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IBM adds API tools to Bluemix serverless framework

Posted on April 28, 2017 by John Davis

Nearly every major cloud now offers a serverless computing option: AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, and IBM Bluemix OpenWhisk, to name a few. APIs are a common use case for serverless, but few people want to build APIs … Continue reading →

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SAP adds new features to Vora and readies a cloud version

Posted on March 20, 2017 by John Davis

SAP has added some new capabilities to SAP Vora, its in-memory distributed computing system based on Apache Spark and Hadoop. Version 1.3 of Vora includes a number of new distributed, in-memory data-processing engines, including ones for time-series data, graph data … Continue reading →

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Digital Ocean adds block storage to cloud servers

Posted on July 13, 2016 by John Davis

Digital Ocean, an intriguing cloud infrastructure vendor that many may not have heard of, is taking a big step forward today with the introduction of block storage to its platform. Block storage allows users to add extra disk space to … Continue reading →

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Microsoft adds new security enhancements to its cloud offerings

Posted on February 25, 2016 by John Davis

Microsoft is adding a range of new security management and reporting features to its Office 365 and Azure cloud services as part of the company’s holistic approach to enterprise security announced last year. In April, the company will release a … Continue reading →

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Salesforce Adds ‘Private Spaces’ On Heroku Platform

Posted on January 27, 2016 by John Davis

Salesforce users can now run an app in isolation by using a private network on the multi-tenant Heroku development platform. InformationWeek: Cloud

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Amazon Adds ‘Scheduled’ Reserved Instances To Server List

Posted on January 18, 2016 by John Davis

Amazon Web Services has created what it calls “Scheduled Reserved Instances,” a variation to its low cost Reserved Instances, which is scheduled to run at specific times. InformationWeek: Cloud

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Amazon Adds Multi-Factor Authentication: Why Now?

Posted on November 20, 2015 by John Davis

Amazon has quietly added support for multi-factor authentication for customers using its ecommerce site in the US. Why would the company do this now? InformationWeek: Cloud

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Docker Adds Container Networking, Deployment Options

Posted on June 23, 2015 by John Davis

Docker gives its container platform a DevOps flavor with multi-host networking and the ability to deploy into the cloud. InformationWeek: Cloud

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Canonical Adds Ubuntu OpenStack Distribution for Open Source Cloud Computing

Posted on November 18, 2014 by John Davis

Canonical Adds Ubuntu OpenStack Distribution for Open Source Cloud Computing Canonical has announced its own distribution of OpenStack, the open source cloud computing operating system, built on top of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Linux has already enjoyed the distinction of being … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Server 14.10 adds new features for OpenStack & containers

Posted on October 25, 2014 by John Davis

Ubuntu Server 14.10 adds new features for OpenStack & containers logo-ubuntu_st_no®-black_orange-hex Canonical has just shipped Utopic Unicorn, the latest version of its Ubuntu Server operating system. And while it isn't quite the Promised Land of operating systems that the name … Continue reading →

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