Apache CloudStack 4.2: Easier upgrades, faster installation, better scaling
Donated to Apache in March 2013, the Citrix CloudStack is now in its second release, featuring improvements to the process for installation and upgrades as well as more efficient scaling.
Serdar Yegulalp , October 2013

How to provision users in a cloud world
When subscribing to multiple SaaS offerings serving many users, it gets complicated quickly. Here's how to address the problem now and in the future.
Phil Rhodes, September 2013

The U.S.'s crap infrastructure threatens the cloud
The United States leads in cloud innovation but lags in the broadband infrastructure required to run reliable cloud systems. Are telecom lobbyists obstructing widespread cloud adoption in the U.S.?
Andrew C. Oliver, September 2013

7 cutting-edge programming experiments worth trying
The trick to the cutting edge is to experiment, not to jump in with both feet. Get tips for using emerging technologies for real-world results, without getting burned.
Peter Wayner, September 2013

17 things you should go ahead and cloud
From backups to load balancing and continuous integration, Andrew Oliver names 17 business and development tasks that should hit the cloud, pronto.
Andrew C. Oliver, September 2013

Cache warfare: Azure and AWS get updated caching services
AWS's ElastiCache service now supports Redis as well as Memcached, while Windows Azure Cache has increased cache sizes and reduced latency for faster response times.
Joab Jackson, September 2013

HSA targets native parallel execution in Java virtual machines by 2015
The HSA Foundation is developing an open specification to allow Java code to be written once and deployed easily across PCs, servers, gaming consoles, and mobile devices. Native support in JVMs is expected in 2015.
Agam Shah, August 2013

10gen CEO: NoSQL has come far, but still needs better security, management
NoSQL databases are known for being able to handle high volume data that doesn't fit the relational model, but the NoSQL ecosystem is not yet mature enough for many mainstream applications, said the MongoDB CEO.
Paul Krill, August 2013

Bad code happens, so be prepared
Speaking at NoSQL 2013, developer Nathan Marz discussed the success of his Project Storm and called on developers to be more experimental, and les deterministic, about code.
Paul Krill, August 2013

Amazon offers mobile developers cross-platform push notifications
Mobile app developers can send as many as 1 million push notifications each month for free.
Mikael Ricknäs, August 2013

Google, Microsoft play catch up to Amazon, add load balancing, auto-scaling to their clouds
Google Wednesday rolled out load balancing features to its public cloud service, allowing customers to automatically scale up and down virtual machines to accommodate unexpected spikes in demand.
Brandon Butler, August 2013

How big data platforms should work
Jason Hoffman, CTO and founder of cloud service provider Joyent, details how combining object storage and parallel compute clusters can make working with big data easier and faster by eliminating bottlenecks.
Jason Hoffman, August 2013

Open source Java projects: Vert.x
With the release of Vert.x 2.0, now is the perfect time to learn about this JVM-based distributed application framework that was inspired by Node.js, but built to leverage the Java platform APIs.
Steven Haines, July 2013

Oracle and ARM to tweak Java
Oracle, ARM collaboration aims to improve the throughput and scalability of Java applications on ARM multicore systems.
Joab Jackson, July 2013

How my company went 100 percent cloud
After a major outage, a software consulting company swapped its in-house infrastructure for a cloud equivalent in record time. How did they do it?
Andrew C. Oliver, July 2013

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