{"id":529,"date":"2012-04-14T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=9a92547c01cf659c7f86890549d63628"},"modified":"2012-04-14T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-14T18:00:22","slug":"news-round-up-4142012-openstack-tech-stocks-surge-what-makes-a-cloud-a-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/news-round-up-4142012-openstack-tech-stocks-surge-what-makes-a-cloud-a-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"News Round-up 4\/14\/2012: OpenStack, Tech Stocks Surge, What Makes a Cloud a Cloud?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>There have been some exciting announcements and fascinating news articles recently regarding cloud services and service providers. Every week we will round up the most interesting topics from around the globe and consolidate them into a weekly summary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/voluntary-sector-network\/2012\/apr\/10\/cloud-computing-improve-charity-efficiency?CMP=twt_gu\">How Cloud Computing Can Improve Your Charity&rsquo;s Efficiency<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Great insights by David Sturges from The Guardian on how charities can leverage the efficiencies and flexibility afforded by cloud technology to deliver more for less.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/cloud\/2012\/04\/who-wrote-openstack-essex-a-de.php\">Who Wrote OpenStack Essex? A Deep Dive Into Contributions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">ReadWriteWeb looks into who contributed code to OpenStack&rsquo;s Essex release to glean some insights on who&rsquo;s driving the project and who has a stake in supporting it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/business\/news\/2012\/04\/vmware-wants-to-be-linux-of-the-cloud-touts-open-source-projects.ars?clicked=related_right\">VMWare Seeks Linux-ization of Cloud with Any-Cloud App Platform<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">VMWare embraces open source and announce their plan to <\/span>allow developers to build applications using the framework of their choice and the ability to deploy to just about any cloud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2012\/04\/10\/cloudstack_vs_openstack\/\">Citrix Kicks Down Door, Breaks Up OpenStack Cloud Party<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Citrix has abandoned OpenStack and launched its own CloudStack open-source cloud platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2012\/apr\/08\/business\/la-fi-technology-quarterly-20120408\">Tech Stocks Once Again Wall Street Darlings<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\">Technology share from social media, mobility, cloud computing, data analytics and location-based e-commerce companies have surged up to 60% this year. Does this rise point to the beginning of a new technology bubble?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/businesscenter\/article\/253661\/ibm_red_hat_to_join_openstack_foundation.html\">IBM, Red Hat to Join OpenStack Foundation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\">In the same week that saw Citrix leave OpenStack for its own open-source platform, Red Hat and IBM join the OpenStack cloud infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\">Also in the news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itworld.com\/cloud-computing\/267438\/what-makes-cloud-cloud-5-defining-characterstics\"><span class=\"s4\">What Makes a Cloud a Cloud? 5 Defining Characteristics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/blog\/service-oriented\/saas-paas-and-iaas-three-cloud-models-three-very-different-risks\/8815\"><span class=\"s4\">SaaS, PaaS and IaaS: Three Cloud Models Three Very Different Risks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/news\/cloud-computing\/platform\/232800534\"><span class=\"s4\">7 Ways IBM Will Make $7 Billion in Cloud Computing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThere have been some exciting announcements and fascinating news articles recently regarding cloud services and service providers. 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