On the Cloud News Roundup: Week of Sept. 15, 2011

This week in cloud computing news Salesforce.com claimed that the UK government has been slow to adopt the cloud, Microsoft previewed Windows 8, and the SaaS market showed little signs of slowing down. These stories and more in this week's On the Cloud News Roundup:

• Salesforce.com voiced strong opinions this week on the UK government and the cloud. The question is where does the line fall between large corporations and governments? [CloudPro] [ITPro]
   
• Windows 8 had its sneak preview this week and is extending to the cloud—all rumored to be part of Microsoft's comeback plan. [Winextra] [Seattle Times] [WSJ]
   
• The Software-as-a-Service market is not showing any signs of slowing down, according to a Gartner study released this week. [IT Business Edge] [BCS]
   
• EMC opened its new showcase datacenter in Durham, North Carolina this week. [ZDNet] [Biz Journals]
   
• National institute of Standards and Technology released a guide to help the federal government in the cloud computing decisions it is facing. [CRN] [Information Week]
   
• Intel released its vision for the cloud in 2015, presenting a big picture overview of trends and highlights. [Wired]