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Your Roadmap To The Clouds - Part I

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Thank you for your patience while I gathered my thoughts on positioning the enterprise for cloud computing. In the article, “Silicon in the Cloud“, we discussed the influence of semiconductor innovation, particularly multi-core developments, on systems virtualization, and the resulting business model innovation seen in cloud computing.

And in the 3 part article, “Innovation and Risk in the Clouds“, I wrote about cultural organizational readiness for a more innovative and risk taking enterprise.

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Dell Chases Cloud Computing with SaaS, Managed Services Play

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:00 +0000

In any case, there’s an emerging story about how the Austin giant has made a slight, semantic change in its managed services division, renaming the former ProManage Managed Services to the much more elegant and simple Dell Managed Services.

There are several discussion threads about Dell and managed services in the storage blogosphere–which is, believe it or not, one of the most impassioned (and funniest) little worlds in the world–as well as among several analysts. Dell, never a technology innovator, has made its historical mark by continuously redefining logistics.

From selling computers to a few individuals in a dorm room, then to the masses via mail order, then to corporations through a direct supply chain that was simple and effective, the company has always excelled at delivering in what it offers.

Now Dell is turning part of its attention to managed services, and by implication, Cloud Computing, as it strives to serve Managed Service Providers with a portfolio of SaaS applications.

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Understanding the Business Value of Centralized Virtual Desktops

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:12 +0000

This white paper provides a quantitative measurement of the business value associated with the use of a centralized virtual desktop (CVD) computing architecture. This business value is defined as the expected ROI associated with the successful tactical application of the technology.
Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

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CA to Acquire Nimsoft for $350 Million

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0000

CA Inc., today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Nimsoft, Inc.—a leading provider of IT performance and… Read more at VMblog.com.

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Virtual Machine Backup Leader, PHD Virtual, Names Thomas Charlton Chairman and CEO

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:36:00 +0000

PHD Virtual Technologies , award winning provider of esXpress VM Backup , the fastest multi-VM backup and restore solution on the market, today… Read more at VMblog.com.

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2nd Cloud Computing World Forum To Invite End Users For Free

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:33:00 +0000

End users looking at implementing cloud computing and SaaS into their businesses are being invited to attend the 2 nd Cloud Computing World Forum… Read more at VMblog.com.

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Cal Net Technology Group and Microsoft Will Kick-Off Hyper-V Campaign on St. Patrick’s Day

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0000

Cal Net Technology Group, recently named one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, has announced the official launch Read more at VMblog.com.

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Swedish Internet Leader to Standardize on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:00 +0000

Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Swedish Internet company Voddler has standardized its… Read more at VMblog.com.

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SpringSource Unveils tc Server Spring Edition as the Best Place to Build and Run Spring Applications

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:24:00 +0000

SpringSource , a division of VMware, Inc. and the leader in Java application infrastructure and management, today introduced SpringSource tc Server… Read more at VMblog.com.

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Xangati Shatters Pricing Barrier to Live Enterprise-Wide Virtualization Management

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:21:00 +0000

Xangati, the first management solution to provide live, video-like visibility into all communications across both the virtual and physical worlds,… Read more at VMblog.com.

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