Is Microsoft killing the cloud? According to ITBusiness Canada’s Jeff Jedras they are, with their new consumer focused commercials. We can all laugh at “to the cloud”, but what does the message really say to the larger market? Bringing cloud to the business crowd is one thing, but consumers are a whole other beast.
In case you’re wondering how fast the Microsoft cloud is growing, they just reported more than 31,000 customers using Azure. While growth has slowed from Azure’s first six months — when some 20,000 signed on — the 55% increase is still quite impressive.
Will SMBs lead the charge to the cloud? Maybe. A recent survey noted in eWeek states that “SMBs see the value of cloud-based solutions and are eager to benefit from a productivity and ROI perspective.”
Server virtualization monitoring is a whole new game now for users of VMware vSphere on Dell server hardware. Users can now use Dell hardware management tools right inside vCenter.
Feeling really techie and geeky? Head over to ArsTechnica, where they want to “raise your tech IQ”, at least when it comes to VMware. Everything you have ever wanted to know about the benefits of virtualization are right there for you.
Government cloud computing is here to stay. But what will the parameters for a government cloud be? NIST released a report this week that stated that organizations that are deploying public cloud computing applications need to pay close attention to security and management risks, and that “without proper governance, the organizational computing infrastructure could be transformed into a sprawling, unmanageable mix of insecure services.” As part of his effort to accelerate the government adoption of cloud computing Kundra asked NIST to develop a set of security standards and guidelines agencies can use when moving applications and data to the cloud. These guidelines are to help federal IT managers prepare for the cloud.