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The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

Dell Buys Enstratius, Extends Cloud Reach

Big news in the tech world this week as Dell announced its purchase of Enstratius. In this Information Week article by Charles Babcock, you’ll learn not only the value of the Enstratius platform, but also what the acquisition means for Dell. Babcock states that it could help round out Dell’s previous acquisitions and help Dell better become “the...

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Disaster Recovery can be expensive, complicated, time consuming, and end up not working when it’s needed. In this session, we’ll walk through how to build a DR plan...

The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

How big is cloud’s impact? Depends on who’s asking

Research can be done to support a number of views. Surveys in the world of cloud are no different. This Network World article by Brandon Butler examines the difference between vendor and independent surveys, and the middle ground between the two, specifically related to developer use.  Butler’s article showcases three different studies...

The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

GE Pivotal Announcement: Rewriting Rules of Big Data and Internet of Things

Today’s announcement of the launch of Pivotal’s enterprise PaaS offering has generated a lot of talk. Even more talk, though, was generated with today’s announcement of GE’s $105million investment in Pivotal. In this Silicon Angle article Dave Vellante explains what he believes GE’s investment will mean to the...

The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

Making cloud computing cost models work for you

Budgeting for cloud computing requires a different approach than traditional IT usage. How does one leverage a pay-go structure compared to a three-year depreciation structure and make sure they come out ahead? In this SearchCloudComputing Christine Cignoli has interviewed several experts to come up with a list of tips and tricks for those...

The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

10 Quotes on Cloud Computing That Really Say it All

This short Forbes piece by Joe McKendrick is a fun break from the norm. In this article McKendrick has compiled his top 10 favorite quotes related to cloud computing from the past 15-20 years. The article includes quotes from Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs and Vivek Kundra. McKendrick aimed to compile quotes that best describe the mindset at...

The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

Why VMware’s Hybrid Cloud Announcement Could be a Big Deal

There were a lot of news stories that came out in the past week that covered VMware’s announcement of their new stand-alone public cloud offering. This particular CIO story covered their take on why the announcement could be a “big deal” in the IaaS space and what it could mean for the landscape. Brandon Butler’s Network World...

If you're an organization or business unit looking for another reason to move to cloud, the new VMware Cloud Credits Purchasing Program could be your answer.

VMware Cloud Credits Purchasing Program is an easy way for your company to take on vCloud. Leverage this easy on-ramp to vCloud and watch your workloads and applications thrive.

VMware Cloud Credits work much like a gift card. First, you'll work with a trusted VMware Solution Provider to identify which workloads might be a good fit for...

Appearing each Wednesday, this Cloud News Report will compile our top three favorite cloud news stories from the past week.

The Real Market Size of Public Cloud Services

Gartner’s recent report estimating the size of the world cloud market was released over the weekend and has been a hot topic. Gartner estimates the worldwide market at $131 billion in 2013. That’s a big number, but it can mean a lot of things. In this Wired article, Paddy Srinivasan breaks down the meaning of the number and...

Recovery-as-a-Service is a hot topic in cloud, and in business, right now. And, for good reason. The technology that powers disaster recovery has never been more efficient, affordable and capable than it is today.

With all the talk of business continuity, disaster recovery and recovery-as-a-service in the planning and forecasts, it can be easy for the terms to blend together. If you're responsible for planning your company's disaster recovery, or involved at all in the buying process, the...