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WebLogic 12c Taking Java EE 6 to the Cloud
At the beginning of December, Oracle released WebLogic Server 12c. The new version of WebLogic is the first release of the application server to fully support the Java EE 6 standard, originally approved in December 2009. In addition, WebLogic Server 12c is a key part of Oracle's entire cloud strategy. InfoQ spoke to Vice President of Development at Oracle, Cameron Purdy to find out more.
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.NET Framework Support for Cloud Foundry Through Open Source Contribution From Tier 3
Cloud service provider Tier 3 has released Iron Foundry, a .NET-friendly fork of VMware’s Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service. Iron Foundry gives the sizeable number of .NET developers an open source alternative to Windows Azure and lets them participate in the increasingly popular Cloud Foundry ecosystem.
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eBay Announces ql.io
After a teaser with clues last week, Subbu and the engineering team at eBay have unveiled ql.io, a SQL inspired dsl to enable frictionless composition of web API's with a SQL like syntax.
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Heroku Launches Postgres as a Standalone Service.
Until now, Postgres was only available to Heroku customers for use with Heroku platform apps. This new service can be used from anywhere and with any Postgres client. Apps can connect from Heroku, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Foundry, EC2, or from your local computer while PostgreSQL is supported by most modern programming languages - including Perl, Python, Ruby, Scala ...
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Analysis Of Web API Versioning Options
Refering to a questions over versioning conventions used OpenStack Api, Mark Nottingham provides an analysis of the various strategies for versioning Web API in the cloud.
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WSO2 Releases New Versions of WSO2 Carbon and Stratos
WSO2 has added a new Ghost Deployer, a Cassandra-based Column Store Service, an Apache Subversion-based Deployment and an enhanced Load Balancer to both Carbon and Stratos. This functionality is also available on StratosLive.
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VMware's CloudFoundry Service Gains Support for PostgreSQL
VMware is adding support for PostgreSQL to CloudFoundry, it's open source PAAS solution.
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10 Predictions About Cloud Computing
In preparation for an panel discussion for a future of cloud computing event in Israel, Geva Perry, a frequent speaker on cloud computing at corporations and industry events, published his predictions on the future of cloud computing.
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Hortonworks Announces Hadoop Data Platform
Hortonworks, a company created in June 2011 by Yahoo! and Benchmark Capital, has announced the Technical Preview Program of Data Platform based on Hadoop. The company employs many of the core Hadoop contributors and intends to provide support and training.
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Hadoop-as-a-Service from Amazon, Cloudera, Microsoft and IBM
Companies rely more and more on big data when making their decisions. Amazon, Cloudera, and IBM have announced their Hadoop-as-a-Service offerings, while Microsoft promises to do the same next year.
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Usergrid: a New Open Source Platform for Mobile and Rich Client Applications
Last week, Ed Anuff, founder of Usergrid, announced the first source code release available on GitHub. Usergrid is a comprehensive platform stack for mobile and rich client applications. It can be deployed as a highly scalable Cloud service, it is built in Java and runs on top of Cassandra.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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