Profile of Charles Babcock

Editor at Large, Cloud Member Since: 11/15/2013
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Charles Babcock is an editor-at-large for InformationWeek and author of Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution, a McGraw-Hill book. He is the former editor-in-chief of Digital News, former software editor of Computerworld and former technology editor of Interactive Week. He is a graduate of Syracuse University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism. He joined the publication in 2003.

Joyent Plans To Run Docker In Multi-Tenant Clouds

10/31/2014
Joyent will apply its container expertise to Docker for secure, efficient multi-tenant hosts.
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IBM, Tencent Offer Enterprise Cloud In China

10/31/2014
IBM partners with Tencent, China's largest Internet company, to offer enterprise-level, industry specific cloud services.
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Cloud Computing: IT's Driving Again

10/30/2014
Enterprise spending on cloud has grown 38% in 2014, and IT now controls 80% of that budget, finds Verizon study.
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Microsoft Opens Azure Center In Australia

10/29/2014
Microsoft cloud growth continues, though Microsoft still falls short of Amazon Web Service's dominant revenue position.
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EMC's Hybrid Cloud Moves: VMware Rival?

10/28/2014
EMC will do something in 2015 that subsidiary VMware can't: offer a self-service hybrid cloud that links easily to Microsoft Azure.
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2nd Watch, New Relic Monitor AWS Workloads

10/27/2014
2nd Watch cloud migration and management firm is now using New Relic to offer insight into workload performance on Amazon.
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Amazon Moves Into Germany

10/24/2014
On the heels of a losing third quarter, AWS opens a new data center in Frankfurt, Germany -- and the global stakes are high.
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Rackspace Bundles Collaboration, Productivity Apps

10/24/2014
Cloud Office gives users single sign-in to email, Microsoft Exchange, Lync instant messaging, and SharePoint.
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IBM, Microsoft Cloud Partnership Examined

10/23/2014
IBM and Microsoft will put key software assets on each other's cloud services. Can they double appeal to enterprise developers, compete better with Amazon?
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CenturyLink Plans Cloud Center For Developers

10/23/2014
CenturyLink will open cloud development center in Bellevue, Wash., to attract enterprise application developers.
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Illumio Takes New Cloud, Data Center Security Approach

10/22/2014
Security startup Illumio has launched a granular scheme based on individual workloads, not firewalls or network monitoring.
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If Microsoft 'Loves Linux,' Why Not Red Hat?

10/21/2014
Microsoft says it loves Linux. Enterprises love Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Is there a way to give this love triangle a happy ending?
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OVH.com Launches Power8-Based Cloud Service

10/20/2014
OVH.com is the first cloud supplier to use IBM's Power8 processor for data analytics services.
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StackEngine Offers Linux, Windows Container Management

10/17/2014
Docker is doing what once seemed impossible: providing common ground for Linux and Microsoft developers, say startup leaders.
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VMware Taps CSC For Public OpenStack Partnership

10/16/2014
VMware offers its Integrated OpenStack for private clouds; now it has a partner that's willing to offer it as a public cloud service.
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OpenStack Juno Offers Automated Hadoop Provisioning

10/16/2014
OpenStack Foundation's Juno release features the automated provisioning of three different Hadoop clusters.
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Microsoft Brings Containers to Windows, Azure

10/15/2014
Partnership will enable developers to load and move Windows apps in Docker containers, just as they now do for Linux workloads.
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Cloud Cruiser Expands Cloud Usage Tracking

10/15/2014
Cloud Cruiser 4.0 adds greater capabilities to track and bill for usage in hybrid public clouds and private clouds.
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Deloitte Adds Boomi Integration To CloudMix

10/14/2014
Deloitte's CloudMix expands integration service to include Dell's Boomi, to connect Salesforce.com apps to enterprise software infrastructure.
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VMware Adds Macs To Windows Virtual Desktop Scheme

10/14/2014
VMware is trying to make it easier for a variety of devices to run a basic Windows desktop, allowing firms to reach Mac users as well as PC users.
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VMWorld Europe: Tools To Manage Multiple Clouds

10/14/2014
VMware vRealize suite will manage Microsoft Azure, Amazon, and OpenStack cloud workloads.
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Forrester Names Top API Management Vendors

10/10/2014
As APIs become the foundation of the digital economy, CA, SOA Software, and Apigee head the list of API management system vendors, according to Forrester Research.
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VMware, EMC, Pivotal Launch 'Federated' Offerings

10/9/2014
EMC, with subsidiaries RSA, VMware, and Pivotal, create integrated bundles in bid for deeper customer buy-in and lower support costs.
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Engine Yard Appoints Vrolyk CEO

10/8/2014
Engine Yard replaces John Dillon with Beau Vrolyk as CEO in move to expand Amazon-based platform as a service company.
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Rackspace Offers Google Apps Support

10/8/2014
Rackspace's tech support services aim to help small and midsize businesses better utilize Google Apps.
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Amazon Simplifies Importing VMware VMs

10/7/2014
Amazon enhances vCenter management console connection to ease setup and use for VM administrators.
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Amazon Taps AT&T For Private-Line Cloud Connectivity

10/6/2014
AWS solves one of its major vulnerabilities by teaming with AT&T to increase enterprise-friendly private-line routes into its cloud data centers.
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Cloud Suppliers Quickly Patched Xen Bug

10/3/2014
Amazon was fastest off the starting blocks to patch the Xen hypervisor bug; Rackspace and IBM SoftLayer soon followed.
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Interop: The Future Of Cloud Computing

10/2/2014
Cloud computing experts debated the best way to take advantage of the new technology trend at Interop 2014.
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Are Docker Containers Essential To PaaS?

10/1/2014
Platform-as-a-service is changing along with the rise of next-generation applications, but is Docker crucial? Interop panelists debate.
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