IBM Bluemix Adds Apache Kafka Messaging
Cloud vendors continue to add a range of open-source development tools to their platforms. The latest example comes from IBM, which has steadily been building up the toolbox on ...Full Article
Rackspace Jumps on Container Bandwagon with Carina
Rackspace used this week's OpenStack Summit in Tokyo to jump on the application container bandwagon with a native container environment. Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) said its Carina container environment combines ...Full Article
Filling Storage Gap Could Boost OpenStack Deployments
As OpenStack cloud deployments slowly grow, so too do nagging concerns about complexity and the persistent difficulty of installing the open source platform, including much configuring and customizing. As ...Full Article
Survey: Database Shift to Cloud Fuels Competition
As relational and analytic databases move from the datacenter to the cloud, a new survey finds most enterprises are sticking with incumbents as they adopt database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offerings. In ...Full Article
Oracle Cloud Adds Data Visualization
The database giant adds to its growing big data stack with a cloud-based data visualization service.Full Article
EMC, VMware Raise Eyebrows With Cloud Spinoff
The proposed $67 billion merger of Dell Inc., storage giant EMC Corp. and its VMware Inc. subsidiary got more complicated this week when the future Dell units unexpectedly announced ...Full Article
Red Hat Integrating Newly Acquired DevOps Tools
Less than a week after announcing its acquisition of IT automation tool and DevOps specialist Ansible, Red Hat said it has closed the transaction and begun integrating the startup's ...Full Article
Docker Closes App Gap With Tutum Acquisition
Seeking to bridge the gap between application development and production deployment, container leader Docker Inc. said this week it has acquired Tutum Inc., a two-year-old developer of a cloud ...Full Article
Dell and Microsoft Partner on Azure Hybrid Cloud
Dell is further aligning its fortunes with hybrid cloud through a newly announced partnership with Microsoft. This morning, Dell and Microsoft unveiled the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft, ...Full Article
Fujitsu Technology, Grid Dynamics Offer Retailers Cloud Bundle
New solution includes Oracle Commerce Platform, M10 servers, and managed services for a subscription fee.Full Article