If you’re nervous about running your business applications on a public cloud, many experts recommend that you take a spin around a private cloud first. Cloud: Ready or not? But building and managing a ...

Whatever some experts may claim, there is plenty of evidence to show that private clouds really exist, says Lori MacVittie. According to the narrow definitions laid down by pundits, many IT people are ...

The IT world is in a period of tremendous change. Many businesses are quickly shifting from a computing model in which they manage massive on-premises data centers to a cloud-centric approach. In the ...

Consider this traditional scenario: in today's competitive world, dynamic business requirements need flexible and rapid provisioning of IT resources. Along with flexibility, traditional IT ...

The update to the company's private cloud framework includes Open Center, which Rackspace calls a "fabric" for cloud operations Rackspace, the major public cloud provider, is not ignoring private ...

Both public and private cloud computing have advantages and disadvantages. The best solution may be a blend of both. Cloud computing has become an integral part of business strategy and enterprise IT ...

For several years, cloud computing has been the focus of IT decision makers and corporate bean counters, but many security-conscious businesses have been hesitant to move data and workloads into the ...

Many professionals dealing with personal health information see something akin to a flashing “danger” sign when someone mentions “the cloud.” Similar to its natural namesake, “the cloud” seems fuzzy ...

Like every New Year, 2014 too comes with an attachment of hope, of new trends and exploring the unending possibilities that’s in store. As we stride further into the internet era and mobile ...

Cloud Computing is a “Buzz word” encompassing a wide variety of aspects. Clouds are a large pool of easily useable and accessible virtualized resources (hardware, development platforms and/or services ...

Private clouds make efficient use of storage, compute, and memory resources, can provide faster response times for enterprise applications, and help comply with regulations about where data is stored.