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Successful Cloud Implementations

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:45:56 -0500

Strategies that help ensure successful cloud-based projects. - Moving to the cloud might save money on hardware purchases, but poor planning and lack of the right combination of skills can quickly eat up those savings. Nevertheless, there are quite a few strategies that can ensure a successful cloud-based solution. Here are some key ones: 1. Expectations and ...

Cloud Computing Needs Standards

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:36:11 -0400

Cloud computing will not reach its full potential until management and contextual standards are fully developed and stable -- so buyers of cloud services need to choose carefully. - Cloud computing is the latest phenomenon in the IT world. However, the emergence of standards is a sign of market maturity, and it can be a big mistake to commit to products from a market that is not mature. Thats why everyone is asking, �When will we see some cloud standards?� Unfortunately, the...

How to Choose Cloud Vendors

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:07:57 -0400

Here are three key principles to consider when selecting a cloud computing provider. - When youre selecting a cloud provider, its important to consider three key principles: � The product must provide a quick win for your users through ease of use. � The provider must be well-funded. � Implementation times and the road map must be understood before you select a provider. Th...

Cloud Computing: Looking for Security, Reliability and Resiliency

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:06:33 -0400

There are clear benefits to using the cloud model to facilitate the rapid availability of IT resources, but its not for every enterprise. - As cloud computing continues to roll over the landscape, many enterprise IT organizations still struggle to resolve questions about its security, reliability and resiliency. These questions come up regardless of whether companies are considering a public or private cloud. Enterprise IT leaders are...

HP, Intel, Yahoo Study Ways to Make Web a Utility

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:21:19 -0400

Founding members of the consortium said they aim to create a level playing field for individual researchers and organizations of all sizes to conduct research on software, network management and the hardware needed to deliver Web-wide services as billions of computer and phone users come online. - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three tech giants -- Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo -- said on Tuesday they are teaming up on a research project to help turn Web services into reliable, everyday utilities. The companies are joining forces with academic researchers in Asia, Europe and the United Sta...

Is Your Head In The Clouds

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:15:54 -0400

It takes a new way of thinking about IT and a separation of business from buzzwords to determine the real value of utility computing in your enterprise. - Cloud computing is a fitting term for something shrouded in mystery and hard to grasp. Adding to the confusion is the plethora of buzzwords that surround this concept: grid, utility, service-oriented architecture (SOA), service management, software as a service and platform as a service. Its easy...

Where Is Cloud Computing Headed?

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:24:48 -0400

The promise of cloud computing goes far beyond simply providing software updates and dealing with growing server and storage requirements. It has the potential to transform the role of IT within the business.& &

- A huge cloud hangs over the future of IT. After more than a decade of refining the Internet as a marketplace, the business world is grappling with the uneasy reality that companies can run almost every information system they rely on without owning any tech equipment. Thanks to the phenomenon...