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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Netflix's 5 Secrets For Maximizing Amazon Cloud Value By Charles Babcock Netflix chief cloud architect Adrian Cockcroft shares five money-saving maneuvers for big Amazon Web Services users. 5 Ways To Avoid Costly Cloud Surprises How can you avoid cost overruns with infrastructure as a service (IaaS) from Amazon and other cloud services? Cloudability and Cloudyn share tips. Piston Ships OpenStack On A Stick 2.0 Piston releases 2.0 version of Enterprise OpenStack, a pre-configured cloud OS loaded on a memory device, ready for building private clouds. Salesforce Promises Speedier Mobile App Development Salesforce aims to help customers deliver mobile apps more quickly with a new toolkit and "quick start" packs supporting popular JavaScript frameworks. OpenStack Grizzly Has SDN Teeth OpenStack forges ahead into software-defined networking, giving the open source project a chance to match or surpass proprietary rivals in a key area. Google Opens Compute Engine To Cloud Customers Wider availability, a price reduction and new features could help Google Compute Engine gain ground among cloud computing service providers. HP Cloud Evangelist: We're All About OpenStack Margaret Dawson, an outspoken veteran of startups who has become HP's cloud guru, plays up OpenStack over Amazon's potential for HP customers. MORE CLOUD NEWS • Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop • InteropNet's Live Wire Act • Interop Preview: Expert Advice On Building Private Cloud Exclusive for IWK Readers: Attend Interop and help Build IT Innovation. Click here or use Priority Code MP_BTMNLIWKCLD to save an additional $200 off advanced pricing on All Access and Conference Passes. 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