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7 Modeling Tools To Help Assess Cloud ROI

January 08, 2013 09:38 PM
Posted by David Greenfield

Cloud services promise faster deployment and more flexibility, but if you want your CFO to back your cloud gambit, show her a solid financial analysis–preferably one with a good ROI. Here are 7 tools that can help.

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Tags: Amazon, AWS, Reserved Instance, cloud computing, public cloud, private cloud

Channel: Virtualization, Security, Cloud Storage, Private Cloud, Public Cloud

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Weighing Cloud UC Options and Costs

December 19, 2012 12:10 PM
Posted by Michael Finneran

Unified communications can be provided as a cloud service, and customers have a huge number of options. But in the long term, cloud UC isn’t necessarily cheaper than premises deployments.

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Tags: UC, unified communications, cloud, telephony, IP PBX, capex, opex

Channel: Cloud Computing, UC & VoIP, Public Cloud

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Bitten By SaaS, But Still Going Back

December 14, 2012 03:16 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

A SaaS application I rely on shut down recently. No massive disruption ensued, but it’s a reminder that companies must take steps to mitigate the potential loss of a SaaS provider.

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Tags: SaaS, applications, cloud, RIM, Tungle

Channel: Data Protection, Data Center, Cloud Storage, Public Cloud

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Must 'Cloud' Translate To 'Ungovernable'?

December 07, 2012 10:25 AM
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When IT services come from a mix of inside and outside assets, we need more control, not less. Enter ITSM.

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Tags: cloud computing, private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, ITSM, IT service management, ITIL

Channel: Private Cloud, Next Gen Network, Public Cloud, Networking & Mgmt, Data Center

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Cisco’s Spending Spree: An Analysis

December 06, 2012 07:07 AM
Posted by Greg Ferro

This November Cisco bought three companies in the space of about 10 days. I’ll examine whether these purchases are part of a larger strategic move, or simply the result of internal competition among Cisco’s business units.

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Tags: Cisco Systems, Cariden, Cloupia, Meraki, orchestration, SDN, WLAN, cloud

Channel: Virtualization, Wireless, Public Cloud, Data Center, Cloud Computing, Networking & Mgmt, Private Cloud

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Object Storage's Path to the Enterprise

December 05, 2012 10:42 AM
Posted by Howard Marks

Object storage is a smart fit for enterprise use cases such as backup, but the need to write to custom APIs impedes adoption.

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Tags: object storage, Object Storage Summit, APIs, backup

Channel: Content Management, Cloud Computing, Data Protection, Cloud Storage, Public Cloud, Backup & Recovery, Servers & Storage

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