How cloud computing is changing data center design, cost

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	How cloud computing is changing data center design, cost While many discuss cloud computing's cost advantage in terms of better utilization via resource pooling and rapid elasticity, we believe that there is a more fundamental shift going on as data centers are redesigned to focus on scale, efficiency, and a shift to commodity components. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Architectural Strategies for Cloud Computing Opportunities for improving IT efficiency and performance through centralization of resources have increased dramatically in the last few years with the maturation of technologies such as SOA, virtualization, grid computing, and management automation. Read now! In this Issue Server 8 benefits from lessons learned With Azure Tech's future up in the clouds at DEMO Fall '11 5 priorities for HP in data center switching An APM framework for cloud environments Joyent takes aim at Amazon with public cloud upgrade Micron unveils its first entry-level SSD for blade servers 15 essential open source tools for Windows admins Google Wallet now live, at least in one San Francisco coffee shop A tale of two U.S. government data center projects GSA eases cloud computing procurement Private PaaS: Private cloud, enterprise architecture converge WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks High-Performance DNS Services in BIG-IP Version 11 To provide high-quality user experiences on the Internet, networks must be designed with optimized, secure, highly available, and high-performance IP services. Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the most difficult, but important, IP services to optimize and secure. Learn More Today! Server 8 benefits from lessons learned With Azure So by now the cat's out of the bag on Windows Server 8 and how much of a monster upgrade it will be. But Microsoft didn't just come up with this list of features in a vacuum, or out of some desire for Paul Maritz's head (well, maybe…). Server 8 is the culmination of almost two years of being a cloud service provider. Read More Tech's future up in the clouds at DEMO Fall '11 For years we've been subjected to endless amounts of PR describing the wonders cloud computing will bring. At this year's DEMO Fall, we finally got to see some of them. Read More 5 priorities for HP in data center switching HP and Cisco are currently embroiled in a war of words, market share and revenue in Ethernet switching overall, but can HP really put up much of a fight in the data center? Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Benefits of an ITIL Help Desk in the Cloud You can implement help desk processes based on ITIL easily with reduced up-front costs and automatic upgrades. Used by more than 72,500 companies worldwide, the Force.com platform is the most widely used Cloud platform in the world. Read More An APM framework for cloud environments When it comes to measuring and managing application performance in cloud environments, you need to look at where your cloud services are located within your application delivery system. This cloud service "geography" is critical because whether your cloud service(s) are at the back end and/or at the front end of your application delivery system will determine where and how you need to measure performance -- and where you measure will dictate what application performance measurement toolkit is right for you. Read More Joyent takes aim at Amazon with public cloud upgrade Joyent is upgrading its public cloud service with better analytics and the ability to run Linux and Windows, as it hopes to persuade CIOs to move more applications to the company's cloud. Read More Micron unveils its first entry-level SSD for blade servers Micron released its first entry-level solid state drive to be used as a boot drive in servers or for I/O intensive read applications, such as video streaming in cloud computing environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. A Perspective from the Edge of the Cloud Akamai Chief Scientist and co-Founder Tom Leighton explores the major forces and technology layers driving the cloud computing movement, the types of architectural approaches emerging and an assessment of the challenges that must be overcome for cloud computing to broadly succeed. Read now 15 essential open source tools for Windows admins You might imagine that the best place to go for improving your Microsoft server-side experience is to the mothership itself. In many cases, you would be right. But the truth is there are a meaningful number of open source tools that go above and beyond what Microsoft has to offer in support of Windows Server, Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint. Many of these alternatives provide -- for free -- more powerful capabilities than what you'd get with third-party retail products. Read More Google Wallet now live, at least in one San Francisco coffee shop Google Wallet appears to be live in the field today, based on a photograph of a payment terminal in a coffee shop in San Francisco. Read More A tale of two U.S. government data center projects This is a story of two federal government data center projects: One, undertaken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), met its schedule and budget. The other, a U.S. Air Force initiative, went over budget and was late. Read More GSA eases cloud computing procurement Last week I had the pleasure to co-chair a cloud computing and virtualization event in Washington, D.C., for federal IT professionals. As part of former federal CIO Vivek Kundra's plan, federal agencies have adopted a "cloud-first" policy toward all IT projects. Read More Private PaaS: Private cloud, enterprise architecture converge As the sea-change that is cloud computing washes over the industry, certain aspects of cloud that make their way into the enterprise as private cloud will move enterprise architecture from fairytale to reality. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Cloud companies to watch: A product sampler Our Cloud Companies to Watch story gives you the lowdown on a handful of startups looking to make their mark in a business so far dominated by the likes of Amazon, Google, Rackspace and VMware. Here's a closer look at some of the products and services being rolled out by these newcomers. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES Has Google's CEO stopped using Google+? Blue Screen of Death gets new look in Windows 8 16 essential Android apps for IT pros iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Sept. 16 Enterprise WAN connectivity: MPLS VPN vs. Public Internet Inside Cisco's global security operations Windows 8 coming in 2012? 6 reasons why this could derail Windows 7 now 5 priorities for HP in data center switching ACLU on massive surveillance society: Reclaim privacy, American liberties Bot army being assembled, awaiting orders
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