The Open Cloud Initiative made its debut at OSCON this week. The organization is set up to provide a common set of standards cloud providers can adhere to in order to let clients know their clouds are easy to migrate into and out of. Open cloud systems must represent...
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Jul 28, 2011
SOURCE: InfoTech Spotlight The argument of private cloud versus public cloud is frequently debated in the tech world, especially as demand for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) continues to grow. Like other cloud technology, IaaS allows companies to set up computer...
Jul 27, 2011
SOURCE:Â GigaOM OpenFlow may be one of the hotter buzzwords in bleeding-edge networking technologies these days, but getting past the emotional exuberance and down to brass tacks in this area can be difficult. Read More
Jul 26, 2011
SOURCE:Â Technorati Cloud computing has definitely moved into the mainstream. You now see commercials from Microsoft, Cisco, IBM and others every evening on prime time Cable TV. CNBC has created a Cloud Computing Special Report for investors to learn more about it....
Jul 25, 2011
Across business, executives are looking for ways in which they can operate more sustainably and thereby increase their competitive edge. Information Communications Technology (ICT) is seen as a key area of focus for achieving sustainability goals. This report shows...
Jul 21, 2011
Another study out this week has found that if companies adopt cloud computing, they can reduce the energy consumption of their IT and save money on energy bills. The report, created by research firm Verdantix and sponsored by AT&T, estimates that cloud computing...
Jul 21, 2011
SOURCE:Â Computerworld Once you move your core IT systems into private or public cloud networks, your work isn't over. Now you have a different set of technology issues to deal with: managing the cloud to ensure that your investments pay off for your enterprise and...
Jul 21, 2011
SOURCE:Â Wall Street Journal TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Taiwanese PC maker Acer Inc. (2353.TW) said Thursday it plans to acquire California-based cloud-computing technology developer iGware Inc. for US$320 million in a cash and stock deal that will enable the company to...
Jul 19, 2011
One of the topics most associated with cloud computing is its cost advantages, or lack thereof. One way the topic gets discussed is "capex vs. opex," a simple formulation, but one fraught with meaning. At its simplest, capex vs. opex is how compute resource is paid...
Jul 14, 2011
Diving into cloud computing may not be as big a leap for your company as you might think. In fact, an important shortcut to such a move could already be sitting there in your data centers, waiting on standby to make the process easier. "Virtualization is a stepladder...
