Editors' Picks
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IBM 'mini' PureApplication System may cause sticker shock
Is the price of IBM's new entry-level PureApplication System low enough to broaden its appeal?07 Feb 2013
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Green information technology initiatives: How do you demonstrate ROI?
Our Twitter followers, editors and writers weigh in on green information technology in data center planning and different ways of demonstrating ROI.05 Feb 2013
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Building redundancy into your cloud outage strategy
Any effective cloud computing strategy should include measures to protect against outages. The best defense you can have is to plan for redundancy.30 Jan 2013
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The cloud computing market forecast for 2013: Experts predict what to expect
In this expert cloud computing market forecast for 2013, learn which vendors and technologies will prevail in the unpredictable cloud industry.30 Jan 2013
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Bringing Analytics as a Service to the enterprise
A data analytics project often includes a high price tag and a long implementation cycle. Adopting Analytics as a Service can help with both.30 Jan 2013
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Try vFabric App Director: A VMware cloud application platform
VMware vFabric Application Director could help you deal with increasingly complex apps in increasingly complex virtualized and cloud infrastructures.29 Jan 2013
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Oracle PaaS products due out in first half of this year
Oracle PaaS products for storage, messaging and virtual compute are expected to be generally available by the end of June.29 Jan 2013
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Virtual private clouds offer customers SLA security
Virtual private clouds can get the best of both the public and private cloud worlds, some enterprises say.23 Jan 2013
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Ten questions to help compare cloud storage services
Cloud storage expert Arun Taneja suggests 10 questions to help you successfully compare cloud storage services.16 Jan 2013
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2013 IT forecast: Blending the new with the old
Our 2013 IT forecast finds organizations spending heavily on infrastructure, security and software, with cloud and consumer tech gaining ground.16 Jan 2013
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Top tips for doing a cloud storage cost analysis
Arun Taneja breaks the cloud storage cost analysis process into three categories: monthly storage pricing, transaction charges and cost of bandwidth.15 Jan 2013
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Aligning virtualization and cloud strategies with business goals
As cloud strategies become common practice for virtual data centers, be sure you choose the right one that will help you meet your business goals.14 Jan 2013
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Business cloud storage and file-sharing quiz
Test your knowledge of business cloud storage services and how to pick the right one for your company in this eight-question quiz.10 Jan 2013
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2013 IT forecast: Blending the new with the old
Our 2013 IT forecast finds organizations spending heavily on infrastructure, security and software, with cloud and consumer tech gaining ground.09 Jan 2013
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Avoid surprises, do your homework on cloud computing service providers
Cloud service providers often advertise high redundancy, but they have been found hiding critical details. Research is vital to avoiding surprises.04 Jan 2013
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Proving cloud computing pros and cons to the CIO
As an IT pro, how do you sell the cloud model to your CIO and convince him that now’s the time to migrate? Cloud guru Bob Plankers has some ideas.04 Jan 2013
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Cloud availability appears higher than enterprise data center uptime
AWS outages made headlines in 2012, but Amazon's cloud availability appears higher than that of enterprise data centers.03 Jan 2013
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Data storage strategy: Pre- and post-cloud computing
CIO Niel Nickolaisen lays out how the cloud has simplified his data storage strategy … and satisfied his company's data dumping resistance.02 Jan 2013
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Cloud performance problems are elementary for Watson
Improving cloud performance for one of the largest Amazon deployments in the world is a dream come true for Netflix's Coburn Watson.27 Dec 2012
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Cloud service providers unveil product plans for the coming year
C-level cloud service provider execs talk big data, cloud performance and more cloud computing trends in 2013.27 Dec 2012
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