VMware has less to hatch now!

Nov 30, 2012 "VMware plans to turn over SpringSource, Cloud Foundry, GemStone and other non-core technologies over to a new EMC-owned subsidiary, GigaOM has learned. The move helps separate the money-making, enterprise-focused VMware business from the future CloudFoundry unit that will compete against Amazon and Microsoft Azure - writes Barb Darrow of GigaOm Cloud"

http://gigaom.com/cloud/remember-that-vmware-spin-off-its-baaa-aack/

OpenSource Clouds play Rock-Paper-Scissors

"Cisco and CA are working with Citrix to support its CloudPlatform implementation of CloudStack. The news, out of Citrix Synergy in Barcelona, comes as a raft of OpenStack news hits the wire - writes Barb Darrow of GigaOm Cloud"

http://gigaom.com/cloud/cloudstack-strikes-back-in-the-battle-of-open-source-clouds/

Larry Plays Cloud Tunes

"We're not focused on any large acquisitions. We think the organic growth opportunity is in the cloud," said Oracle's Ellison. "Oracle's strategy is to become a one-stop shop for cloud-computing products, offering operating systems, databases, computer programs as well as computing infrastructure over the web", said Rebecca Wettemann, an analyst with Nucleus Research.

http://news.yahoo.com/oracles-ellison-focused-cloud-not-deals-001043725--sector.html

OpenSource Clouds play Rock-Paper-Scissors

"Cisco and CA are working with Citrix to support its CloudPlatform implementation of CloudStack. The news, out of Citrix Synergy in Barcelona, comes as a raft of OpenStack news hits the wire - writes Barb Darrow of GigaOm Cloud"

http://gigaom.com/cloud/cloudstack-strikes-back-in-the-battle-of-open-source-clouds/

More flavors! Now brewing java!

http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/19/heroku-enterprise-for-java-a-new-play-in-a-crowded-market/

Olive the new hero

http://gigaom.com/cloud/heroku-loses-a-star-as-ceo-and-salesforce-evp-sebastian-resigns/

Virtualization bigdaddy joins party

VMware’s decision to join the OpenStack Foundation could be a huge or not-so-huge deal. Some see the move as a way to outflank Citrix, others say VMware’s Nicira, DynamicOps buys signaled a desire to at least appear more open in the era of cloud computing. 

- Read here for the original article by Barb Darrow, GigaOm 

http://gigaom.com/cloud/vmware-to-join-openstack-now-what/
http://gigaom.com/cloud/finally-vmware-joins-the-openstack-foundation-this-time-for-real/