Quote:Two vendors of Linux distributions have announced major cloud computing initiatives over the last week. First, Canonical launched an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services group, and then Red Hat announced its Premier Cloud Provider Certification and Partner Program, say reports in eWEEK and ChannelInsider, respectively. 

The Canonical announcement follows up on the April launch of the company's Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) service, in conjunction with the release of Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition. In May, Canonical launched a beta web-based "Ubuntu One" cloud service that offers online storage and file synchronization for Ubuntu 9.04 users.