HPC vendor pitches tools to build 'private cloud'
Much of the talk about cloud computing in data centers has been about enterprise workloads, but high-performance computing (HPC) customers are getting some options as well.
Never separate cloud computing from SOA
Those of you who think you can separate architecture and cloud computing are gravely mistaken, says David Linthicum, author of "Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise". For most of today's projects, the best way to drive toward cloud computing is to leverage SOA approaches.
Unisys official says cloud computing can save money by eliminating U.S. jobs
Official cites how the company was able to save money through implementing and remotely managing a private cloud.
Yahoo donates Traffic Server to Apache
Yahoo is debuted on Monday an open source version of its Traffic Server software, which serves as a high-performance application server for cloud computing services. Code for Traffic Server is available as an Incubator project at the Apache Software Foundation.
Inside One Firm's Private Cloud Journey
Travel booking and expense firm Concur Technologies uses virtualization and an infrastructure-as-a-service model to slash costs and deployment times for internal business groups. Bonus benefit: Improved compliance tracking.
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Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
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New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
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How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
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Five important Windows 7 mobility features
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Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
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Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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