• Startup takes aim at multi-hypervisor management

  An updated version of software from startup HotLink aims to ease the management of multi-hypervisor environments, as well as provision off-premises resources, like VMs from Amazon's cloud, all from VMware's vCenter management console.

• Netflix open sources Janitor Monkey to help tidy up unused Amazon cloud resources

  Online video streaming company -- and heavy Amazon cloud user -- Netflix has open sourced Janitor Monkey, a tool that finds unused cloud resources and deletes them, leading to potentially valuable cost savings for customers.

• Cloud Sherpas funding, acquisition points to hot SaaS market

  Atlanta-based consultancy Cloud Sherpas today announced $40 million in new funding and the acquisition of another consulting firm in California named Cloud Trigger.

• Cisco's new management system simplifies control of thousands of servers

  Cisco this week unveiled a new management system for its UCS servers that is designed to simplify management of thousands of servers spread across geographies and data centers, from a single pane of glass.

• Squeeze WAN providers now for a better cloud later

  Businesses should be formulating cloud strategies now that get the most out of their network providers to better support whatever cloud services they wind up buying, according to a prominent cloud-economics expert.

Whitepapers about cloud management

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  Oracle Delivers Unique Value with Oracle Solaris

  This IDC White Paper takes a close look at the Oracle Solaris operating system and the initiatives coming from Oracle that are continuing to enhance this product offering. Read about it now