Nitin Mishra of NetMagic writes that choosing to go with a cloud disaster recovery service will be governed purely by the business imperative. If an organization has critical applications that should be available within minutes of downtime, it...

Bob Deutsche from Intel says that moving to the cloud is a complex process that takes the alignment of many moving parts. In other words, the cloud is more of a verb than a noun.

David Richardson, of Emerson Network Power’s Avocent, writes about getting ready for cloud, and why it’s important to first evaluate the viability of a cloud deployment and conduct a thoughtful cloud planning analysis.

Nathan Hatch, President of C7 Data Centers, explains one of the central tenants of cloud computing: namely, where is my cloud and why should I care about its location?

The automation of manual processes is becoming a larger focus of IT organizations as they look to provide users with more capabilities, Ben Rosenberg of Advanced System Concepts writes.

The size, frequency and complexity of DDoS attacks are increasing, says Rakesh Shah of Arbor Networks. And to make matters worse, traditional security products are inadequate in protecting against them. A multi-layer approach is needed to prevent...

As enterprises use cloud technologies and services, what are some of key components to watch for? Michael Jackson, of Adaptive Computing, examines the issues.

Bob Deutsche of Intel explains the fourth fundamental truth of corporate cloud strategy: services-oriented taxonomy is not optional. Along the way he compares it to the method of manufacture of Henry Ford’s Model T.

As users demand more and more, CIOs are looking to a next generation WAN optimization, which includes visibility, control and optimization of networks. Kevin Suitor of Exinda discusses these features of WAN optimization.