Articles about cloud computing

Ever since it became clear that virtualization was leading directly to the cloud, VMware has been in a bit of a pickle. How, exactly, will it leverage its dominance in virtual infrastructure into the wider and even more chaotic environment outside the data center walls? Continue Reading »

VMware has used its latest annual conference to drive the notion of cloud computing and IT-as-a-service. Continue Reading »

A strange dichotomy is forming around the emerging market for private clouds. Continue Reading »

Microsoft announced last Friday that it will open its most advanced data center to date at Boydton Industrial Park in Mecklenbug County, Va. Continue Reading »

The more complex the virtual environment becomes, the more difficult it is for human operators to monitor and manage it. Netuitive says that answer lies in "behavior-learning" technology. Continue Reading »

A massive battle for a little-known storage vendor 3PAR broke out this week, driven by forward-looking executives at Dell and HP. Continue Reading »

The cloud may be the best thing that has happened for disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BR) for small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs). Continue Reading »

Now that cloud architectures are beating a path to the data center door, the big question is: what types of services are most helpful to the enterprise? Continue Reading »

If virtualization is one of the underpinnings of the cloud, then how do you explain the relatively broad adoption of the former and the relatively slow adoption of the latter? Continue Reading »

In today’s business environment, organisations are presented with three different platforms for their disaster recovery strategies: physical, virtual and cloud. Continue Reading »