Monthly Archives: October 2014

NIST Publishes US Government Cloud Computing Roadmap

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its final US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap this week. It identifies 10 requirements expected to encourage cloud adoption by government agencies while also generally supporting innovation in cloud computing technology. Continue reading

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HostGator Says Reports of a Server Breach by CaLLSTaCK are a Hoax

Reports that 19 Hong Kong servers run by HostGator were compromised by a “hacktivist” group known as CaLLSTaCK are unsubstantiated according to HostGator. Continue reading

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Snead: NSA Revelations Have Chilling Effect on Cloud Growth in US

Data center customers are beginning to avoid the US and place their infrastructure elsewhere because of data sovereignty concerns caused by revelations about NSA surveillance, according to David Snead, founder of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (I2C). Continue reading

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Ubuntu 14.10 Adds New Features Around Containerized Applications, Big Data

Ubuntu has released its latest major release, 14.10 which is also known by its codename “Utopic Unicorn”, which features some more “bleeding-edge” technologies not present in the Ubuntu Long-Term Support release unveiled six months ago. Continue reading

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IBM and Microsoft Partner on Enterprise-Focused Hybrid Cloud Solutions

Microsoft and IBM announced a partnership that will make key IBM middleware including WebSphere Liberty, MQ, and DB2 available on Microsoft Azure, and, in turn, IBM Cloud will support Windows Server and SQL Server. Continue reading

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