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
Ellison Ditches OpenWorld Keynote For America's Cup
Oracle CEO's no-show disappoints conference attendees expecting to hear about the company's cloud services.
EMC CEO Talks Up The Software-Defined Data Center
Joe Tucci tells OpenWorld crowd how EMC plans to capitalize on cloud computing and big data trends.
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Blogs
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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Are Backend Cloud Services the Key To Enterprise Mobile Apps?
July 18, 2013 06:41 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
Enterprises are struggling to adapt their application portfolios and business processes to the mobile world. Mobile Backend-as-a-service promises to help.
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Cisco Aims To Increase Services Business
July 12, 2013 05:35 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro
Cisco announced plans to grow its services business by 9% to 11% in the next 12 months. Look for more cloud services that resellers can package for customers.
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New Cloud Backup Pricing Targets Recovery
July 10, 2013 03:27 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Cloud backup pioneer Asigra announced a new pricing model based on data restoration. Meanwhile, EMC announced slew of updates to its enterprise backup portfolio.
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