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  • Windows Azure Is No More

    March 25, 2014

    Business
    cloud computing, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Windows, Satya Nadella, Windows, Windows Azure, ZDNet
     

    As expected Microsoft today announced that its Windows Azure product will be no more after April 3. But don’t worry, it’s simply a name change. In a move that sees the product named more accurately for what it actually…

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  • Egnyte Opens Up File Sharing Across Multiple Cloud Vendors

    March 12, 2013

    Business
    Amazon S3, Cloud storage, dropbox, Egnyte, Filesharing, google, Microsoft Azure, NetApp
     

    From the “this is an interesting little ploy that makes a difference” files, Egnyte is today launching a new piece of functionality that allows customers to access and share files on the Egnyte platform, but actually phsically being sited…

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  • Microsoft has Massive Azure Outage-Heads Must Roll!

    February 22, 2013

    Business
    azure, cloud computing, data center, Eastern Time Zone, HTTP Secure, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, SSL
     

    The screen shot says it all – as I type Microsoft Azure is suffering from an outage, possibly caused by an expired SSL certificate. Services across the globe are completely down with limited visibility into why and when they…

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  • Another Answer for a Safe Hybrid Dropbox-like Solution–MagFS Launches

    August 27, 2012

    Business
    Amazon S3, cloud computing, Cloud storage, dropbox, EMC Atmos, Microsoft Azure, VMware, VMworld
     

    Two things most enterprise IT folks agree on are that Dropbox is a risky proposition for sensitive enterprise data and that employees are demanding solutions with a “Dropbox-like” functional spec. It’s a big area of opportunity and one that…

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  • Microsoft Offers Hosts Another Cloud to Chose From–White Labels Azure

    July 10, 2012

    Business
    .NET Framework, Apprenda, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, platform services, Satya Nadella, VMware
     

    Microsoft this week announced a new program that will allow hosting service providers to use existing data centers to deliver a white-label version of Azure. This is a progression from the announcement last month that Microsoft was giving developers…

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  • Numerix and Greenbutton and High Performance Cloud for the Financial Industry

    June 18, 2012

    Business
    cloudcomputing, Financial services, greenbutton, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Excel, Numerix
     

    I’ve written before about Greenbutton, that time using them as an example of a cloud computing delivering compelling benefits to customers – their focus at that time was evangelizing their plug in for video rendering that allowed users of…

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  • Apprenda and Appfog Power Hybrid .NET

    June 6, 2012

    Business
    .NET Framework, AppFog, Application programming interface, Apprenda, Cloudfoundry, Heroku, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Platform as a service, Quest Software, Sinclair Schuller, Windows Azure
     

    I’ve always had a soft spot for .NET PaaS provider Apprenda, they were one of the very first PaaS providers, their CEO Sinclair Schuller is a thought leader around PaaS and Cloud more generally and they display a laser…

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  • Greenbutton Nabs Microsoft, Swiftpoint Nabs Costco

    July 19, 2011

    Business
    azure, cloud computing, Costco, greenbutton, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, New Zealand, swiftpoint, Windows Azure
     

    I always like to be able to write about the successes of businesses down in my neck of the woods and today I’ve got a couple of stories to write about. Firstly GreenButton, the company that I’ve called “the…

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  • Head of Microsoft Azure Calls Out Greenbutton. The Perfect Cloud Case Study?

    April 26, 2011

    Business
    cloud computing, greenbutton, Microsoft Azure, Wellington
     

    A month or two ago I ran a CloudCamp in Wellington which was preceded by a presentation by a local company there, Greenbutton. The Greenbutton offering is , or at least should be, something of a poster child for…

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  • AdaptiveComputing Scores A Round – VC’s Back in Force

    September 14, 2010

    Business, Governance, IT, The Cloud
    AdaptiveComputing, Microsoft Azure
     

    I vaguely remember some time a year or so ago when VC funding of companies slowed down a little. It seems that little dip has well and truly passed – every week I’m receiving many email detailing another funding…

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