Friday, March 02, 2012

Why Infrastructure As A Service Is A Bad Deal

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TechWeb Networking News Update -- Issue Highlights:
TOP STORY: Why Infrastructure As A Service Is A Bad Deal
ALSO SEE: Microsoft Azure Outage Explanation Doesn't Soothe
ANALYTIC REPORT: Fundamentals: Private Cloud Blueprint
WHITE PAPER: Software Configuration Management Best Practices
MOST POPULAR: Windows 8 Beta: Visual Tour
BLOG: HireRight Data-Center Refresh Ups Performance 50%, Cuts Power 45%, Footage 60%
WEBCAST: Private PaaS For The Enterprise: Myth Or Reality?
RESOURCES: See You At Enterprise Connect

TechWeb
NETWORKING NEWS UPDATE 
  Friday, March 2, 2012
REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS   |     MOST POPULAR   |     BLOG   |     WEBCASTS   |     RESOURCES  
TOP STORY
Why Infrastructure As A Service Is A Bad Deal
The numbers we cranked speak for themselves: IaaS services from Amazon and others most likely do a disservice to your bottom line.

ALSO SEE
Microsoft Azure Outage Explanation Doesn't Soothe
Microsoft leader's post mortem on Azure cloud outage cites a human error factor, but leaves other questions unanswered. Does this remind you of how Amazon played its earlier lightning strike incident?

How To Evaluate Next-Generation Firewalls
A host of new network threat-protection products will be introduced at RSA, but not all firewalls are built the same.

Managing Virtual Machine Performance Problems
Virtual infrastructure administrators have two options to fix performance problems: fine-tune the environment, or cover up the problem with hardware.

Dell Boosts Backup With AppAssure Acquisition
Addition to Dell's growing storage business enables backup and recovery for both virtualized and physical servers.

Networking Evolves, Getting Easier And More Flexible
New protocols SDN and OpenFlow look like promising ways to cut costs and increase automation.

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REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS:
FEATURED REPORTS
Fundamentals: Private Cloud Blueprint
From network and storage virtualization to automation and orchestration to promoting your private cloud services, our guide takes you through the essentials needed to build a private cloud.
DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Featured Report

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FEATURED WHITEPAPERS
Software Configuration Management Best Practices
Software configuration management (SCM) comprises of factors such as compliance, workflow, security, process management, code review, build management and team work. An important piece of any software development process, SCM practices define for development teams how software will be developed and eventually released. This white paper introduces the five SCM best practices that are essential for software development success.
 

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM:
Windows 8 Beta: Visual Tour
Take a closer look at Microsoft's radically revamped Windows 8 OS, out now in a consumer preview version. Here's the lowdown on features, apps, hardware, and more.

Windows 8 Beta: How To Boost Performance
Features like Secure Boot, Hyper-V virtualization, and touch-screen computing need the right combination of hardware, software, and settings to work as advertised.

Google Privacy Changes: 6 Steps To Take
Don't let Google's data unification scheme send you running scared on privacy. Consider these actions to control your data.

 

FROM THE NETWORK COMPUTING BLOG:
Featured  Blogger HireRight Data-Center Refresh Ups Performance 50%, Cuts Power 45%, Footage 60%
By Esther Shein
HireRight, a provider of cloud-based, on-demand employment screening programs, in collaboration with Cisco and EMC, has implemented green technology while launching a refresh to its data center infrastructure. The company says the new deployment increases performance by 50%; decreases power consumption by 45%, and reduces data center square footage by 60%.

The Five Core Tenets of Scale-Out NAS
By Frank J. Ohlhorst
Deploying a scalable NAS system takes more than just buying the right equipment, it takes a plan, and that plan has to have a solid foundation based on principles surrounding what a NAS should and should not do.

Weighing Cloud-Hosting Pros And Cons
By Chris Talbot
With the sheer number and variety of hosted cloud services available, it's entirely possible to push every type of application and data out to the cloud, but despite the temptation to take a hard right towards the cloud, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration when deciding whether an application is right for the cloud or not.

 

WEBCASTS:

Private PaaS For The Enterprise: Myth Or Reality?
This Cloud Connect webcast looks at the landscape and drivers for private platform as a service and issues for enterprises moving development resources to the cloud. It happens March 7.
More Information & Registration
 

RESOURCES AND EVENTS:
See You At Enterprise Connect
The Enterprise Connect conference program covers the full range of platforms, services, and applications that comprise modern communications and collaboration systems. Hear case studies from the leaders of major industry players like Cisco, Microsoft, Avaya, HP, NEC, IBM, and more! Register today with code IWKPREM to save $200 off a conference pass or get a free Expo Pass.
It happens March 25-29 in Orlando, Fla.


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