While some industry analysts claim that private clouds don't make economic sense for many organizations due to the capital and operational costs to build one, they fail to take into account that IT departments have already sunk those costs into IT. Nor do they consider the different goals organizations have for private clouds. They don't need elastic scale. They need more efficient use of resources and operations. That's where private clouds come in with a focus on efficient use of recourses and orchestrated IT.
News and Analysis
Ellison Ditches OpenWorld Keynote For America's Cup
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Blogs
Cumulus Networks: The Pros and Cons of Decoupling
August 26, 2013 05:11 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro
Startup Cumulus Networks makes a compelling argument for separating network software and hardware, but the case isn't closed.
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VMware NSX: Game Changer for Data Center Networks
August 26, 2013 01:38 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro
VMware's network virtualization product, NSX, may upend data center networks the same way the hypervisor changed servers.
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Data Center Efficiency Plateaus
August 15, 2013 05:20 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
A recent survey shows that efficiency is no longer a major priority for data center operators. Meanwhile, public cloud and DCIM software are on the rise.
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NAS Options for Public and Private Clouds
August 15, 2013 02:16 AM
Posted by Tom Trainer
Public and private clouds can present challenges for file-based applications that use NAS. Here's how several vendors are helping companies meet those challenges.
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Tackling Information Infrastructure Complexity
August 02, 2013 05:16 PM
Posted by David Hill
Taking a software and data-driven approach can help reduce costs and maintain availability as IT becomes more complex. Here's a look at Sanbolic, one of the companies in this emerging area.
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SDN, Overlays and Interior Decorating
July 15, 2013 04:24 PM
Posted by Tom Hollingsworth
Redesigning your network with SDN is kind of like interior decorating. Overlays let you paper over your existing network, while OpenFlow might require some rebuilding.
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