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OpenStack: What It Is, What It Does

Anyone paying attention to all the cloud technologies discussions over the last 12 to 18 month has heard of OpenStack. Companies that are looking to reap the rewards of cloud computing often will hear things such as open source, avoiding vendor lock-in, IaaS, time-to-market, flexibility, capex vs. opex and control. What does all this mean?

Cloud Careers: Bright Skies in a Cloudy Future

Winter is over but, depending where you live, there are still plenty of clouds in the sky. Clouds may be a bad thing when it comes to your weekend plans, but they're a welcome sight when talking about careers in technology. The advantages of cloud services are significant, and the cloud is impacting consumers, small businesses and enterprise companies in many ways most people aren't even aware of.