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Cloud computing is not making an impression on enterprises when it comes to their business continuity strategies...
Apr 28, 2010
a look at Verizon's pricing for its cloud computing services vs. pricing for Amazon Web Services, and what it says about the offering...
Jun 5, 2009
Cloud computing services have felt the strain of recent news events. Our blogger wonders: Should customers ask how providers will...
Jun 29, 2009
the definition and use cases for cloud computing services, one IT exec has already been there, done that -- way back...
Apr 7, 2010
With the market saturated with cloud computing platforms and services, it was inevitable that another crop of vendors would emerge to help enterprises make sense of...
Mar 16, 2010
The cloud lets IT scale out servers and entire platforms pretty quickly, which could translate into better IT response times and...
Jan 26, 2010
People compare public cloud computing to the Wild West, but it's only a matter of time before law and order reign through liability policies...
Aug 6, 2010
number of CIOs are dabbling in cloud computing, drawn by promises of its scalability, affordability and more powerful computing ability. Is your organization up to...
Jun 3, 2010
There is a big difference between a disaster recovery plan and business continuity, even though many forget the...
Jul 31, 2009
Measured service is the point of cloud computing, but IT chargeback isn't as simple as it sounds: Consider the metrics, the process, and the pros and cons...
Jul 9, 2010
are looking at a private cloud (also called an internal cloud or corporate cloud) as an enterprise computing architecture that's protected by a...
Apr 23, 2009
this week. What does that say about cloud computing options? One CIO shares his thoughts with our blogger...
Sep 3, 2009
of a private cloud?
   How does cloud computing work in the data center?
   What security issues should be addressed when using cloud computing?
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Apr 2, 2009

The current market excitement is cloud computing. For an old-timer like me, the buzz around cloud computing reminds me of the ASP/MSP fad. If cloud computing is for real...

Apr 14, 2010
launched the government-sponsored cloud computing services website Apps.Gov six months ago to showcase cloud and Software as a Service options preapproved for use by...
Mar 30, 2010
mentioned by CIOs examining cloud computing services is security, but cloud interoperability -- or a potential lack thereof -- among cloud computing providers, and...
Apr 6, 2010
holding off on putting their public cloud computing services pilots into production mode, but the ability to spin up services and swap out resources quickly is leading...
Aug 11, 2009
model that the seemingly endless cloud computing companies will eventually decide to follow?

An ecosystem of third-party cloud computing companies has cropped up...

Jul 22, 2009
Conn.-based consultancy. Cloud computing might be this year's annoying buzzword, but CIOs cannot afford to swat it away.

"It is not about the label," said Gartner...

Apr 15, 2008
Cloud computing identity management standards groups are clamoring to ensure the open and secure exchange of identities among cloud...
Apr 28, 2010
are experimenting with private cloud computing to gain efficiencies from existing resources. The exercise has resulted in some best practices -- as well as some...
Jun 29, 2010
today.

Server virtualization and cloud computing are, in many respects, opposite sides of the same coin. Ideally, corporations and their IT departments can meld the two so...

Apr 1, 2009
moving past their IT department to cloud computing services, causing CIOs consternation. The solution to this problem is another C word: change.

At the MIT CIO Symposium in...

May 21, 2010
Say what you will about cloud computing being the latest in a long line of IT buzzwords, it still seems that cloud computing is making my reuse dream more of a...
Jul 7, 2010
aplenty to stick your head into cloud computing, says Forrester Research Inc. analyst James Staten. IT can't keep up with the demands of the business. The best Web services...
Jul 9, 2008
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Cloud Computing - What is its Potential Value for Your Company? by Google Apps
Google. This paper examines whether cloud computing makes good business sense for your company. Ultimately, you may find that moving your data to the cloud actually...
Cloud Computing - What is its Potential Value for Your Company? by Google
This paper examines whether cloud computing makes good business sense for your company. Ultimately, you may find that moving your data to the cloud actually...
Cloud Computing: What It Is and What It Can Do For You by Global Knowledge
Cloud computing is one of the latest computer and business industry buzz words. This paper will discuss the definition of cloud...
eBook: Cloud Computing for Enterprise Developers by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
familiar with the term "cloud computing," but you may still have questions. In this eBook, you'll learn about the benefits of cloud computing, what it really means to...
Cloud Computing Review E-Zine - Vol. 1: Analyzing Cloud Computing News and Trends by SearchCloudComputing.com
Cloud computing is a hot topic in the IT industry, and many IT professionals are still unsure of the benefits this platform can bring to...
How to select cloud formations for secure business collaboration by ComputerWeekly.com
Cloud computing offers massive scalability -  in virtual computing power, storage, and applications resources - all at almost immediate...
Ovum briefing: The cloud computing strategies of major telcos by ComputerWeekly.com
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Shedding Light on Cloud Computing by CA Technologies
covers the various definitions of cloud computing, risks of cloud computing, the various types of cloud computing, cloud computing in an infrastructure context and more!

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E-Guide: Cloud computing: Where, when and how to start by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
outlines the requirements of any cloud computing network and details the differences between networking for public, private and hybrid clouds. Read on to discover why...
Cloud Computing in Perspective by BMC Software, Inc.
Many CIOs recognize the power of cloud computing and are looking to implement the technology in their own IT realms. But with all the noise in the market about cloud...
Cloud Computing and the Cloud-Ready Data Center Network by Juniper Networks, Inc.
organizations reap the benefits of cloud computing and increase network effectiveness to meet current and future technological and business requirements.

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IBM Perspective on Cloud Computing by IBM
Cloud computing has created a lot of buzz in the marketplace, as well as confusion about its benefits. This free white paper is geared for...
Extending Private Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud Computing by Skytap, Inc.
The hybrid cloud computing model has particular appeal for businesses interested in moving between public and private cloud freely and...
Private Cloud Computing E-Zine Volume 1: Private cloud computing as a business strategy by SearchCloudComputing.com
In this inaugural edition of our Cloud Computing e-zine, we explore company strategies for private cloud adoption, some of the benefits of this model, and the challenges...
Workload Automation: Helping Cloud Computing Take Flight by BMC Software, Inc.
take a much greater advantage of cloud computing. Read this whitepaper to learn how.

Businesses are moving workloads out of traditional data centers and into the cloud...
E-Book: Network Planning for Cloud Computing by SearchNetworking.com
Cloud computing comes in different shapes and sizes, and the architecture used will have an impact on the network. Network managers must...
2011 Cloud Networking Report by Dell, Inc.
that must be in place to enable cloud computing.

Access this whitepaper to read the first of a group of serial publications of the 2011 Cloud Networking Report. Cloud...
Cloud Computing for Business Intelligence: Assessing the Opportunities by Teradata
industry expert Wayne Eckerson, it's cloud computing. Review this comprehensive e-book to gain expert insight into what cloud computing is, the top business benefits cloud...
Intel's Vision of the Ongoing Shift to Cloud Computing by Intel
Intel's Cloud 2015 Vision is that cloud computing is federated, automated, and client-aware. Moving the industry toward that promise will require a focus on three...
Enterprise Cloud Computing: Transforming IT by Platform Computing Corporation
with cloud management software.

Cloud computing is a new, important IT delivery model that provides infrastructure and computer resources as a service. This new...
E-Guide: How to Identify Which Applications are Right for Public Cloud Computing by Google
gain expert insight into how public cloud computing benefits businesses of all sizes. Discover how to identify which applications are good candidates for cloud...
Cloud Computing: Business Benefits With Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives by ISACA
This paper clarifies what cloud computing is, identifies the services offered in the cloud, and also examines potential business benefits, risks, and assurance...
Cloud Computing: Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds and Your Next-Generation Data Center by AMD
Cloud computing has been a hot topic in the IT industry for several years. If you have been ignoring cloud computing because it seemed...
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Jan 14, 2009

CHICAGO -- Windows is going to be a dominant server platform in the data center within the next five years.

Surprised? Maybe not. Appalled? If you're a data center manager dealing with issues... More...

Jun 16, 2003
will be running most of their applications on Linux and Windows. If this thought made you shudder a year ago, chances are your take is somewhat different now. Statistics prove a growing number of shops are already increasing their use... More...
Jun 6, 2004