As we know from the recent dustup around the forking of Node.js, people are passionate about that server-side JavaScript run-time environment. Now StrongLoop, a startup…
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Fork in the road for Node.js
Node.js, the popular server-side JavaScript environment, may be heading for a fork as a group outside of Joyent has posted its own project…
Read MoreMore from Facebook on its new networking architecture
Facebook's networking guru Najam Ahmad on why the company had to go to core-and-pod from less module cluster technology.…
Read MoreAfter years of touting its cloud computing tech, Joyent open sources it
After repositioning itself behind its years-old container-based approach to cloud infrastructure, Joyent has now open sourced the code underlying its distributed cloud infrastructure and storage systems. For a company long heralded as a tech leader, its time to shine is now or never.…
Read MoreThe future of computing may be about balancing anarchy and control
To determine the future of computing, it may be worth taking a look at the past -- if only to find out that there are no simple answers.…
Read MoreAs focus shifts to OpenStack, Red Hat embraces (co-opts) Linux clone; The week in cloud
Red Hat and CentOS, once at odds, say they are joining forces for the betterment of enterprise Linux and its ecosystem.…
Read MoreJoyent co-founder on why AWS will win, OpenStack will flatline and connected cars will (hopefully) be zombie-proof
Jason Hoffman, Joyent co-founder and former CTO, and current VP at Ericsson, shares his thoughts on all things cloud -- from why Amazon Web Services is king in IaaS to why data prices for connected cars had better be reasonable.…
Read MoreHandicapping the clouds: Amazon will continue to crush it (and IT rivals)
Jason Hoffman knows a good deal about the cloud computing landscape, so what he has to say here bears noting.…
Read MoreMy oh my: what cloud to buy?
RBC Capital Markets wants to help. Its new research compares the positioning and price/performance of many cloud options. Some of the findings confirm what we know, others are a tad surprising.…
Read MoreJason Hoffman has landed: At Ericsson
The co-founder and former CTO of Joyent will direct digital strategy at the mobile broadband networking giant.…
Read MoreSavvis adds managed Hadoop to its enterprise cloud
IaaS? Check. PaaS? Check. Now big data? Check. Savvis fills in its cloud services portfolio with new big data services.…
Read MoreLessons from the trenches: Joyent co-founder on current opportunities in the cloud
Ten years after co-founding Joyent, Jason Hoffman says there are plenty of new opportunities in cloud infrastructure.…
Read MoreDell mantra: one cloud, not even Amazon’s, doesn’t fit all
For customers fearing ghosts of Christmas cloud outages past, Dell thinks the answer is cloud choice and multi-cloud management.…
Read MoreThe Structure Show: Big data startup edition, from Boston to Burlingame
On this week's Structure Show, Andy Palmer who co-founded Vertica Systems and VoltDB shares what he thinks are the hottest opportunities in the new big data era.…
Read MoreJoyent founder Jason Hoffman steps down
Hoffman, a doctor who co-founded the company to help with cancer research, is leaving after ten years.…
Read MoreDuh, Amazon tops Gartner’s cloud Magic Quadrant, but number two may surprise you
Amazon outranks the field in Gartner IaaS rankings, but there were lots of other winners including CSC, Microsoft, Tier 3, Joyent and Rackspace.…
Read MoreJoyent CTO: The convergence of data and compute will disrupt global profits
The convergence of data and compute is so important that every profit pool will be up for grabs over next 30 years, says Joyent CTO Jason Hoffman.…
Read MoreThe week in cloud: FUD and loathing edition
Cloud vendors have a tough row to hoe convincing enterprise accounts to put mission critical data or apps on their infrastructure. A new U.S. government report may not help things.…
Read MoreHow Amazon’s cloud competitors are trying to find cracks in AWS’s armor
News flash: The public cloud "ain't all that," says every cloud provider in the universe (except for Amazon Web Services.)…
Read MoreJoyent to Amazon: It’s on
Joyent isn't being coy about it: It wants to compete head on with Amazon and that means it will offer many more options including some, it says, are cheaper than analogous AWS services.…
Read MoreDell backs away from OpenStack public cloud, steps up to Enstratius
So, remember that Openstack-based public cloud Dell promised for this year? It ain't gonna happen. Instead Dell will sell public cloud options from Joyent, ScaleMatrix and ZeroLag.…
Read MoreAWS is the McDonald’s of the cloud. Who’s the Burger King?
It's easy to characterize the cloud computing market as being Amazon Web Services' to lose, but that doesn't tell the whole story. McDonald's dominates the fast food world, but life isn't exactly bad for its dozens of competitors.…
Read MoreOpscode gains momentum with IBM, Microsoft deals
IBM is integrating Chef into SmartCloud and Microsoft is adding support for Azure as well in a sign that enterprises are fully aboard the devops bandwagon.…
Read MoreJoyent says Chef support will make cloud workloads mobile
The cloud provider is banking that its new full integration of Opscde Chef, which is also supported by Amazon Web Services, will make it easier for AWS customers to move to Joyent Cloud.…
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