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With Amazon, Microsoft and VMware entrenching themselves in the cloud space, Rackspace recently began offering its customers a hybrid hosting solution that encompasses what they call Hybrid Computing. If you
Sooner or later you will need to record video of a conferencepresentation or training session. And since Windows is the world’s mostpopular personal computer operating system, the computer you will
The flexibility and economic benefits of cloud computing have generated a tremendous amount of interest. As developers work with this technology, an obvious concern is vendor lock-in. Writing an application
Self-service access and customization capability are key themes when using WebSphere CloudBurst. Multiple users can create and provision their own unique middleware application environments by using a range of customization
Until recently, many corporations considered the cloud simply as a way to accommodate their virtualized servers — a way to reduce bandwidth constraints within their data centers, while moving some
Virtualization has become the industry standard for server consolidation; however, introducing virtualization in a cloud computing environment can lead to complex management problems. IBM Systems Director VMControl is a cross-platform,
Managing complex applications and workloads in the cloud requires timely infrastructure reconfiguration automation. Application-centric management — in which your management efforts are focused on controlling all required resources as a
In a virtual data center the deployment and the dismissal of complex appliances require that multiple configuration steps be executed. Reconfiguration requirements include establishing and removing communication between different components
In today’s dynamic business climate, organizations are challenged with managing an ever-growing amount of business applications, often requiring extreme processing capabilities, a large amount of IT resources and about 70%
Red Hat is out this week with an new release of its JBoss Business Rules Management System (BRMS) providing users new tools for business automation. The JBoss BRMS 5.1 release
Microsoft .NET Framework introduces a platform that opens a lot of possibilities. It provides a managed platform for executing applications that are portable, scalable, and robust. Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Traditional, and highly insufficient, wisdom has been that a founding team should consist of 3-4 members with combined skill sets of engineering and the business. While this sounds about right,
For years, security certification has long been viewed as a sure-fire way to gain salary increases and land job opportunities. The golden age of security certification may be coming to
SAN FRANCISCO — Cloudstock: You might have seen the ads on our site for this cloud programming event. We did an advertising campaign on CodeGuru and several other sites. The
The technical specifications for both Java 7 and Java 8 have been passed by the Java Community Process (JCP) in an executive committee vote. The vote for both JSR-336 on
The new Google App Engine SDK 4.1 offers a number of new features. For example, it now includes a Channel API, a bi-directional communication service that lets apps push notifications
Google has added a new feature to its Android Market that should make it easier for users to find apps they will like. A “Similar” tab recommends apps based on
There are plenty of Object Relational Mapping tools available now. You have nHibernate, LINQ to SQL, Entity Spaces, and what not. The ADO.NET Entity Framework is an extended Object Relational
Apple has updated the News and Announcements page on its developer site with some new information about the Mac App Store, which is expected to launch in January. Unlike the
By Clinton Sprauve Think about it: mainstream, commercial test automation tools have been around since the late 1980s. Open source test automation frameworks and tools like FIT, FitNesse, Selenium, White
By Rob Howard, Dan Maycock and Greg Martin Developers of iPhone applications possess the fundamentals and key understanding for building applications for small form factor devices. When creating a mobile
If you thought running a database in the cloud was easy, think again. Databases in a cloud environment are inherently different from traditional installations in a datacenter or even in
Starting a business might seem sexy and exciting, and at times it is quite a thrilling ride. But some people tend to over-focus on the glamorous part of starting and
Rapleaf has unveiled a new Personalization API. That gives developers access to demographic (age, gender, location, more), lifestyle (income, presence of children, occupation, home ownership, more), social (influencer score, more),
A number of programming languages, including Scala, Clojure, Groovy, JRuby and Jython offer alternatives to Java. Another relatively new language, Mirah, brings some of Ruby’s best features to the JVM.
Analytics firm Distimo has released a new report that compares the Windows Phone 7 app store with others, including its predecessor Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Contrary to earlier reports, Distimo
While more and more developers are using the cloud for development, not all of them know what they are getting into. Key issues to consider are: choosing which platform to
The Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2011 were recently announced by Gartner, the self proclaimed world’s leader in information technology research and advisory company. Training.DevX.com explores this list, discussing how
Crunching data or having access to vast amounts of data is crucial for many applications, particularly batch jobs which have the tendency and are suitable to run in cloud environments.
Apple iPad and iPhone owners can now download iOS 4.2. The release adds a number of new features, including AirPlay, AirPrint, and access to Find My iPhone. It also brings
