Monthly Archives: September 2011

Piston Cloud Computing Launches pentOS, Enterprise Grade OpenStack Based Cloud Offering

Open source cloud computing took another giant leap forward with Piston Cloud Computing’s September 27 announcement of the launch of pentOS™. pentOS marks one of the first enterprise grade versions of OpenStack, the open source cloud computing infrastructure that has … Continue reading

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Michael Arrington Publishes First Major Post On New Tech Blog “Uncrunched”

Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, posted his first substantial article on his new WordPress blog Uncrunched on Sunday evening. Titled “What Exactly Am I Doing Here At Uncrunched,” the blog post clarified Arrington’s personal investment in his new blog, after … Continue reading

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Joyent Fires Salvo At Amazon Web Services With Enhanced Joyent Cloud

On Thursday, Joyent announced the launch of a new public cloud computing platform that takes direct aim at Amazon Web Services in the increasingly competitive Infrastructure as a Service space. The newly improved Joyent Cloud offering from the San Francisco … Continue reading

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Canonical Founder Endorses Amazon Web Services APIs As Standard Cloud API

Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth’s ringing endorsement of Amazon Web Services APIs last week gave Amazon Web Services yet another boost as it consolidates its position in the enterprise space. Having launched its Amazon Direct Connect service in yet another region … Continue reading

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AWS Direct Connect Now Available In US West Region

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of AWS Direct Connect in its US West Region on Thursday. AWS Direct will be available in all US West Northern California Availability Zones through Equinix’s San Jose facility. Launched in early August, … Continue reading

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Google Warns Users In Iran To Change Gmail Passwords

Google warned Iranian users to change their Gmail passwords and take other precautionary measures to ensure the integrity of their Google products after the security systems of DigiNotar, a company that provides SSL certificates, was hacked. DigiNotar, a Dutch subsidiary … Continue reading

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