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  Why VMware's hybrid Cloud announcement could be a big deal

  Perhaps the biggest selling point for VMware's newly announced hybrid cloud strategy -- and the reason it could be a game changer in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market -- is because of the common platform VMware customers will now have between their private Cloud internal systems and this new VMware-operated public Cloud.

  By Brandon Butler | 14 March, 2013 20:04

  Tags: hybrid cloud, Microsoft, VMware hybrid cloud, Cloud, iaas, VMware cloud, private cloud, cloud computing, internet, VMware, public cloud

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  Learn to fail and avoid the next cloud outage

  Outages with large public cloud providers aren't more common than they are with a business' own private infrastructure.

  By Apurva Dave, vice president of products and marketing, Riverbed Stingray Business Unit | 11 February, 2013 20:05

  Tags: Cloud, cloud security, cloud balancing, Cloud outage, private cloud, cloud computing, internet, public cloud, availability zone, Gartner

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  Tasmania seeks hosted private cloud for server, storage

  The Tasmanian government revealed plans to gradually move to an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) model as part of its ICT strategy.

  By Adam Bender | 10 December, 2012 10:36

  Tags: request for tender, tasmania, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), storage, Cloud, state, private cloud, government, server

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  Analyzing costs in cloud business models

  IT leaders know cloud is here to stay, but many are still trying to calculate the potential return on investment. Based on our experience, companies that outsource their infrastructure as a service (IaaS) can expect to achieve 18% cost savings over three years compared to in-house IT.

  By James Parker, senior vice president of sales, Savvis | 07 December, 2012 16:09

  Tags: cloud cost, hybrid cloud, Cloud, cloud cost savings, iaas, private cloud, cloud computing, internet, Infrastructure as a Service, public cloud

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  What not to put in the cloud

  The cloud promises unlimited capacity, pennies per hour to operate, 4+ nines of uptime and infrastructure managed by a dedicated staff. Even technical challenges around security and compliance can be achieved and are no longer suspect. So why wouldn't you send everything to the cloud?

  By Jake Robinson, solutions architect, Bluelock | 26 November, 2012 20:56

  Tags: cloud applications, SaaS, horizontal burst, cloud strategy, intracloud burst, private cloud, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet, cloud apps, intercloud burst, public cloud, legacy applications, Cloud, horizontal cloudbursting, vertical cloudbursting, cloudbursting, legacy apps, vertical burst

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  IT's new concern: The personal Cloud

  As personal and professional Clouds converge, IT's mission to improve productivity while protecting corporate apps and data is getting tougher.

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 20 May, 2013 10:14

  Tags: consumerization of IT, dropbox, private cloud, IT management, cloud computing, internet, VMware

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  2012: The year Cloud computing took a bite out of IT

  As new public cloud plays leap in and the private cloud slowly evolves, we're on the brink of a shift to cloud computing for critical business workloads

  By Eric Knorr | 24 December, 2012 11:17

  Tags: paas, SaaS, IDC, iaas, private cloud, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

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  Note to CIOs: Get Your Head in the Cloud

  CIOs today are feeling the pressure to provide IT services that keep up with the business, and are need IT delivery methods that meet their user’s demands. Traditional IT services are still important, however, especially as security and availability concerns inhibit widespread cloud adoption. Click to download how CIOs can roadmap a successful hybrid IT delivery environment.

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  Forrester: The Three Stages of Cloud Economics

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  5 Myths of Cloud Computing

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  Cloud Services: Using Virtual Private Clouds to Improve Business Agility