Can IT manage the cloud? These CTOs can
April 16, 2009Brian Corrigan used to run datacenters for major casinos, so he knows not to gamble with mission-critical apps. Now, he works in the other gaming industry -- the one with joysticks and lots of shooting -- building communities for online gamers and collecting information about game usage for their publishers. As CTO at Agora Games, he needs to quickly ramp up and then cut his computing capabilities as new games come on the market, become all the rage, and eventually fade into so-so status. So it's little surprise that he's joined the growing ranks of companies buying computing, storage, and networking power as they need it from the cloud.
Google updates App Engine, adds Java support
April 14, 2009Google has announced a new version of its Google App Engine platform including preliminary support for Java applications with the inclusion of an industry standard J2EE server in the cloud.
Google secure data tool ties Apps to company data
April 14, 2009Google's new Secure Data Connector could result in a plethora of tie-ups between its productivity software and a range of enterprise applications and data sources.
More Web Services News
April 6, 2009View more Web Services news and analysis from Computerworld.com
Regaining app-centric visibility, control
April 6, 2009Enterprises need a better way to control software-as-a-service, cloud computing, Web 2.0 and other applications that are hosted outside the enterprise because the traditional port-based approach has ceased to be effective.
Project Spring Cleaning 2009
April 2, 2009Technology needs spring cleaning just like rugs and garages. The trick today is to focus on security and maintenance issues that get ignored during normal work days. Set aside some time now to clean up and your technology will support you much more smoothly through the summer.
Key elements of an SOA governance strategy
April 1, 2009One of the success factors in introducing and operating a service-oriented architecture (SOA) is governance of the architecture's components, such as services and processes. Effective SOA governance can be implemented by deploying a registry/repository for the entire life cycle of the components.
Alsop resigns; Progress Software names new CEO
March 30, 2009Progress Software has named longtime company executive Richard Reidy CEO, succeeding co-founder Joseph Alsop, who resigned.
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Web 2.0 works to solve problems
March 27, 2009Every marketing firm must have the same set of buzzword stamps they use, inking every product with Green and Collaboration and Easy to Use and Do More With Less, often tagged additionally with the ever popular Web 2.0. Since the Web 2.0 buzzword long ago became so vague as to be useless, let me introduce you to three companies that solve Real World 1.0 problems with the help of Web 2.0 technology: YouSendIt, EchoSign, and Casdex.
Nick Carr: The ways cloud computing will disrupt IT
March 25, 2009Whether you prefer the term "utility computing" or "the cloud," the industry is headed in that direction, however slowly. The transition will have multiple effects on IT -- some productive, others unpleasant. It will strike to the heart of the very technology professionals who provide a significant chunk of today's enterprise IT.