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From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation

IT as we know it is over.

By Johna Till Johnson | 23 April, 2012 21:32

Tags: cloud computing, Configuration/maintenance, consumerization, Data Center, hardware systems, Harvard Business Review, infrastructure management, internet, mainframe, management, Nemertes Research, networking, Nicholas Carr, outsourcing, services, wireless

Is there a 'best' way to set up your private Cloud storage?

Given that Cloud computing is still emerging, it shouldn't come as a surprise that opinions vary widely on the best way to architect the storage. In fact, it seems likely that there is no such panacea - different types of private Cloud almost always require different approaches.

By Jon Gold | 28 March, 2012 06:24

Tags: cloud computing, cloud storage, internet, private cloud, private cloud storage

10 must-have tools for Cloud power users

For many of us, the Cloud has changed the way we work and play. Thanks to well-known services like Gmail, Dropbox, Facebook and Instapaper, practically our whole lives - photos, documents, contacts and more - are online. So isn't it time to take control?

By JR Raphael | 08 December, 2011 03:06

Tags: apps, cloud computing, Google, internet

Are you ready for networking in the cloud?

The two primary forms of public cloud computing, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), are both growing dramatically in popularity. Over the last few years, the primary focus of the IaaS providers has been on offering the basic compute and storage resources required to run applications.

By Jim Metzler | 31 October, 2011 21:48

Tags: cloud computing, internet, SaaS, Software as a service

Rackspace, Dell push OpenStack cloud OS

Rackspace will help enterprises build private clouds using the OpenStack cloud operating system, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, Dell is seeking enterprises and service providers for proof-of-concept OpenStack trials with its Dell PowerEdge C family of servers.

By Julie Bort | 09 March, 2011 03:31

Tags: amp, cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, dell, hardware systems, internet, open stack, rackspace, server

Cloud tools organize your messy digital life

When people moved from paper to digital files on a computer, it didn't take long to realize that you can get just as burdened by digital stuff as by hard copies. Before long, companies sprang up to sell utility programs to help you find and organize the stuff on your computer. We're going through a similar cycle right now, with many of us moving our digital assets to servers in the cloud, and finding that managing stuff scattered across a myriad of sites belonging to a myriad of companies can be terribly frustrating.

By Bill Snyder | 08 March, 2011 07:36

Tags: cloud computing, internet

What cloud computing means for the real world

There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my mind different perspectives on the cloud. I've tried to set aside the views of the IT executive, who seems to dominate the debate.

By Keir Thomas | 05 February, 2011 11:53

Tags: cloud computing, firewalls, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, network security, online security, security, Web-based Applications

How DRM could ensure cloud security

Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.

By Keir Thomas | 04 February, 2011 05:53

Tags: applications, cloud, cloud computing, data protection, digital rights management, encryption, firewalls, intellectual property, internet, Ipswitch, legal, network security, online security, open source, security, software

Burning questions: Virtualisation

Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

By Jon Brodkin | 26 October, 2010 00:52

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, Microsoft, security, server, server virtualization, storage, Storage Management, Virtualization, VMware

Cloud Computing: How big is big data? IDC's answer

I came across a link to a new report from IDC called the "2010 Digital Universe Study".

By Bernard Golden | 08 May, 2010 00:37

Tags: cloud computing, data, IDC, virtualisation

NY hospital cuts power bill with thin-client virtualization

New York City's Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is saving power and money by replacing its desktop computers with thin clients running virtualized operating systems.

By Joab Jackson | 05 February, 2010 04:33

Tags: energy efficiency, hospital, medical, power, thin clients, virtualisation

Inside Amazon's Cloud: Just How Many Customer Projects?

There's been a lot of discussion the past couple of days about an analysis by Guy Rosen, in which he estimates that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is provisioning 50K EC2 server instances per day. He created this estimate by examining EC2 resource IDs and doing a time-series analysis on how much the IDs are incremented per hour.

By Bernard Golden | 30 September, 2009 07:52

Tags: amazon, amazon ec2, Amazon Web Services, cloud computing, Virtualization

QEMU virtualization reaches 0.11, brings 1400 changes

Open source virtualization app QEMU has reached version 0.11 and brings some 1400 changes from 90 contributors.

By Rodney Gedda | 30 September, 2009 14:06

Tags: emulation, kvm, Linux, open source, QEMU, virtual desktops, Virtualization

7 half-truths about virtualization

Virtualization is revolutionizing the data center, mostly for the better. But no technology is without potential pitfalls. Problems related to management, security, ROI and power use can all trip up a virtualization deployment that isn't planned properly.

By Jon Brodkin | 28 July, 2009 06:57

Tags: virtualisation

Platform Computing tackles tech-agnostic cloud management

Grid vendor Platform Computing has unveiled new private cloud software that aggregates servers, storage, networking tools and hypervisors to create a shared pool of physical and virtual resources.

By Jon Brodkin | 23 June, 2009 08:07

Tags: cloud computing, hypervisors, VMware, vsphere

Weighing the pros/cons of desktop virtualization

Successful server virtualization deployments lead many IT managers to believe desktop virtualization would provide the same benefits. While that is partly true, companies need to be aware of how the two technologies differ, industry experts caution.

By Denise Dubie | 19 June, 2009 08:52

Tags: desktop virtualisation

Cisco, EMC, VMware form private cloud pact

The current ratio of IT spend on maintaining IT systems against innovation has become unsustainable according to EMC’s Australian president, David Webster.

By Tim Lohman | 02 June, 2009 14:22

Tags: Cisco, EMC, VMware

VMware vSphere: Does It Solve IT's Biggest Worries About Cloud?

For all the hype about cloud computing in the enterprise—hype that Gartner believes is now nearing its peak—IT professionals continue to tell cloud-related vendors that the cloud will not be practical until several serious concerns are addressed. VMware, with its vSphere 4 announcement today, is laying the foundation for what it hopes will be a central role for VMware technology in enterprises making use of both public and private cloud computing systems.

By Laurianne McLaughlin | 22 April, 2009 11:03

Tags: virtualisation, VMware, vsphere

Desktop Virtualization and Licensing: IT Wary of Gotchas

CIO Roxanne Reynolds-Lair of The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising wanted to bring both Macs and Windows to her college's students, administrative employees and teachers. She bought a MacBook Pro and tested new-fangled desktop virtualization software that allows her to run both Windows and OS X on a single machine.

By Tom Kaneshige | 20 April, 2009 09:27

Tags: Microsoft, virtual desktops, virtualisation

Cloud Mea Culpa: Nick Carr Was Right and I Was Wrong

Nick Carr was right and I was wrong. Sort of, anyway.

By Bernard Golden | 17 April, 2009 01:10

Tags: Bernard Golden, cloud, cloud computing, HyperStratus, nick carr

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