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A Call to Action for Virtual Machine Interoperability
August 18th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
JAKE SMITH
Intel

Open Data Center Alliance introduced a new VM interoperability usage model, and Intel finds it a step in the right direction because a basic level of VM interoperability will help cloud subscribers and providers reduce complexity and cost as well as improve the performance of IT services. Read More
Pathways to Data Center Virtualization
August 16th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
NITIN MISHRA
NetMagic Solutions

In a data center, virtualization is often driven by server sprawl that occurs as new applications are moved and assigned their own servers to minimize the risk of under-resourcing. Organizations can also use virtualization as a strategy for realizing more tangible benefits. Read More
A Better Way to Recover from Hurricanes
August 11th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives

As IT evolves, three things have aligned ito make it much easier for small and medium-size businesses to achieve the same level of data protection available at large enterprises: imaging, virtualization and cloud services. Read More
Huge Data Growth and Effective Disaster Recovery
August 9th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
JOE FORGIONE
SEPATON

Results from a recent industry survey show data protection of large amounts of data is a concern among large enterprises. With data volumes continuing to climb, enterprise IT managers may need to rethink their approach to data protection. Read More
Is a Fabric Architecture in Your Future?
August 4th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
SHEHZAD MERCHANT
Extreme Networks

High-traffic data centers need a robust, flexible, automated network to support virtualization, cloud computing, and a diverse end-point ecosystem - the move to fabric architecture is addressing these needs. Read More
Intel IT’s Top 5 Reasons for Implementing Cloud
August 3rd, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
AJAY
CHANDRAMOULY
Intel

Internally at Intel, the IT teams have implemented private cloud infrastructure to benefit employees, in this post, Ajay Chandramouly gives the top reasons why cloud is appropriate for the organization's needs. Read More
Packet-Optical Data Center Interconnect Networks
August 2nd, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
KEVIN WADE
Cyan

The increasing availability of dark fiber is leading a growing number of operators to deploy their own data center interconnect (DCI) networks. Beyond reducing leased-line costs, or even eliminating them altogether, this approach gives data center operators the strategic advantage of controlling their network from end-to-end. Read More
Fundamental Truths of Enterprise Cloud Strategy
July 29th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
BOB DEUTSCHE
Intel

While there a multiple fundamental truths to enterprise cloud strategy, chief among them is that large-scale transformation of critical business systems to the cloud is part of a journey that will take from 8 to 10 years. Read More
Outages in the Cloud: A Learning Experience
July 28th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
LUCAS ROH
Hostway

Cloud outages do happen and are a real risk. How do you prepare your organization to adapt to the possibility of cloud downtime? Read More