Dell to acquire cloud integrator Boomi

Dell has announced it will acquire Boomi, which operates a service designed to simplify the integration of cloud services with premises-based infrastructure.

Industry increases cloud initiatives

IBM is ready to offer the Federal Community Cloud, a secure cloud environment designed for federal agencies. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Starfire Mission Ready Cloud based on pre-integrated, pretested technology.

GSA poised to release security guidelines for cloud products

The General Services Administration is poised to release security controls and guidelines designed to speed up the certification and accreditation of cloud computing products and services for public comment.

Oracle enters private cloud fray

Government agencies looking to set up private cloud infrastructures have another option now that Oracle has entered the fray, joining rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM.

Google Apps government reach grows

Google's cloud-based software suite is making inroads with federal and local government agencies.

Taiwan launches cloud initiative

Taiwan's government has a five-year program to make that nation more competitive in the global cloud computing market.

Citrix to acquire VMLogix

In a move aimed at extending its Open Cloud infrastructure, Citrix Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire VMLogix Inc.

Granicus expands government cloud computing platform

Granicus Inc., a vendor of cloud computing solutions for government agencies, announced it has acquired Webcasting.com.

13 trends and predictions driving today's market

The Top 100, transparency, procurement woes and slower growth are among Editor Nick Wakeman's top trends and predictions about today's government market.

6 reasons to worry about cybersecurity

The adoption of new technologies and platforms, such as cloud computing and social networking, opens new avenues for increasingly sophisticated attacks. Meanwhile, old methods of attacks are getting smarter.

Cloud might let users bypass IT -- for a while

How the IT department’s role will change from builder to buyer in the age of cloud computing.

New technologies offer promise and peril

New applications and technologies have the power to change how we live and work.

5 technologies that will change the market

A guide to the promise, peril and disruption that these technologies will bring to the government market.

Lockheed joins cloud security organization

Lockheed Martin has joined the Cloud Security Alliance, an organization dedicated to promoting best practices for securing the cloud.

Google's LA cloud turns into a summer squall

Google Apps misses a key deadline on a $7.25 million contract to install a communications cloud for all Los Angeles municipal workers when the LAPD expresses concerns about security and delayed e-mail messages.

Google releases FISMA-compliant Apps for Government

Apps for Government is the first suite of cloud computing applications to receive Federal Information Security Management Act certification and accreditation from the U.S. government. Microsoft also working to obtain certification for Web-based e-mail.

GTSI signs deal for cloud infrastructure services

GTSI Corp. has joined forces with Terremark Worldwide to deliver enterprise cloud services to government agencies looking for infrastructure as a service.

How long will cloud's reality trail the hype?

True believers see it as the future. Detractors call for caution. But what do they both agree on?

NASA cloud goes open source, but where are feds heading?

Blogger Brian Robinson wonders about the long-term impact of NASA’s involvement with a new industry initiative aimed at promoting open source-based cloud technology.

Microsoft pushes new directions at Partner Conference

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, discussed the company's major cloud computing efforts at the opening of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference.