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July, 2010 Articles Summary

• Google App Engine PaaS cloud can run on-premises with AppScale
• C12G Labs announces OpenNebula 2.0 beta program
• DMTF started working on a cloud computing standard API
• Deltacloud now part of Apache Incubator
• The Cloud Security Alliance launches the CCSK security certification
• How Google implements disaster recovery for Apps
• Google introduces Apps for Government
• SaaS market to grow to $40.5B by 2010 says IDC
• A private cloud is still a giant computer for VMware
• Yahoo! to move to Xen for cloud computing
• Amazon allows penetration testing against EC2
• C12G Labs (negatively) reacts to the Rackspace OpenStack announcement – UPDATED
• Axibase launches a reporting tool for Amazon EC2
• VMware organizes its channel to sell Zimbra starting next month
• Web Hosting Talk to launch another benchmark for IaaS clouds
• Oracle prepares a IaaS cloud platform, releases a management API
• VMware answers to Rackspace on OpenStack
• Rackspace open sources its cloud computing platform
• The Planet selects KVM for IaaS cloud hosting
• Okta secures $10M in Round A funding
• Release: Zuora Z-Force 3.0
• IBM opens a second cloud computing data center in Europe
• Virtuon launches a VMware-powered Desktop-as-a-Service cloud
• Xen.org is evaluating GRE for network isolation in XCP
• Amazon allows VMs custom Linux kernel on EC2
• What is the Intel Hybrid Cloud?
• Morphlabs launches mCloud, secures $5.5M in Round B funding
• Symplified brings SSO to Amazon EC2 with Trust Cloud
• Amazon introduces the Cluster Compute Instances for EC2
• Microsoft to offer Azure on-premises – UPDATED
• The 12 benefits and risks of embracing Azure for Microsoft partners
• Microsoft releases the Azure Architecture Guide
• Salesforce countersues Microsoft on patent violation
• CloudAudit API 1.0 submitted as IETF draft
• CloudSleuth service benchmarks IaaS and PaaS worldwide clouds
• Eucalyptus Systems secures $20M in Series B funding
• DocuSign partners with Salesforce and Box.net
• EMC stops offering its Atmos onLine storage-as-a-service cloud
• ManageIQ extends EVM Suite support to Service-now.com
• Release: CloudSwitch Enterprise 1.0
• enStratus introduces support for VMware vSphere private clouds and Google public storage cloud