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Linux Foundation Launches Open API Initiative

The Linux Foundation has announced plans for an Open API Initiative (OAI), which will extend the existing Swagger specification for open APIs. “Swagger is considered one of the most popular

IBM Buys Gravitant Cloud Computing Brokerage

IBM has announced its purchase of Gravitant, a privately held cloud brokerage. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gravitant provides technology that helps enterprises manage their purchases from

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Comes to Microsoft Azure

Red Hat and Microsoft are putting aside their differences to collaborate on cloud computing offerings. The two companies announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is now supported on Microsoft Azure,

Chef Delivery Now Generally Available

Workflow automation tool vendor Chef has announced that its devops tool, Chef Delivery, is now generally available. The company first announced Delivery back in April. It claims the new tool

Microsoft Azure Now Supports Cloud Foundry

Microsoft has announced that its Azure cloud computing service now officially supports Cloud Foundry platform as a service (PaaS) software. “With today’s announcement, developers can enjoy a consistent Cloud Foundry

Oracle Launches Cloud Platform for Big Data

During its OpenWorld 2015 event, Oracle unveiled its Cloud Platform for Big Data, which is part of its cloud development PaaS. Somewhat confusingly, Oracle already offered a Big Data Cloud

Xamarin, Sencha Announce Oracle Partnerships

During this week’s Oracle OpenWorld 2015 event, mobile development tool vendors Xamarin and Sencha both announced that they are partnering with Oracle. For Xamarin, that means developers using Xamarin Platform