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Cloud Computing Owner's Manual

One of the significant benefits of cloud computing and one of its greatest drawbacks is the astonishing variety of configurations available. To name a few, there's SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS, not to mention the cloud CIOs fear most - IT as a service (ITaaS). Not bad for a technology that's been around a relatively short while, but has already upended every major product segment in the computer industry, and cut corporate IT departments loose from a 50-year tradition of responsibility for, and control over information, and the technology that manipulates it.

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IDG Tech Dossier: Converged Storage ~ Utility Storage: The Ideal Platform for Virtual and Cloud Computing

Server virtualization has transformed corporate IT -- companies have enjoyed major cost savings and have gained flexibility and efficiency. But this has also led to a proliferation of virtual machines and servers that threaten to overwhelm data movement and storage technologies. In this IDG Tech Dossier, learn how utility storage makes for massive consolidation, flexibility and scalability, so IT departments can reduce storage infrastructure and lower costs while improving their ability to respond to fast-changing needs of business units.Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Security Strategies to Virtualizing Internet-Facing Applications

The IT organization at Intel has set a goal to transition their enterprise to a private cloud for their Office and Enterprise applications. The goal is to virtualize 75% of the environment by the end of 2012. This paper highlights the steps they are taking to overcome security challenges of virtualizing Internet-facing applications.

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Cloud Security Vendor Round Table

This vendor round table guide will help you to evaluate different cloud technology vendors and service providers based on a series of questions posed to three cloud infrastructure providers, three managed or hosted infrastructure providers, and three cloud technology providers. Compare their answers to questions on data protection, compliance, ROI and more.

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Cloud Security Planning Guide

Cloud security considerations span protecting hardware and platform technologies in the data center to enabling regulatory compliance and defending cloud access through different endpoints. This guide provides recommendations for strengthening data, identity, and platform protection and will also walk you through seven key steps to plan your cloud security strategy from the ground up.

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