Posted 11/02/09 at 08:07:11 AM by Paul Lilly

Citing anonymous sources "familiar with their plans," Reuters reports that Cisco and storage area networking company EMC will work together to bring a new line of products to market dubbed vBlock. The new line will consist of cloud computing gear, including networking equipment, computers, and storage devices.

Cisco and EMC both declined to comment, but according to the talkative sources, the two companies will assemble computer systems for customers, which will also include all the necessary software.

"It's a 'virtual block' of the data center. You can buy it from them as a service, then eventually transition it to your own data center," said one of the people familiar with the plan.

Should the rumor turn out to be true -- and there's reason to believe it is, given that this isn't the first time the two have been linked in plans to jointly develop could-based solutions -- it will turn the heat up on rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard, both of which offer a wider selection of data center equipment.

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Posted 08/20/08 at 08:51:23 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Almost all major tech companies covet cloud computing for its immense promise and are vying to popularize cloud computing solutions for plebeians. IBM has made a sturdy claim for cloud computing honors by investing $300 million in it. This happens to be one of IBM’s largest investments in the field.

It will arm 13 data centers with cloud computing infrastructure that will provide cloud computing cushion to its customers in the face of network disruptions or failures. Basically, its clients will be able to access cloud-based computer services when their own networks are down - and even out. So even during network disruptions it would be business as usual for IBM’s clients.

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Posted 08/20/07 at 06:23:35 PM by By Mark Soper

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday knocked Skype for a loop. Should other P2P networks be worried? Should you be?

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