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Why Java should dominate the cloud-scape
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| Underlying all the cloud possibilities is a reliance on more traditional
| application deployments. So far virtualization and VM images are the dominant
| factor in both packaging and consumption.
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| [...]
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| The right answer is to move to a cloud infrastructure that runs in a
| virtualized layer, completely invisible to the end-user. And it should be on
| the user's operating system and development platform of choice. This is an
| unlikely scenario for Windows, but highly likely for both Linux and Solaris.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10014281-62.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Hadoop: When grownups do open source
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| Hadoop isn't open source because Doug wanted to help other developers solve
| distributed computing problems. It's open source because he thought you could
| learn a thing or two from his code.
|
| [...]
|
| When it comes to open source, Hadoop is a good example of what separates the
| men from the boys. Being a top-level Apache project, there's significant
| backing behind it. With corporate sponsorship, a software project can go far.
| When I say “corporate sponsorship”, I'm referring to companies that actually
| make money, which brings us to the comedic open source attempts of Web 2.0.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/11/hadoop_dziuba/
No Microsoft in this space.
Recent:
Hip-hip-Hadoop!
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| Go[t] that? 10,000 core processors running GNU/Linux at the heart of Yahoo.
| Microsoft is damned if they do (rip and replace) and damned if they don't. Go
| on, make our day, Steve....
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/02/hip-hip-hadoop.html
Open Source Moodle Heads to the Amazon Cloud
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| Infinity Learning Solutions announces a cloud computing solution for Moodle
| using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. Included in the offering is an
| optional single sign-on integration with DigitalChalk, a streaming video
| lesson authoring and delivery system also available on AWS.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/Moodle/Cloud_Hosting/prweb1105914.htm
Related:
Top secret: Microsoft's $6 billion open source play
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| This month's announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital marketing
| services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the companies
| will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates the deal
| may be Redmond's largest commitment to free software.
|
| [...]
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| Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft's integration
| work will no doubt involve a lot of open source software used by aQuantive.
|
| Information available from Atlas' Web site indicates the Internet software
| company employs extensive use of open source software including Linux,
| Apache, MySQL, and Solaris.
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| Software engineers at Atlas' Raleigh office do client/server development in
| C and C++, software maintenance and "scripting", and developing and
| maintaining custom reporting capabilities.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1616039231;fp;2;fpid;1
It's unofficial: Microsoft bets business on Linux
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| What the press statement didn't mention is that Aruba mobility
| controllers run the Linux operating system which Microsoft has
| aggressively targeted as being inferior to Windows as part of
| its "Get the Facts" marketing campaign.
|
| [...]
|
| Pandey's appraisal of Aruba's technology is in stark contrast to
| Microsoft's "Get the Facts" rhetoric which places Windows as a more secure,
| and higher-performing choice over Linux.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;754084996;fp;2;fpid;1
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