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gigaom.com - 10/28/2008

Is Amazon Ready For The Enterprise? [GigaOM]

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With a flurry of announcements in recent weeks , Amazon has extended its cloud computing lead. The beta label’s gone. It can run Windows applications. By investing in firms like Elastra , it’s tackling enterprise deployment. And there’s a 99.95 percent uptime guarantee. Much of ...

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GigaOM Network:  Will Microsoft Tempt Enterprises Up To the Cloud? [GigaOM]

Tech Observer:  Hey, You, Get Off Of My Cloud!

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radar.oreilly.com - 10/26/2008

Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing

— radar.oreilly.com — A couple of months ago, Hugh Macleod created a bit of buzz with his blog post The Cloud's Best Kept Secret . Hugh's argument: that cloud computing will lead to a huge monopoly. Of course, a couple of weeks ago, Larry Ellison made the opposite point ... (more) Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing

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windowshop.com - 10/27/2008

Amazon Windowshop Beta

— windowshop.com — Help How to Get Around Arrow keys to navigate Spacebar to zoom in/out Lose Yourself In Amazon New Releases, Editors' Picks, Bestsellers And Find What You've Been Missing Come back every Tuesday to discover what's new JavaScript is disabled or is ... (more) Amazon Windowshop Beta

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electronista.com - 10/28/2008

Walmart MP3 hits 74 cents, gains Mac support

— electronista.com — Walmart today made an aggressive move against Amazon and Apple by lowering the prices of its MP3 Music Downloads store. The service now offers per-track downloads as low as 74 cents versus the 89-cent minimum of Amazon MP3 and iTunes' fixed 99-cent ... (more) Walmart MP3 hits 74 cents, gains Mac support

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Will Microsoft Tempt Enterprises Up To the Cloud? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... — after all “the cloud” isn’t going away, most people said, and Microsoft is making the right move by using its global heft and broad product and services reach to try and seamlessly link PCs, phones and web services for consumers and enterprise customers and developers. ...

Hey, You, Get Off Of My Cloud!
Tech Observer — ... , and it's become an important solution for Silicon Valley start-ups. They're able to build Web-based businesses without buying or leasing a roomful of servers. The flexibility is a godsend. The companies buy a little computing when they're starting, and more as business ramps up. Amazon seems to still be trying to convince more stodgy corporations to use its cloud services.  ...

IBM Gives Cloud Computing a Seal of Approval [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... While I may have doubted if IBM really “got” cloud computing in the past, a project it detailed in a press release today about a research project in China has me convinced that IBM knows exactly what the cloud is, and plans to capitalize on its name and experience to compete with Amazon for enterprise business. Check it out: ...

Amazon EC2 Inches Closer To Corporate Customers [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... to reserve capacity as if they owned the hardware.” Related Posts: Amazon now serving OpenSolaris, Windows. Why Amazon’s EBS should worry data centers Werner Vogels Explains Amazon’s web services philosophy 10 Reasons enterprises aren’t ready to trust the cloud. Is Amazon ready for the enterprise? ...