IBM gets ready to ditch NetApp for its own storage gear
IBM is about to end its partnership with NetApp in favor of selling its own gear, according to a report in Bloomberg this weekend. Citing “an internal memo”, Bloomberg says that Big Blue will…
CoreOS lands inside Google’s Compute Engine
Google has just moved to make the lightweight Linux operating system CoreOS available on its main cloud platform, the Google Compute Engine. CoreOS is a relatively new operating system that’s designed to run on…
Oracle grabs vital FedRAMP certficate
US government agencies will find it much easier to buy cloud services from Oracle, after the database giant secured provisional authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Provisional authority…
China to vet US-made hardware: Spy-infested kit not welcome
In what looks to be a tit-for-tat retaliation to the United States’ earlier ban on networking equipment from Huawei, China has announced a new vetting process for foreign hardware makers. The report came directly…
Will the Internet of Things be BlackBerry’s redemption?
BlackBerry is making a play for the Internet of Things with its new Project Ion, in the belief that it’s security expertise can help connect devices, sensors and everything else to the cloud in…
Intel launches performance monitoring software for OpenStack
Intel has just launched a new suite of software for its Data Center Manager product family that offers fine-tuned server performance monitoring and management capabilities for environments built with OpenStack. The somewhat clumsily named…
Lenovo kicks ass again: ‘We can grow no matter what’
China’s Lenovo has once again made a mockery of the supposed ‘dying PC market’ theory, recording double-digit sales and profit growth for both the last quarter and the year. The company’s seemingly unstoppable growth…
IBM adds Big Data analytics tools as a cloud service
So long as it’s software, it can be provided as a service. At least that’s what IBM seems to believe these days, hence its decision to announce cloud-based versions of IBM Concert, IBM Catalyst…
China sticks one up at Microsoft – BANS Windows 8 on all government PCs
China has just caused a bit of a crap storm with the rather stunning decision to ban Windows 8 from all government computers, according to reports in the country. The news comes from Reuters…
VMware confirms pay-as-you-go hybrid cloud plans on Reddit AMA
VMware caused a bit of excitement when it let loose its ‘hybrid cloud’ team on a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session yesterday evening, to give their take on the future direction it’s heading…