Tag Archives: cloud-computing

From Alimama to Apsara, Alibaba Operates a Powerful Proprietary Cloud

Chinese e-commerce and cloud services giant Alibaba has developed an advanced proprietary technology stack to support its empire. Continue reading →

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OnApp Opens Public Cloud Compute Marketplace for Service Providers

The OnApp Federation, made up of more than 2,000 clouds around the world, now allows service providers to share compute and storage resources in an online marketplace, essentially opening up the world’s largest federated public cloud for the use of service providers. Continue reading →

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HostingCon 2014: The Future of Cloud Services for Managed Service Providers with Ashar Baig, GigaOM

The cloud is a $160 billion market, and yet 80 percent of service providers in North America don’t offer cloud services. Continue reading →

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We Want to Hear from You: Take the WHIR Reader Survey for a Chance to Win $100 Amazon Gift Card

Over the next two weeks, we are asking readers of the WHIR to spend 5-10 minutes to fill out a short survey. The goal is to gain a better understanding of what type of content our readers want to see, and how we can improve the experience on the WHIR to meet the needs of the evolving hosting industry. Continue reading →

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Canopy Launches Enterprise PaaS Offering Based on Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Canopy, the cloud services line of Atos, has introduced Canopy Cloud Fabric, a managed Platform-as-a-Service based on the Pivotal CF distribution of the Cloud Foundry open-source PaaS. Continue reading →

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