The public cloud presents new opportunities and challenges for IT. Applications and services can be spun up on demand, relieving IT of provisioning and maintenance burdens. But IT is still on the hook for security, service level management, identity and authentication, and more. Our Public Cloud Tech Center delivers strategies, best practices, emerging technology and the latest IT-based research to help guide you through the provider claims, business demands and technology challenges that come with SaaS, IaaS and more.
News and Analysis
8 Cloud-based IT Management Tools
With IT management becoming increasing more complex, administrators need all the help they can get. A growing number of IT tools are being delivered via Software as a Service (SaaS), which promises fast deployment and lets customers pay only for the services they use. Here are 8 SaaS IT management tools that automate IT services, help troubleshoot problems, and provide visibility into the status of network devices and applications.
Amazon, Microsoft Partner Up for Cloud Management
New software lets Microsoft System Center users manage both AWS and Windows Azure cloud services from a single console.
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Blogs
Cumulus Networks Casts a Shadow On Cisco Strategy
June 19, 2013 03:40 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro
Startup Cumulus Networks announced a Linux-based network operating system that runs on commodity hardware. It could mean clouds ahead for Cisco's proprietary profit engine.
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IBM Targets Fortune 500 With SoftLayer Acquisition
June 05, 2013 12:45 AM
Posted by Kurt Marko
IBM's purchase of cloud provider SoftLayer show how serious Big Blue is about beefing up its enterprise services business. The acquisition comes with important technology, new customer segments and substantial capacity.
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Google and VMware: A Contrast in Cloud Architectures
May 29, 2013 01:51 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
VMware's vCloud Hybrid is built for Virtualization 1.0. Google's new Compute and App Engine enhancements target apps that are built for the cloud from the start.
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EMC Navigates the IT Transformation Waters
May 21, 2013 04:43 PM
Posted by David Hill
Here's what I took away from this year's EMC World, including thoughts on Pivotal and ViPR.
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Fusion-io Leaders Step Down in Executive-Suite Turmoil
May 16, 2013 12:46 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Fusion-io CEO David Flynn and CMO Rick White have departed the flash memory company just weeks after acquiring NexGen Storage, a startup. Reports say Fusion-io's board wasn't satisfied with revenue growth.
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Eliminating Noisy Neighbors in the Public Cloud
May 15, 2013 08:05 PM
Posted by David Hill
An IaaS provider is using all-SSD arrays and storage QoS to ensure that some tenants can’t disrupt performance of others by overconsuming resources.
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