Latest articles by Max Cooter
Joyent snags round of funding to boost cloud attack
News The firm has been boosted by $85 million in venture capital funding to help bring to market a range of new services.
Cisco launches integrated cloud platform
News Cisco has pulled together its various strands for CloudVerse, aimed at service providers and large enterprises.
G-Cloud tender deadline extended due to weight of interest
News The tender deadline for the Government's G-Cloud initiative has been extended to cope with demand.
PDX opts for Agilisys cloud service
News PDX has signed a deal with Agilisys to provide a new managed IaaS service
Warwickshire wins Cloud Pro best cloud initiative
News The Midlands council wins best cloud initiative at sister title IT Pro's inaugural awards evening.
Cloud computing could drive growth say business leaders
News Cloud represents best chance to grow a business says Dragon's Den star James Caan.
Oracle releases Solaris 11: software for the cloud?
News Oracle has released a new version of Solaris, claiming it is full of cloud capabilities.
MVA Challenge: getting the stamp of approval for virtualisation projects
Opinion Virtualising an infastructure isn't all about the technology, there's some paperwork to be sorted out too.
Safenet to provide cloud option for its identity management software
News Safenet has added SaaS capability to its identity management software
Will cloud computing skills protect against recession?
News Mastering cloud computing is a way to combat the effects of the recession, according to a recruitment firm.
MVA Challenge: seeing how it hangs together
News The full range of the System Center suite is a daunting one but it's gratifying to see how the parts slot
UK government still dragging its feet on cloud says Salesforce boss
News The UK government could be more flexible and cut costs by turning to cloud says Salesforce chief
MVA Challenge: ensuring Hyper-V is not lost in translation
News The latest part of the Cloud Pro MVA challenge finds the editor hoping to get to grips with a new vocabulary.
Strato unveils Dropbox rival
News Strato has launched a cloud-based storage service that exploits Germany's strict privacy laws for added protection.
Next stage of the Microsoft Virtual Academy challenge:
News The latest stage of the MVA Challenge has been handicapped by poor broadband but there's still richness to explore.
Dell partners with VMware for first public cloud platform
News Dell has taken first steps into the public cloud arena by building on its partnership with VMware.
The first steps in the Microsoft Virtual Academy - taking
News The Editor Challenge really gets under way. Can you outscore Cloud Pro's editor on the Microsoft Virtual Academy virtualisation test?
Are you ready for the Cloud Pro Challenge?
News Techies want to learn and here's a chance to get to grips with the latest technologies and win prizes too.
Microsoft team demonstrate new step towards cloud security
News A team of Microsoft researchers have developed a practical form of homomorphic encryption aimed at keeping data secure.
ITV opts for Google to drive transformation project
News Broadcasting company ITV has chosen Google Apps as the productivity software to drive organisational change
Compuware boosts its application management software
News APM company Dynatrace has launched a new version of its software aimed at covering cloud infrastructures
New organisation set to drive open cloud standards
News The Open Cloud Initiative is looking to strike a balance between consumer and vendor needs in the push for open standards.
New cloud grouping aims to help customer migration
News A new industry alliance is set to help customers move to the cloud by pre-screening suppliers.
