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What does the battle of the bulge have to do with cloud computing? It's an instance where the technology may provide us with a productive path. Read more »

Amazon's first ever cloud-computing conference, re: Invent, sought to convince CIOs that the company's cloud is now robust enough to produce enterprise-level workloads from a reliability, security and performance standpoint. Here are the highlights from last week's conference, and what Amazon must do to stay apace with its competitors and prove its longevity as a standalone business. Read more »

The OpenStack project has over the past few months consolidated its lead and is headed in a positive direction. Mid-October saw the OpenStack Summit conference in San Diego, and there have been a series of big customer wins and deployments. Indeed, the fall season has been like a coming-out party for the open-source cloud-management solution, with more maturing services announced from partners. To be sure, anyone contemplating a move to it should carefully consider some of the alternatives, too. But with so much news around the project, it’s worth noting which areas are currently looking up for OpenStack and what to consider when using it. Read more »

The focus of this year's GigaOM RoadMap Conference was on design and the user interface, and how those are critical to succeeding in a connected world. During the event, attendees took time to consider important strategic issues, from what UIs will look like after Siri to where the IPO market is today and how it could affect early-stage companies. We've gathered some of the key takeaways from these sessions and other parts of GigaOM RoadMap to provide a brief analysis on how companies and devices will best connect with users in the future. Read more »

Using big data to improve U.S. health care standards is a promising concept. In reality, widespread change is likely decades away. Read more »

A connected workplace and the cloud are reshaping the identity-management landscape. Read more »

Expect complex virtual apps, a true virtual network, and lots of talk about pricing in the coming months. Read more »

Specialization, consolidation and cross-border partnering all matter when it comes to the future sales channel and the cloud. Read more »

Moving to devops is more about people and culture than technology. Read more »

Companies face many options and much confusion when it comes to picking a cloud strategy. Is the public cloud more secure than on-premises IT? It depends. Read more »