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Based on Hadoop, MapReduce equips users with potent distributed data-processing tools
Sun is continuing with its plan to ramp up Sun Cloud, though Oracle, which is less sold on the cloud computing concept, could put a stop to the effort
Thirty third-party applications can now be accessed through the portal as Microsoft looks to push Windows Live as a social networking hub
Internet-based services now allow businesses to add computer power, store data, use browser-based applications, and even develop Web applications without purchasing new hardware or software
Virtualization leader still refuses to support competing hypervisors
Reputation and certification go only so far when it comes to choosing vendors in the cloud
Although Java is a key ingredient, Sun promises an all-purpose cloud akin to Amazon Web Services
Google App Engine, Aptana Cloud, and Stax for EC2 make it easy to spin up and scale a simple Java Servlet Container, but are still a far cry from the full Java EE
vSphere lays the technology foundation for VMware's vision of cloud computing in enterprise datacenters, but some of the key concerns that IT leaders have about cloud computing fall outside of vSphere's scope
A Deloitte survey shows that many businesses are concerned about cloud computing security, but aren't doing much about it