The traditional ACID guarantees in databases have given way to newer approaches in the cloud emphasizing higher availability/scalability. LWN has an article discussing alternatives to SQL databases: (Multiple extracts which have been reformatted for readability follows) Cassandra is a data...

Larry Ellison has exhibited a grudging about face regarding Cloud Computing. As the saying goes, "never say never". After touting the "network is the computer" together with Sun (before its time had come), Larry's distate for Cloud seemed odd, illogical....

Larry Ellison has exhibited a grudging about face regarding Cloud Computing. As the saying goes, "never say never". After touting the "network is the computer" together with Sun (before its time had come), Larry's distate for Cloud seemed odd, illogical....

HTC announcing Sense and Hero, showcasing the next (available) generation of Android-powered devices, and making Flash on the MID a reality. From Engadget: "With HTC's official launch event today, some details appear on HTC's own website of the much rumored...

HTC announcing Sense and Hero, showcasing the next (available) generation of Android-powered devices, and making Flash on the MID a reality. From Engadget: "With HTC's official launch event today, some details appear on HTC's own website of the much rumored...

Adobe announced that it will release a beta version of its Flash player for MIDs - Android, Palm's webOS,Nokia Symbian S60, and Microsoft's Windows Mobile - before the end of 2009. (Update: HTC just announced its Hero MID which will...

Adobe announced that it will release a beta version of its Flash player for MIDs - Android, Palm's webOS,Nokia Symbian S60, and Microsoft's Windows Mobile - before the end of 2009. (Update: HTC just announced its Hero MID which will...

I will be attending Cloud Camp SFO and Structure 09 this week in the SF Bay Area, and am looking forward to meeting a lot of my friends from the Web, Cloud and IT mgmt areas next week. If you...

I will be attending Cloud Camp SFO and Structure 09 this week in the SF Bay Area, and am looking forward to meeting a lot of my friends from the Web, Cloud and IT mgmt areas next week. If you...

MIT Technology Review has published a series of Cloud Computing articles in the July/August issue - Jim Blakley has been listed as a key player and Intel has been named a key Public company to watch w/r/t Cloud. Also, Enomaly...

MIT Technology Review has published a series of Cloud Computing articles in the July/August issue - Jim Blakley has been listed as a key player and Intel has been named a key Public company to watch w/r/t Cloud. Also, Enomaly...

Intel's Research Day showcased a scintillating project: the Clone Cloud device: “...to create a clone of your smartphone's data and apps and run them in a cloud environment where they can take advantage of far more computing power than could...

Intel's Research Day showcased a scintillating project: the Clone Cloud device: “...to create a clone of your smartphone's data and apps and run them in a cloud environment where they can take advantage of far more computing power than could...

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is offering broad technology and cyber risk insurance to lessen the exposures of data loss, network interruptions, and technology failure in general. Drew Bartkiewicz, vice president of Cyber and New Media Risk refers to...

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is offering broad technology and cyber risk insurance to lessen the exposures of data loss, network interruptions, and technology failure in general. Drew Bartkiewicz, vice president of Cyber and New Media Risk refers to...