IBM embraces Docker, OpenStack in Bluemix hybrid cloud plans

Why the opportunities for ops are better than ever Microsoft Azure is giving Amazon a run for its cloud money

InfoWorld Cloud Computing Report February 23, 2015 IBM embraces Docker, OpenStack in Bluemix hybrid cloud plans If hybrid clouds are the future, as both researchers and cloud creators are hinting, then IBM is smart to push its hybrid cloud plan into action. That plan, unveiled Monday, can be summed up in one word: Docker. Well, three, actually: Docker, BlueMix, and OpenStack. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Why the opportunities for ops are better than ever 2. Microsoft Azure is giving Amazon a run for its cloud money 3. Good news: Computer science graduates will be ready for the cloud : Spanning Top 5 Reasons Your Need Backup for Salesforce How safe is the information you store in Salesforce? Learn 5 challenges businesses face and how to overcome them. In this eBook learn: -Top 5 threats to your Salesforce data -How to proactively prevent and recover from these threats -How to remain compliant in the cloud LEARN MORE Why the opportunities for ops are better than ever Some worry the cloud threatens to automate ops out of existence. In reality, the nature of the job is changing -- and big new opportunities are opening.READ MORE Microsoft Azure is giving Amazon a run for its cloud money The one company that seems capable of withstanding AWS, both in the public cloud and in private data centers, is Microsoft. Written off as irrelevant by many, Microsoft is making a comeback and may be the biggest threat to AWS's plans for cloud domination. READ MORE Good news: Computer science graduates will be ready for the cloud Core cloud skills will mean big starting salaries for students who graduate college this spring. Those with Amazon Web Services, Google, or Microsoft cloud talent will command 20 to 30 percent higher salaries than those with more traditional skills.READ MORE White Paper: Windstream Communications The Path to Value in the Cloud The Path to Value in the Cloud, by Oxford Economics and Windstream, brings together the latest insights, tactics and strategies C-suite respondents are using to make the cloud work for them. LEARN MORE DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now!