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Faster Time to Value through Cloud Computing

Community
Architecture,
Java
Topics
Deployment / Datacenter,
Cloud Computing

Charles Lee explains why cloud computing is not just a hype but rather the trend of a decade, and introduces the audience to several SpringSource tools, especially Cloud Foundry, showing how they can be used to create and manage cloud deployments.

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Azure Drive Eases the Migration to Microsoft’s Cloud

Community
.NET
Topics
REST,
Operations,
Cloud Computing

Initially announced as XDrive during PDC 2009, Microsoft has released the beta version of Windows Azure Drive, a storage access solution simplifying the migration of Windows applications to the cloud by creating an NTFS virtual drive on top of a storage blob.

Sun's Kenai to Close in 60 Days and Work Halted on Darkstar but Hudson Survives

Community
Java
Topics
Cloud Computing,
Open Source,
Acquisitions

Whilst many of Sun's software projects have survived the Oracle acquisition, details are continuing to emerge of projects that are being closed down. Amongst them are Sun's cloud project and Kenai, its source code repository. Work is also being stopped on project Darkstar, the Java based MMOG platform developed by Sun labs, though the code for this is open source and should remain available.

Articles about Cloud Computing

"SOA Governance" Revitalized

Community
SOA
Topics
Business Process Management,
Cloud Computing,
Governance

This article by Miko Matsumura discusses why people are pursuing SOA, whether SOA is dead, what SOA Governance is, what the relationship is to SOA itself, how it differs from management, how SOA differs from integration, and why SOA and SOA Governance continue to be significant issues for the Enterprise.

Open Cloud Will Make Business SHINE

Community
Architecture,
Agile
Topics
Virtualization,
Cloud Computing

William El Kaim describes an Open Cloud Model based on agile principles and driven by an independent user community to define it further. He provides a sketch of a potential Cloud Operating System. He also defines the SHINE principles for transforming IT into BT (Business Technology).

Presentations about Cloud Computing

The Reincarnation of SOA

Community
Architecture,
SOA
Topics
Business Process Management,
Cloud Computing

Anne Thomas Manes, who pronounced SOA dead a year ago, talks about the reincarnation of SOA. She believes the old SOA had to die because it was too much focused on technology and products, while the new one, absolutely necessary for the new cloud computing era, will be focused on architecture, principles and practices.

SpringSource and VMWare: Making Sense Of It All

Community
Architecture,
Java
Topics
Virtualization,
Operations,
Cloud Computing,
Acquisitions

Adrian Colyer and Karl Rumelhart discuss the VMWare acquisition of SpringSource, Cloud Foundry, deployment blueprints, tc Server, dm Server, SpringSource Tool Suite, public vs private vs personal cloud, virtualization in the data center, vSphere, Infrastructure as a Service, vCloud, intelligent provisioning, vMotion, VMWare DRS, VMWare FT, vCenter management suite and vSphere performance.

Interviews about Cloud Computing

Chris Richardson discusses Cloud Foundry and Cloud Computing

Community
Java
Topics
Operations,
Virtualization,
Cloud Computing

Chris Richardson discusses the evolving cloud computing landscape, cloud computing tools, differences between local machines and cloud-based virtual machines, Cloud Foundry offerings, deploying a Java application to Cloud Foundry, Cloud Foundry vs other cloud offerings, future Cloud Foundry developments, and the future of enterprise Java development.

Eric Nelson on VS 2010 and .NET 4.0

Community
.NET
Topics
Cloud Computing,
.NET Framework

In this interview Eric Nelson talks about what’s coming in VS 2010, the C# – VB.NET convergence, the introduction of Parallel as a library, and Azure cloud computing.