Cloud Computing

VMware and the Hybrid Cloud

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 »

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HP Wins Bidding War for 3PAR: Implications

Paying a sharp premium for 3PAR, HP has purchased a core technology that should position the company well against what is believed to be the biggest pool of potential revenue for this decade, the virtualized cloud. Continue Reading »

VMware Pushes IT-as-a-Service, Launches New vCloud Offerings

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

Private Clouds: Not as Easy as it Looks

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

Microsoft Selects Virginia for Latest Modular Data Center

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 »

Managing Virtual/Cloud Environments: Watch and Learn

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 »

Dell vs. HP and the War for 3PAR

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 and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity

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 »

Infrastructure on the Cloud

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 »