Microsoft gears up for cloud domination

Agility is king for cloud value, but ROI is harder to measure No Linux, no Docker, no cloud OS? Think again InfoWorld Cloud Computing Report April 27, 2015 Microsoft gears up for cloud domination Microsoft will reveal more pieces of its cloud master plan at the upcoming Build conference, but the outlines are already there -- and maybe even a little scary. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Agility is king for cloud value, but ROI is harder to measure 2. No Linux, no Docker, no cloud OS? Think again 3. Amazon throws down the gauntlet with detailed AWS earnings Resource compliments of: HP The road to hybrid starts with private cloud. Cloud was built to make businesses and governments better, easier, faster. And now it does. HP Helion is the cloud portfolio that delivers on its promise. Maintaining control, protecting sensitive information, and brokering multiple clouds all starts with an open, agile private cloud. That's why we're #1 in private cloud solutions, again.* Learn about our promise at hp.com/go/hybrid *Source: Synergy Research Group. © Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Agility is king for cloud value, but ROI is harder to measure The old capex-versus-opex approach is finally gone, but the cloud's new value focus on agility is much harder to calculate. READ MORE No Linux, no Docker, no cloud OS? Think again OSv, a from-scratch OS for running applications at scale and with high performance, blazes a trail to the cloud that doesn't use Linux or Docker-style containers. READ MORE Amazon throws down the gauntlet with detailed AWS earnings By breaking out details about sales and expenses of its cloud business, Amazon is daring other cloud kingpins to do the same. READ MORE White Paper: Rackspace Managing the Transition to IT as a Service Broker Companies are increasingly looking for IT managers that fit today's business needs. So innovation-driven IT managers are transitioning their role and becoming service brokers to the business. This whitepaper provides managers with a pathway to make this transition. Learn More TODAY'S KEY TECH STORIES, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with InfoWorld Daily, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now! Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today. Follow InfoWorld You are currently subscribed to infoworld_cloud_computing as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@infoworld.com Copyright (C) 2015 InfoWorld Media Group, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@infoworld.com. **