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Cloud Computing Recipe: 1 Part Tech, 9 Parts Process
September 14th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
BOB DEUTSCHE
Intel

Bob Deutsche of Intel discusses the third fundamental truth behind cloud strategy -- Your cloud ecosystem is only as robust and adaptable as the sum of its parts. Read More
The Importance of Policy in Cloud Migration
September 13th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
ANDREW HILLIER
CiBRA

Moving your organization to the cloud means more than a simple "flip of the switch" and thinking through the when, how and why these technologies is critical to success. Read More
Alliance Sets a High Bar for I/O Vendors
September 9th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives

The Open Data Center Alliance released a new usage model for I/O controls, which encourages the development of usage models to drive interoperability, flexibility, and industry standards for cloud and next-generation data centers. Read More
Strategies for the Containerized Data Center
September 8th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
BALA PITCHAIKANI
Force 10 Networks

Unlike traditional data centers where there is one core layer and all of the resources are managed as a whole, modular data centers use a distributed core architecture. These containerized data centers can deliver flexibility, reliability, and scalability at a lower cost. Read More
Building a Complete View of Enterprise Security
September 6th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
ALLAN THOMPSON Dataguise

A great deal of security work is focused on protecting the organization's essential data. But are you using information about sensitive data to plan and make decisions on data risk management? Read More
Building Cost-Effective Data Centers
August 31st, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
JIM TROUT
Vantage Data Centers

Viable and well-proven options exist within the wholesale data center space, including ones that offer top-notch technologies and energy savings. Read More
Thinking Cloud? Can You Locate ‘Survey Markers’?
August 30th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
BILLY COX
Intel

To run applications in a cloud environment, verification is needed. That can be challenging if you don’t own and operate your own cloud assets. If you use hosted or public services, new ways to locate the survey markers will be required. Open Data Center Alliance has a security monitoring usage model which may help. Read More
Cloud Strategy, Pickett’s Charge, and You
August 26th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives

You may wonder what a battle fought in the American Civil War has to do with cloud computing. The answer circles back to the second of eight fundamental truths of corporate cloud strategy that is described in this column. Cloud is a top-down architectural framework that binds strategy and solutions development. Read More
IT Lessons Learned from Hurricanes
August 25th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
YEHUDA CAGEN
Xvand Technology

Disasters can hit hard - stats show that about 43 percent of businesses that close following a natural disaster never reopen and about 29 percent close down within two years. Disaster planning can be bare bones, but effective. This column lays out the crucial items to include in any plan. Read More