Virtualization
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Cartoon Company Uses Cloud Computing to Reduce Data Center Costs
Wed, November 16, 2011 - Cookie Jar Entertainment, a producer and distributor of children's cartoons, turned to cloud computing in 2008 to meet the company's growing computing needs without having to grow its data centers.
One Company's Move to Go Virtual Leads to I/O Constraints
Fri, November 11, 2011 - Austin Radiological Association is a quarter of the way toward virtualizing its server and desktop infrastructure, but the move has placed a strain on its networked storage and slowed application performance.
DataDirect Network Releases Array with Massive 40GB/Sec Performance
Thu, November 10, 2011 - DataDirect Network's new SFA12K series storage array represents a new high-water mark for networked storage performance with the ability to scale to 6.7 petabytes in two racks and offer up to 40GB/sec performance.
Accenture Launches Private-Cloud Service for SAP Customers
Wed, November 09, 2011 - The on-premise cloud option is based on the FlexPod architecture that combines NetApp storage with Cisco's UCS
Can Windows Play Well on the iPad?
Tue, November 08, 2011 - A new Citrix SDK helps Windows software developers solve a big problem: How to extend desktop apps to the iPad and iPhone in a way that doesn't turn off mobile users.
Virtual Machine Cloud Replication and Restoration to Boom
Tue, November 08, 2011 - Over the next two years, about 30% of midsize businesses will be using a recovery in the cloud service aimed at replicating and restoring virtual machine instances, according to Gartner.
iPad in Healthcare: Not So Fast
Mon, November 07, 2011 - One hospital hasn't jumped on the iPad-in-healthcare craze yet. Critical desktop apps just don't render well on the iPad, while iCloud's security concerns cause "trepidation," the CTO says.
Top User Companies Accelerating Cloud Adoption, Says User Group
Mon, November 07, 2011 - The Wild West era of cloud computing is ending. So says cloud computing's new sheriff, a user group called the Open Data Center Alliance.
The Future of Human Computer Interfaces
Fri, November 04, 2011 - Researchers at the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group are prototyping new, novel and more natural ways for people to interact with computers and access and store information. Their innovations have been designed to improve and enrich our personal and professional lives, making it easier to create, communicate, collaborate and even cook. Here are 10 inventions that enhance human-computer interactions, improve the in-store shopping experience, and even help us kick bad habits.
Simon Crosby, the Godfather of Xen, on Virtualization, Security and Wimpy Private Clouds
Thu, November 03, 2011 - Bromium is a well funded startup that promises to tap some little-used inherent strengths of Xen virtualization to secure public clouds, opening up the possibility of greater cost savings for businesses that will be able to trust more data to these services.



