From the Blogs

Can it be that the UK government actually gets the cloud? Its gov.uk trial runs on Amazon and is aiming for savings of 80 to 90 percent.

If you really want to know how to build a cloud, look at how Google architects its data center infrastructure to produce economies of scale at a global level

Large and small enterprises are creating new business opportunities through their use of the cloud, at the expense of those who are slower to adapt.

UK-headquartered cloud collaboration platform Huddle is targeting enterprise customers with an unlimited user edition and a generous uptime guarantee.

Enterprises are adopting two types of cloud. One is less risky but inherently flawed. The other offers greater rewards but very few so far have succeeded with it.

Kudos to InfoWorld for researching and breaking its story about the sudden-death vulnerability built into every Oracle database. This is a classic piece of technology journalism, researched over a two-month period during which the editorial team “conducted our own tests, verified information with sources we believe to be reliable, and consulted extensively with Oracle itself.”Such [...]

Cloud became mainstream in 2011. Looking back, it’s extraordinary to see how far we’ve come in the year.

Even on Christmas Day, consumers today can download gifts and purchases, served by a silent army of electronic servers and switches.

The UK wielding its veto in Europe reminds me of the attitude many IT folk have towards cloud. The good news is that providers are starting to recognise and accommodate enterprise concerns.