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  • SQL Azure Data Sync Gets Point-And-Click Management, Filtered Synchronization

    Microsoft has announced a preview release of SQL Azure Data Sync for all SQL Azure subscribers. Users can now setup synchronization across SQL Azure Databases in multiple data centers as well as Cloud-to-on-premise synchronization with a simple point-and-click interface.

  • Microsoft Announces Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP #1

    The new Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP 1 provides Windows administrators with updated tools to more easily manage Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and the upcoming Windows 8 platforms. This framework has 3 main components: Windows PowerShell 3.0, WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), and WinRM (Windows Remote Management).

  • IBM introduces new Platform-as-a-Service Solution

    On 12th October IBM has unveiled in New York what the IT company claims to be the industry’s most advanced cloud services and software designed from the ground up for enterprise clients.

  • New in Google Cloud: SDK 1.5.5, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Prediction API and Premier Accounts

    Google Cloud Services has announced a new version of the App Engine SDK (1.5.5) -the frontend request deadline has been raised from 30 sec. to 60 sec., Python 2.7-, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage and Prediction API are out of Code Labs, and Premier Accounts.

  • Using Windows Server 8 to Build an IaaS Cloud

    Small and large enterprises will be able to create their own clouds with Windows Server 8. A Microsoft whitepaper presents the details of building such an IaaS platform with the upcoming server OS from Redmond.

  • Rackspace Wants to Entrust OpenStack to a Foundation

    Rackspace has announced the intention to create a foundation by 2012 which will completely take over OpenStack, creating the opportunity for a truly open source cloud computing project, alleviating concerns that the platform is too tightly controlled by them.

  • A New Cloud Has Appeared on the Horizon: Oracle Public Cloud

    Oracle Public Cloud offers two solutions: SaaS, including Fusion CRM, Fusion HCM, and Social Network, and PaaS, including Java and Database services.

  • JavaOne 2011 Strategy Keynote: Java ME, SE an EE Future Roadmaps

    Java EE next release will support cloud computing, multi-tenancy, elasticity and caching features. Oracle team presented the future product roadmaps for Java ME, SE and EE platforms at JavaOne 2011 Conference on Tuesday. Twitter also announced during the keynote that they are joining Java Community Process (JCP) and OpenJDK project.

  • Apache TomEE Certified Web Profile Compatible

    Yesterday at JavaOne, the Apache Foundation announced the availability of the Apache TomEE stack, a Java EE 6 Web Profile Compatible Implementation.

  • Oracle Joins the NoSQL Club

    Oracle has announced the Big Data Appliance running with Oracle NoSQL Database, a new key-value store based on Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition. Some of features include: billions of rows of storage capacity in records and terabytes in B-tree, ACID transactions, CRUD, sharding, no single point of failure, disaster recovery via datacenter replication.

  • Kernel.org Back After Security Breach

    After over a month since Kernel.org's security breach was announced (and subsequently taken off-line), the Kernel.org website has been brought back on-line.

  • CloudBees Launch First Java EE Web Profile PaaS at JavaOne

    CloudBees continue to deepen their support for Java with the first production-ready Platform as a Service to support the Java EE 6 Web Profile Specification

  • Windows Server 8 Marks Shift Towards GUI-Less Future

    Microsoft has alerted Windows Server developers and administrators that the platform's future will be one in which the traditional GUI applications will no longer be supported. The Server Core installation option, originally debuting in Windows Server 2008, will become the preferred installation option for Windows Server 8.

  • Mozilla Considers Blacklisting Java

    The Mozilla Foundation has publicly considered disabling Java from running in the browser environment, thanks to recent research that indicates Java is the top of the three vectors for security exploits in the browser.

  • IBM Releases JDK 7

    IBM have announced the availability of IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7 for both their AIX platform and the Linux platform. The SDK is available for download from developerWorks and brings the compiler and runtime to the same level as found in OpenJDK.

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