http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/cloud+os/default.aspxTags: cloud osenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2012/11/06/microsoft-brings-azure-cloud-os-to-china.aspxTue, 06 Nov 2012 18:38:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:21943Michael Garrity0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=21943http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2012/11/06/microsoft-brings-azure-cloud-os-to-china.aspx#comments<hr /> <p><strong>China&rsquo;s increasingly important role in the future of the Internet and Web hosting just got a major seal of approval from Microsoft, who recently announced that it was going to bring its Windows Azure cloud-based operating system to the Asian nation. </strong><br /><br />This launch, which follows the release of Windows Server 2012, will bring multi-tenant public and private cloud services to millions of the businesses that operate in the world&rsquo;s most populous country, giving owners a choice in how (and when) they will move to the cloud. Thanks to both Server 2012 and Azure, Windows customers can find the cloud that best matches the needs of their businesses, from on-premises datacenters to a public cloud.<br /><br />According to a <a href="http://www.forrester.com/Sizing+The+Cloud+Markets+In+Asia+Pacific/fulltext/-/E-RES61125" target="_blank">report from Forrester Research</a>, the public cloud market in China is set to grow from $297 million in 2011 to an astonishing $3.8 billion in 2020.<br /><br />Microsoft has signed a memorandum of understanding with the municipality of Shanghai and inked a deal to license its technologies with the company <a href="http://www.en.21vianet.com/" target="_blank">21Vianet</a>, which will provide Windows Azure services from its local Chinese datacenters to provide the best performance for its customers in the country.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=21943" width="1" height="1">Web Hostingmicrosoftcloudchinacloud osazurewm-webhostingwindows azurehttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2010/12/06/nimbula-offers-free-cloud-operating-system-software.aspxMon, 06 Dec 2010 21:00:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:15583Web Hosting Panel : feature0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=15583http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2010/12/06/nimbula-offers-free-cloud-operating-system-software.aspx#commentsCloud Operating System Nimbula announced that its Nimbula Director product is now available for free and as a public beta. If you ever wanted to run your own cloud computing service then today is your luck day. The software delivers a cloud operating...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2010/12/06/nimbula-offers-free-cloud-operating-system-software.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=15583" width="1" height="1">cloud computingfeaturecloud osnimbula