Cloud Computing

While some will continue to find fault, smart business owners and IT managers will be using cloud storage solutions like Nasuni's Filer to solve problems and increase productivity.

The goal of this paper is to highlight these challenges and provide some "practical advice" for streamlining a BC/DR environment.

In this whitepaper, we explore how WAN optimization from Riverbed can deliver on the promise of accelerated cloud performance for widely distributed enterprises.

Assess and accelerate your cloud viability with Red Hat Cloud Foundations Edition One.

Learn how Google's global, multi-tenant infrastructure meets the demands of today's Internet generation, and how your business can benefit from increased service levels, enhanced security and sustained economies of scale.

Learn how to build a private cloud that makes use of technologies you already own while proceeding at your own pace and still maintaining strategic flexibility for the future by using infrastructure products that provide an enterprise-class environment consistently across bare metal, virtualized servers, private clouds, and public clouds.

This IDC report discusses the clear benefits of cloud computing?and how to best obtain next-generation performance, flexibility, and savings with key technology and process considerations.

In this whitepaper, we examine: Some of the key governance issues affecting both private and public clouds; Frequently cited risks and ways to mitigate them; Approaches that Red Hat is taking to help customers implement effective cloud governance; And Best practices that are part of a savvy cloud strategy.

Find out what your company needs to do to maximize opportunities and limit risks in response to current and future energy emissions policies. Learn about policies in force in regions and countries around the world, and discover strategies to manage emissions to help benefit your organization.

This paper discusses the cost impact of various components involved in software deployment models to help estimate the true TCO of cloud applications versus traditional on-premises software.

Almost 700 businesses in North America and Europe were independently surveyed to understand whether they are already experiencing the impact of poor application performance in their cloud application deployments, and how this is affecting their cloud strategies going forward.

Layered Tech chose Dell servers to build a new infrastructure that would take its managed hosting and cloud services to a new level, and saw performance increase by 22 percent. Download this case study to learn how.

This document discusses the evolution of Ethernet. As a proven leader in delivering Ethernet services, Tata Communications is making a bold, calculated move that positively impact the future of Ethernet and ultimately benefit customers.

From extensive work with thousands of salesforce.com customers, Bluewolf has identified what separates the companies that are most effective with salesforce.com post-implementation.

In this report, we will take a look at the IT-related activities from the ITPro and AnalystPerspectives collections, as well as the most popular IT and business search terms.

Read this technology brief to learn how addressing network limitations can make the difference between success and failure of a cloud-based system.

This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment, and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model.

This solution brief addresses those limitations, and looks at how Riverbed Technology helps you overcome them.

Want to eliminate spiraling cost and complexity of your IT infrastructure? Riverbed can help by delivering cloud services with LAN-like performance across your organization. In this whitepaper, we explore how WAN optimization from Riverbed can deliver on the promise of accelerated cloud performance for widely distributed enterprises.

When it comes to cloud computing, some companies have concerns around security and a perceived loss of control. But others are grabbing the opportunity to move to a more collaborative, Web-based platform. In this E-Book, we take a look at several companies that have migrated to Google Apps. Here, their IT leaders present the results they have achieved so far, as well as the lessons they have learned.

Companies realize the benefits of moving to virtualization, however, most virtualized environments today are being deployed in an insecure manner. Download this HP White Paper to learn how to protect your high value virtual assets with a combination of purpose-built IPS platforms and enterprise-class management solutions.

In this whitepaper, we will explain trends that drive management challenges that data center operators are faced with.

Most companies already have an endpoint security solution in place. But a single security product is not sufficient to address the challenges of securing and managing the endpoint. This paper explains how a hosted endpoint solution can help.

The mobile workspace has created problems for IT, including policy enforcement, attack from untrusted wireless networks, and physical data theft. This white paper examines how cloud-based security solutions can protect distributed workers.

This paper will explore the interrelationship of data centers and virtualization, discussing the longer term impact virtualization can have on an IT organization and data center utilization.