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            <title><![CDATA[CloudStack Graduates to Top-Level Apache Project]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[CloudStack, the open source software platform for private clouds, has been elevated to a top-level project in the Apache open source community, further validating the project's viability.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[CloudStack, the open source software platform for private clouds, has been elevated to a top-level project in the Apache open source community, further validating the project's viability.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/cloudstack-graduates-to-top-level-apache/240152186</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/cloudstack-graduates-to-top-level-apache/240152186</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Servers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[CloudStack]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenStack]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Apache]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IaaS]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ cloud computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Chef]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Puppet]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:15 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How APIs Transform Data Center Management]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[APIs are helping to usher in new mechanisms for making data center management more automated and scalable. They&#8217;re also key to network virtualization and private clouds.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[APIs are helping to usher in new mechanisms for making data center management more automated and scalable. They&#8217;re also key to network virtualization and private clouds.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/how-apis-transform-data-center-managemen/240151683</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/how-apis-transform-data-center-managemen/240151683</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Servers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[APIs]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ public cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network virtualization]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:52 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why We Need Network Abstraction]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Highly virtualized data centers are exposing cracks in traditional network constructs such as VLANs. New approaches that abstract the physical network, including network overlays, are key to providing flexibility and scale.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Highly virtualized data centers are exposing cracks in traditional network constructs such as VLANs. New approaches that abstract the physical network, including network overlays, are key to providing flexibility and scale.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/why-we-need-network-abstraction/240142588</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/why-we-need-network-abstraction/240142588</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[VLAN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ QoS]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VXLAN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:16 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keep Old Apps Private, Make New Apps Public]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Just because you slip a hypervisor under an application doesn't make it equally suited to private and public clouds. Know the differences to get the most from your application deployments.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Just because you slip a hypervisor under an application doesn't make it equally suited to private and public clouds. Know the differences to get the most from your application deployments.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/keep-old-apps-private-make-new-apps-publ/240009169</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/keep-old-apps-private-make-new-apps-publ/240009169</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[WAN & App Acceleration]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ public cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ uptime]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ BYOD]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Exploring Private Cloud Pipes]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Traditional networking is static; clouds need systems that can scale. What's the answer for a private cloud: APIs? SDN? OpenFlow? VXLAN? Take a look.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Traditional networking is static; clouds need systems that can scale. What's the answer for a private cloud: APIs? SDN? OpenFlow? VXLAN? Take a look.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/exploring-private-cloud-pipes/240007619</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/exploring-private-cloud-pipes/240007619</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[private clouds]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ scalability]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ APIs]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VXLAN]]></category>
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			            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:48 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Software-Defined Data Center: Dissecting the Latest Buzzword]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[VMware and EMC are pushing their concepts for the "software-defined data center." But what does it mean? How's it different from cloud computing? We take a look.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[VMware and EMC are pushing their concepts for the "software-defined data center." But what does it mean? How's it different from cloud computing? We take a look.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/the-software-defined-data-center-dissect/240006848</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/the-software-defined-data-center-dissect/240006848</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[software-defined data center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ EMC]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ service delivery]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:50 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Better Data Center Standardization Through Pod Architecture Design]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[The Frankenstein method of disparate systems in the data center can impede expansion and the march toward the private cloud. Pod architecture design can offer better standardization and tighter integration. Learn more about the method.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[The Frankenstein method of disparate systems in the data center can impede expansion and the march toward the private cloud. Pod architecture design can offer better standardization and tighter integration. Learn more about the method.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/better-data-center-standardization-throu/240005307</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/better-data-center-standardization-throu/240005307</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Servers & Storage]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[data centers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ pod architecture design]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ standardization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ integration]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:14 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five Steps to Building a Private Cloud]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Taking a staged approach to building a private cloud helps ensure success along the way. Here's how to break it down.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Taking a staged approach to building a private cloud helps ensure success along the way. Here's how to break it down.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/five-steps-to-building-a-private-cloud/240004192</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/five-steps-to-building-a-private-cloud/240004192</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ cloud computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ standardization]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:53 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Private Cloud: An IT Staffer's Guide To Success]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Private-cloud computing is not just about technology, but about how IT delivers services. To be successful, the roles that staffers play are changing, as well. Here's how to adapt.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Private-cloud computing is not just about technology, but about how IT delivers services. To be successful, the roles that staffers play are changing, as well. Here's how to adapt.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-an-it-staffers-guide-to-su/240003623</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-an-it-staffers-guide-to-su/240003623</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ cloud computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ ITIL]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:54 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Forget Multiple Hypervisors]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Multiple hypervisors in the data center may seem like a good idea: You get leverage during negotiations, and potentially avoid vendor lock-in. But dig deeper and the arguments begin to fall apart.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Multiple hypervisors in the data center may seem like a good idea: You get leverage during negotiations, and potentially avoid vendor lock-in. But dig deeper and the arguments begin to fall apart.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/forget-multiple-hypervisors/240003355</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/forget-multiple-hypervisors/240003355</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[hypervisors]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ vendor management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ DynamicOps]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Microsoft Hyper-V]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Citrix XenServer]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:24 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IT Chargeback/Trackback: Yes, You Need It]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[IT chargeback/trackback systems can help IT justify and prioritize new projects and purchases. They can also help ease private cloud deployments, according to our contributor.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[IT chargeback/trackback systems can help IT justify and prioritize new projects and purchases. They can also help ease private cloud deployments, according to our contributor.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/it-chargebacktrackback-yes-you-need-it/240003313</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/it-chargebacktrackback-yes-you-need-it/240003313</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[chargeback]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ trackback]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT spending]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:58 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Biggest Threat to Your Private-Cloud Deployment: Your IT Staff]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Your IT staff is likely full of technologists, which won't help you find success with a private-cloud deployment. Here's why shifting to an IT service catalog approach may ease your transition to the cloud.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Your IT staff is likely full of technologists, which won't help you find success with a private-cloud deployment. Here's why shifting to an IT service catalog approach may ease your transition to the cloud.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/the-biggest-threat-to-your-private-cloud/240002902</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/the-biggest-threat-to-your-private-cloud/240002902</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[IT service catalog]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private clouds]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT staff]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT/business alignment]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:22 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Private Cloud Infrastructure Design: Go Beyond Best Practices]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Are you designing a private cloud infrastructure? Best practices are a crutch--start with current recommended practices, ask yourself why, and more tips for building a private cloud.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Are you designing a private cloud infrastructure? Best practices are a crutch--start with current recommended practices, ask yourself why, and more tips for building a private cloud.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-infrastructure-design-go-b/240002196</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-infrastructure-design-go-b/240002196</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ infrastructure management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ data centers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ applications]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ hardware]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:11 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Software-Defined Networking Could Revolutionize Networking]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Everyone's talking about SDN. Find out why and how software-defined networking could help organizations.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Everyone's talking about SDN. Find out why and how software-defined networking could help organizations.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/why-software-defined-networking-could-re/240001372</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/why-software-defined-networking-could-re/240001372</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[software-defined networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:41 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Stack Wars: OpenStack vs. CloudStack]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[What are the differences between OpenStack and CloudStack? Here are some things to know.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[What are the differences between OpenStack and CloudStack? Here are some things to know.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/the-stack-wars-openstack-vs-cloudstack/240000933</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/the-stack-wars-openstack-vs-cloudstack/240000933</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ open source]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenStack]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ CloudStack]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ private cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Citrix]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:29 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Consider Cloud Computing Services Before Your Users Do]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Google Docs, Dropbox, Carbonite and other cloud computing services may be hosting your corporate data right now. Learn why you need to accept the cloud and regain control.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Google Docs, Dropbox, Carbonite and other cloud computing services may be hosting your corporate data right now. Learn why you need to accept the cloud and regain control.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/consider-cloud-computing-services-before/240000713</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/consider-cloud-computing-services-before/240000713</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Dropbox]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Google Docs]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Carbonite]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT asset management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ data protection]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 08:58 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Ugly Break Up: Time for Your Apps to Part]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[The marketing is there, and has been for some time. Buzzwords have been coined and your interest is piqued. You sat back long enough to see if this was just vaporware or real, while gaseous. Cloud turns out to be more solid than its nomenclature. You&#8217;re ready, in fact you&#8217;re all in. Now the bad news: If you want to succeed in the cloud, the long-term relationship you've had with your apps must be broken up.
]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[The marketing is there, and has been for some time. Buzzwords have been coined and your interest is piqued. You sat back long enough to see if this was just vaporware or real, while gaseous. Cloud turns out to be more solid than its nomenclature. You&#8217;re ready, in fact you&#8217;re all in. Now the bad news: If you want to succeed in the cloud, the long-term relationship you've had with your apps must be broken up.
]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/the-ugly-break-up-time-for-your-apps-to/232800466</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing/the-ugly-break-up-time-for-your-apps-to/232800466</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-computing</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ apps]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ compliance]]></category>
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			            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zero to Private Cloud in 8 Steps]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Here are eight steps for going from zero to private cloud. Note that I didn&#8217;t say eight "easy" steps. But don&#8217;t let that bother you--nothing that&#8217;s easy is ever worth doing anyway.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Here are eight steps for going from zero to private cloud. Note that I didn&#8217;t say eight "easy" steps. But don&#8217;t let that bother you--nothing that&#8217;s easy is ever worth doing anyway.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/zero-to-private-cloud-in-8-steps/232700285</link>
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            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Your IT Is Broken]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Right this minute your data center(s) are broken. You, monitoring systems or NOC may or may not know it. All of the blinky lights may be green, all systems reporting normal, but the data center is broken, and it&#8217;s costing you money and business agility.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Right this minute your data center(s) are broken. You, monitoring systems or NOC may or may not know it. All of the blinky lights may be green, all systems reporting normal, but the data center is broken, and it&#8217;s costing you money and business agility.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/your-it-is-broken/232602496</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/your-it-is-broken/232602496</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Private Cloud Lessons You Can't Learn From Amazon, Google, Etc]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Very little of what the large public cloud providers do is actually applicable to a private cloud. The reason for this is twofold: scale and application.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Very little of what the large public cloud providers do is actually applicable to a private cloud. The reason for this is twofold: scale and application.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-lessons-you-cant-learn-fro/232602398</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-lessons-you-cant-learn-fro/232602398</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[ scaling]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ applications]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Amazon]]></category>
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			            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:58 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thought Experiment--Forget ROI]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Boys and girls, today's homework assignment is a thought experiment. I want you all to put yourselves in the shoes of the CXO team making a decision to move to private cloud. There is, of course, one catch: You may not factor in ROI. We're dropping ROI because it clouds the subject (bad pun intended.) Let's skip the why-should-I-do-this-experiment; I'd of course default to,"Because I told you so."]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Boys and girls, today's homework assignment is a thought experiment. I want you all to put yourselves in the shoes of the CXO team making a decision to move to private cloud. There is, of course, one catch: You may not factor in ROI. We're dropping ROI because it clouds the subject (bad pun intended.) Let's skip the why-should-I-do-this-experiment; I'd of course default to,"Because I told you so."]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/thought-experiment-forget-roi/232500268</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/thought-experiment-forget-roi/232500268</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:50 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Private Cloud Success Factors Include Service Catalog]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[A commonly overlooked component of a private cloud deployment is the service catalog. In many cases, a great deal of time is spent architecting and discussing infrastructure, virtualization and automation processes with little thought of the actual service delivery. Service catalogs are key to successful private cloud deployment and the overall usability of the services your cloud delivers.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[A commonly overlooked component of a private cloud deployment is the service catalog. In many cases, a great deal of time is spent architecting and discussing infrastructure, virtualization and automation processes with little thought of the actual service delivery. Service catalogs are key to successful private cloud deployment and the overall usability of the services your cloud delivers.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-success-factors-include-se/232301316</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/private-cloud-success-factors-include-se/232301316</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:05 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ignoring BYOD Spells Disaster!]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Last week in a blog titled "BYOD--Bring Your Own Disaster," I urged caution and scope for BYOD projects. This week I'm playing devil's advocate with myself. A conversation with Greg Knieriemen got me thinking of the consequences of ignoring BYOD. Let's dive into the risk of burying your head in the sand and ignoring the BYOD push.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Last week in a blog titled "BYOD--Bring Your Own Disaster," I urged caution and scope for BYOD projects. This week I'm playing devil's advocate with myself. A conversation with Greg Knieriemen got me thinking of the consequences of ignoring BYOD. Let's dive into the risk of burying your head in the sand and ignoring the BYOD push.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/ignoring-byod-spells-disaster/232300959</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/ignoring-byod-spells-disaster/232300959</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:59 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BYOD: Bring Your Own Disaster]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[In keeping with the tradition of the last three to five years, 2012 is being touted by analysts and vendors alike as "the year for VDI." This year there is a slightly new twist to the hype and marketing, and that's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). It's a simple concept: Employees own devices that they like to use and are most productive on; IT should support the apps and services used to run the business on the employees' devices.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[In keeping with the tradition of the last three to five years, 2012 is being touted by analysts and vendors alike as "the year for VDI." This year there is a slightly new twist to the hype and marketing, and that's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). It's a simple concept: Employees own devices that they like to use and are most productive on; IT should support the apps and services used to run the business on the employees' devices.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/byod-bring-your-own-disaster/232300473</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/byod-bring-your-own-disaster/232300473</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:27 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hybrid Cloud's Burst Bubble]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[One of the more hyped use-case examples for hybrid cloud is cloud bursting. And why not? It's truly the have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario. During normal business operations, your systems run in-house on private cloud infrastructure, and during unforeseen or unpredictable peaks, your services burst to excess capacity at your public cloud provider(s) of choice. It's IT utopia, right? It&#8217;s the comfort of maintaining your own systems with the insurance of endless available capacity for the unknown.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[One of the more hyped use-case examples for hybrid cloud is cloud bursting. And why not? It's truly the have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario. During normal business operations, your systems run in-house on private cloud infrastructure, and during unforeseen or unpredictable peaks, your services burst to excess capacity at your public cloud provider(s) of choice. It's IT utopia, right? It&#8217;s the comfort of maintaining your own systems with the insurance of endless available capacity for the unknown.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/hybrid-clouds-burst-bubble/232300065</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/hybrid-clouds-burst-bubble/232300065</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Onisick]]></dc:creator>
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			            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:43 EST</pubDate>
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