Enterprises embracing private, not public, clouds
Eighty-three percent of organizations gearing up for cloud computing are planning to start with private clouds, according to a recent survey from Platform Computing Corp. Forty-five percent are already committed to the idea and in the process of deploying private cloud initiatives.
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How will the pay-as-you-go aspect of cloud computing change the relationship -- and balance of power -- between IT and business units? Bernard Golden, author of "Virtualization for Dummies" explains.
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Salesforce.com on Wednesday announced a private beta program for Chatter, the enterprise collaboration platform first announced last year, positioning it as an alternative to Microsoft SharePoint and IBM Lotus Notes.
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Long distance VMotion via Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization, or how to succeed at data center extension without really trying.
Inexpensive power draws co-location company to Iceland
A data center co-location company called Verne Global is building in Iceland because of its climate, natural resources and network connectivity to the United States and Europe.
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