130 blog results for "oracle infrastructure"

Open source is doing well. But to thrive, commercial open-source software may need a Goliath or two to provide exits and funding for start-ups.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

EMC and Cisco have Vblocks. HP has Consolidated Infrastructure. Is the world changing for enterprise IT storage professionals?

Posted in Data-driven by John Webster

Amazon.com's fork of the MySQL database suggests that competition is alive and well, regardless of Oracle's desire to buy Sun or of the European Commission.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Given the current economy, EMC had a blow-out third quarter. But other storage vendors won't necessarily see good times ahead unless they position and integrate.

Posted in Data-driven by John Webster

Company invests "significant amount" in open-source database vendor, which says a great deal about its rising awareness of its role in the open-source ecosystem.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

The Net retailer's cloud-computing effort is getting more sophisticated with the arrival of a database service with which more people will be familiar.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

Google is using open source and cloud computing to tackle the future of computing while Microsoft seems stymied by its legacy.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

The mobile OS is gaining momentum, and the reason goes far beyond the cost advantages its CFO cites for the open-source mobile platform.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

EMC's Chuck Hollis likes virtual appliances. Big database appliances? Not so much.

Posted in The Pervasive Data Center by Gordon Haff

After exploring the role that changing infrastructure is having on the importance of traditional operating systems and virtual servers, it's time to look at the most powerful force in the cloud computing galaxy: the developer.

Posted in The Wisdom of Clouds by James Urquhart