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Demand for bare metal cloud offerings is emerging
Sometimes, for either performance or security reasons, customers don't want to use a public or a private cloud with virtualised infrastructure - instead, they prefer bare metal clouds. Internap is the latest to join a rising trend already populated by SoftLayer, Liquid Web, New Servers and Rackspace.
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Microsoft bringing Dynamic ERP to Azure, ups ante on competitors
Microsoft will deliver what's expected to be a comprehensive update on its plans to bring the Dynamics line of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to its Azure cloud service during its Convergence conference, which starts March 18 in Houston.
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Vidyo virtualises video-call technology to save costs round the world
Like other applications that once required dedicated hardware platforms, videoconferencing is moving into the cloud.
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Broadcom launches adapter chip for Fiber Channel over Ethernet
Broadcom's first processor for FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is now coming on the market in network adapters qualified by EMC, backed by claims it is 80 percent faster than any other FCoE component.
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Oracle doing a good job with MySQL code, says former CEO
Oracle may not be a fan of open source, but it makes good code, says former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos.
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Open source network vendor Vyatta adds new security appliances
Open source networking player Vyatta this week refreshed its mid-range routing and security appliances with three new models aimed at small to mid-sized enterprises and branch offices.
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Fasthosts offers virtual server range
Fasthosts has introduced a range of virtual servers, based on Microsoft Hyper-V, that allows customers to configure a server by choosing capacity, processor power and control settings that meet changing business needs.
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Amazon cloud boosts memory, expands Windows support
Amazon Web Services has added a new "high memory extra-large" instance option for its AWS' Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service, which provides scalable computing infrastructure over the Internet.
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Virtualised USB key beats keyloggers
Is this the future of online banking? US company IronKey has come up with a USB drive that can be used to access accounts virtually without involving the operating system or applications that cause so many of today's security problems.
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RIM users get free BlackBerry server software
Many of the stories here at Mobile World Congress are of devices getting cleverer, cheaper and more attractive. RIM and Good Technology are looking at the bigger picture: how to manage the content and the sophisticated communication capabilities of multiple devices.
