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Amazon, Rackspace Are Top Cloud Hosts
August 3rd, 2009 : Rich MillerDespite its critical mass, Amazon EC2 is not that far ahead of Rackspace Cloud Servers (formerly SliceHost) in hosting working web sites. Google App Engine trails badly. Read More
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Cloud Brokers: The Next Big Opportunity?
July 27th, 2009 : Rich MillerAs enterprises struggle to sort out the array of cloud computing options and services, analysts see a growing opportunity for "cloud brokers" to serve as intermediaries between end users and cloud providers. Read More
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Could the Cloud Derail A $300M Data Center?
July 23rd, 2009 : Rich MillerThe state of Washington's decision to build a $300 million data center in Olympia is being challenged by legislators who say the state could save taxpayers money by using cloud computing services. Read More
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Rackspace Open Sources More Cloud Resources
July 23rd, 2009 : Rich MillerThe Rackspace Cloud has open sources APIs and language bindings for its cloud services, a move to make its platform more attractive to open source developers and customers wary of cloud lock-in. Read More
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MegaRoundup: Windows Unveils Azure Pricing
July 15th, 2009 : Rich MillerMicrosoft (MSFT) has unveiled its pricing for its Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Here's a roundup of some of the noteworthy analysis and commentary from around the web. Read More
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Rackspace on Its Cloud Strategy
July 14th, 2009 : Rich MillerLew Moorman, President of The Rackspace Cloud, talks about the company's cloud strategy and branding and the new Building 43 online community built by Robert Scoble. Read More
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Azure Brings the Cloud to Ethiopia
July 14th, 2009 : Rich MillerMore than 250,000 schoolteachers in Ethiopia are using laptops that will access Windows Azure online apps housed in Microsoft's Quincy, Washington data center. Read More
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RightScale and Managed Clouds
July 6th, 2009 : Rich MillerIn this video, RightScale CEO and founder Michael Crandell, who talked about his company's niche in "managing clouds" on multiple platforms, as well as trends in enterprise interest in cloud computing. Read More
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Report: 1,400 Sites Hosted on Amazon EC2
July 2nd, 2009 : Rich MillerOf the top 500,000 web sites, 1,422 are hosted on Amazon's EC2 service, according to data from Infibase. (AMZN) Read More
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Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
