloud to counter both Openstack and Amazon AWS with...»

After IPO, Don’t Expect Tableau to Follow the Beaten Path from Consumer Cloud to Enterprise

Kristen Nicole | May 21st

Now that Tableau's cash flow has increased after a successful debut at the NYSE, the data visualization company is expected to have the ability to build out its enterprise solutions and generate even more revenue. According to ...»

Dell Dumps OpenStack Public Cloud For Partner Tech

Mike Wheatley | May 21st

Dell has made a serious about turn with regard to its public cloud strategy, opting to sell its services through a number of partners rather than stay involved with the OpenStack cloud initiative...»

Big Data Hype vs. Solutions : Why the Gap? How to Fix It?

Kristen Nicole | May 20th

Editor's Note: the following is an excerpt from an interview conducted with Kapow CPO Karl Ederle regarding a recent IDG study commissioned by Kapow Software to better understand the current state of Big Data and whether or not...»