I came across an interesting post, Is Virtualization the Same as Cloud Computing?, published by Rajan Chandras. He, in turn, was commenting on an article that equated cloud computing and ...

From security to ease of access, virtualization is a way of organizing cloud systems and successfully conducting business. Cloud computing is a viable option for many businesses. This ever-growing ...

In my first article I introduced the concept of the virtualization journey. Next, I drilled into the main characteristics of cloud computing. Now I’d like to link them together and illustrate how the ...

Ten years ago, the cloud computing industry was approaching a crossroads. Everyone—from students to developers to multinational corporations—seemed to be asking for more. More performance. Increased ...

I've been taking part in an online discussion of virtualization over on LinkedIn. Stowe Spivey, Owner, Intermarket Solutions LLC, posed an interesting question "Is VM here to stay in and of itself or ...

Virtualization made its way into the mainstream data center with a strong cost-reduction value proposition centered around a straightforward tactic: server consolidation. Now, on the back of the ...

I have always given credit to Microsoft Visio as the reason the term “cloud computing” came to represent services provided outside the data center. Whenever the network geeks want to draw out the ...

Whether you’re a business owner or system administrator, you’ve probably been approached about “cloud computing,” an umbrella term encompassing many different platforms and a major source of confusion ...

As I noted last week, Gartner calls cloud computing the next big thing. I characterized the ability to move from talent-constrained, capital intensive data center management to inexpensive, pay-as-you ...