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1. Ouch, Cloud may have holes in it, Rackspace stock drops, is reality catching up to hype?
  
  Explore greenm3.com May 9 2013 Cloud Computing , Servers
  
  Cloud, Cloud, Cloud. It is the way of the future. Yeh. Yeh, Yeh. It looks the Cloud may be a bit over hyped. GigaOm's Barb Darrow covered the Rackspace news. Laggard Rackspace growth sparks concern: is there enough cloud biz to go around? by Barb Darrow 1 HOUR AGO No Comments A A photo: Flickr / mnsc SUMMARY: There are lots of potential cloud workloads out there but there are also about a zillion clouds. Is there really enough paid work to support them all? tweet this Here’s the narrative that cloud vendors would like us to believe: there are infinite workloads flowing to clouds of infinite capacity. There’s enough business for all, keep moving. Rackspace did add 4% more servers quarter to quarter. So even though there may be some pricing issues, bottom line the server growth was only 4%. Total server count increased to 94,122 ...
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2. EMC plots software-defined data center journey from ViPR storage virtualization base
  
  Explore GigaOM May 6 2013 Cloud Computing , Storage
  
  EMC says ViPR will abstract out a company's storage and automate how it gets divvied up by the workload. The company will roll out its software-defined data center plan this week.
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3. Dell snaps up Enstratius to build cloud momentum
  
  Explore GigaOM May 6 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  With Enstratius, Dell gets enterprise-class cloud management capabilities, says Enstratius CTO George Reese.
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4. At long last, Microsoft is ready to compete head on with Amazon Web Services
  
  Explore GigaOM Apr 16 2013
  
  Microsoft Windows Azure GM Bill Hilf calls Amazon a competitor, a partner and a neighbor: But that won't stop Microsoft from launching an IaaS price war against Amazon Web Services.
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  Mentions: Amazon.com Europe Google
5. Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene aside, folks still want to build up their new data centers in New York
  
  Explore GigaOM Apr 8 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  You think that after two 100-year storms in two years, that New York-area businesses would want to put new data center capacity far, far away. But new research says you would be wrong.
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6. Serious question: Is it too late for HP Project Moonshot to disrupt anything?
  
  Explore GigaOM Apr 8 2013 Servers
  
  If you want an HP Project Moonshot server, you can get one today. The question is many of the big, webscale companies HP is targeting are already building their own servers.
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  Mentions: Intel Hewlett Packard IBM
7. OpenStack Grizzly adds scale, storage options. Now, bring on the users
  
  Explore GigaOM Apr 4 2013 Storage
  
  With the new release, OpenStack continues to add features and perks to its cloud infrastructure stack. What it needs to start showing now is real end-user customers outside the tech bubble.
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  Mentions: Cisco IBM Microsoft Corp
8. Cloud Competition - Aws vs. Google, with a mention of Microsoft
  
  Explore greenm3.com Apr 2 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  Where to get cloud computing is a problem many have. There are so many choices, from IBM, Dell, HP, to Rackspace and Softlayer. One view on what cloud to buy is to buy from someone who uses their own SW and develops the cloud. Would you buy a Ford car from a company where most of the people drive other cars? Kind of hard to swallow. Which is why many think of Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's Cloud offerings. GigaOm's Barb Darrow has a post on the AWS vs. Google battle with a bit on Microsoft. Barb starts by acknowledging AWS is #1 and asks who will be #2. Amazon is the cloud to beat, but Google has the cloud to watch. Here’s why. by Barb Darrow 1 HOUR AGO 1 Comment A A SUMMARY: So who will be number two in public cloud after Amazon Web Services ...
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9. Will “hybrid public” cloud give VMware its mojo back?
  
  Explore GigaOM Mar 29 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  VMware is banking that its brand and customer base will make it a power in public cloud infrastructure. Others bet that VMware's "hybrid public" cloud plan is too little too late.
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  Mentions: Amazon.com Forrester Research
10. CIA hires Amazon to build a private cloud, can't imagine it being a public cloud
  
  Explore greenm3.com Mar 20 2013
  
  I ran into Barb Darrow yesterday and we chatted about her post on the CIA contracting Amazon to build a cloud. Report: The CIA and Amazon are in cahoots over secret cloud by Barb Darrow 20 HOURS AGO 4 Comments A A photo: Thinkstock SUMMARY: Who better to show the CIA how to build a cloud than Amazon Web Services? No one’s confirming anything but an AWS-CIA contract would make sense for both parties. tweet this Now here’s a story that will probably never get confirmed: Federal Computer Week is reporting that the Central Intelligence Agency has contracted cloud kingpin Amazon Web Services to build a cloud for the super secret spy agency.
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11. Rackspace gussies up private cloud with new OpenCenter dashboard
  
  Explore GigaOM Mar 6 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  Rackspace says its new dashboard, part of its latest OpenStack-based private cloud release, will speed up cloud rollouts and configuration tasks by adding point-and-click capabilities for enteprise users.
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12. VMware bolsters storage virtualization smarts with Virsto buy
  
  Explore GigaOM Feb 11 2013 Cloud Computing , Storage
  
  VMware is buying Virsto, a specialist in storage virtualization, to ramp up its software-defined data center push. VMware, which made its name virtualizing servers, last year broke into network virtualization via its $1.26 billion Nicira buy, and is now honing its storage virtualization message and expertise as well.
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13. Amazon makes it cheaper to move your stuff between regions
  
  Explore GigaOM Feb 1 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  If you thought Amazon Web Services would stop churning out new features and cutting prices on older ones, you have another think coming.
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14. This week in cloud: Amazon builds up; OpenStack staffs up; Oracle updates “faux” cloud
  
  Explore GigaOM Jan 20 2013 Construction , Cloud Computing
  
  Amazon is reportedly on-board for a new data center build-out in Virginia; OpenStack Foundation preps for new year with board elections; another analyst declares Oracle's cloud as a non-cloud.
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15. Telx adds faster link to Amazon cloud for NY-area companies
  
  Explore GigaOM Jan 17 2013 Cloud Computing , Networking
  
  Telx, which provides interconnection and data center services, is adding AWS Direct Connect for the New York metro area, home to many businesses that might want faster, more secure connection to AWS US-East.
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  Mentions: Amazon.com Telx
16. This week in cloud: Open Compute gets OK for government work
  
  Explore GigaOM Jan 13 2013 Construction , Cloud Computing
  
  The use of Open Compute hardware by government agencies got a boost this week when Hyve Solutions, which specializes in Open Compute design, was added to the GSA schedule of approved IT vendors. And, Microsoft Hotmail and Dropbox suffered major outages.
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17. Bad news for Amazon could be good news for “other” cloud providers
  
  Explore GigaOM Jan 6 2013 Cloud Computing
  
  Any cloud vendor that does not try to take advantage of Amazon Web Services' US-East woes is probably guilty of malpractice. But most tread carefully -- it's fine to talk up your uptime and service, but vendors in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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18. This year in cloud: Amazon-almost-all-the-time and the other 5 top stories of 2012
  
  Explore GigaOM Dec 30 2012 Cloud Computing
  
  Last year, AWS saw big success and big snafus; Superstorm Sandy prompted worry about data center location; legacy IT giants bought their way into SaaS; VMware regroups; the OpenStack crowd got their clouds off the ground; and Europe starts to buy into cloud.
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  Mentions: Amazon.com Europe
19. Christmas Eve AWS outage stings Netflix but not Amazon Prime
  
  Explore GigaOM Dec 25 2012
  
  Big problems with Amazon Web Services' Elastic Load Balancing service in its US-East data center nailed Netflix and Heroku on Christmas Eve and carried over into Christmas. Netflix competitor Amazon Prime Instant Video appeared to be unaffected.
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20. Amazon adds storage snapshot feature to bolster disaster recovery
  
  Explore GigaOM Dec 18 2012 Storage
  
  The new ability of AWS users to move EBS storage volumes between Amazon's regions could drastically improve disaster recovery scenarios. Amazon announced this EBS Snapshot Copy feature early on Tuesday.
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21. This week in cloud: Rackspace whoops, sizing Amazon cloud and more
  
  Explore GigaOM Dec 9 2012 Cloud Computing
  
  Cloud news you can use this week: rough times for Rackspace; a look at Amazon Web Services revenue; EMC-VMware come clean (kind of) about spinoff; and Heroku spiffs up its add-on marketplace for developers.
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  Mentions: Amazon.com Rackspace
22. Google spiffs up its cloud — take that Amazon!
  
  Explore GigaOM Nov 26 2012 Cloud Computing , Storage
  
  If you don't think Google is serious about providing public cloud infrastructure to business users, check out the latest spate of services unveiled on the company's Enteprise blog. Google clearly wants to take on cloud king Amazon on its own turf.
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23. Box gets more international with Equinix deal
  
  Explore GigaOM Nov 12 2012 Construction , Cloud Computing
  
  Box will use six Equinix IBX data centers worldwide to serve the business users of its file-sharing and storage solution. Up till now, Box had no data center capacity outside the US although more than half of its customers were international.
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24. This week in cloud: hedging Amazon’s regions and Rackspace seeks deals
  
  Explore GigaOM Nov 11 2012 Cloud Computing
  
  In the wake of several glitches at the Amazon Web Services' US-East data centers in recent months, RedisToGo opens shop in US-West, will others follow? Also in cloud news: Rackspace and Savvis seek critical mass for their new cloud service offerings.
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