There's long been a paradox about cloud computing. The companies have taken the first steps into the cloud are the large enterprises but these are the organisations with the largest IT departments, staffed by skilled professionals. On the other hand,...

Microsoft's zeal for cloud computing reminds me a bit of the way that ex-smokers are often the keenest to deride the pernicious tobacco habit. I've become used to seeing people who used to puff through 30 cigarettes a day get...

There's a ding-dong of a battle going on at the Hacker News part of YCombinator site following a blog by cloud analytics company's Mixpane's plans to move from Rackspace to Amazon. It's rare for a decision by a small company...

It's not unusual for someone to take his or her work home but can it be taken too far?Hats off to VMware consultant Simon Gallagher who has been working on a computing lab in his back garden. Fair enough,...

Is it really the case that small businesses are looking at desktop virtualisation? According to a survey from Citrix Systems, it could be. It states that 90 percent of British businesses see desktop virtualisation as a strategic solution Amazingly, 82...

Microsoft's announcements at its developers' conference this week have completed a journey for its Azure technology. Previously seen - and marketed as a platform as a service technology - the introduction of Server Application Virtualisation, which allows users to run...

One of the long-standing debates that cloud proponents are having to deal with concerns the portability of cloud providers.>VMware is happy to talk about cloud portability - the company points out that users can easily move from their own data...

Microsoft’s future is tied up with cloud computing. Steve Ballmer has said so - several times - but the man who has done most to get Microsoft won’t be there to guide them. Ray Ozzie’s departure leaves a hole within...

The received wisdom has been that cloud computing is the greener option. Companies have generally reckoned that by making better use of servers, by using virtualisation and by paying for what's needed, energy consumption will be reduced.It's true that there...

What a difference a week makes, Six days ago, I was in Berlin at the Citrix Synergy event, today it's Copenhagen for VMware's VMworld and watching Paul Maritz's keynote was a stark contrast to that of his counterpart, Mark Templeman...