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Evaluating Cloud Services: Five Tips

Forrester's Paul Roehrig has some advice for IT leaders investigating cloud service providers. Here's his take on how to get started on separating the marketing noise from the must-haves.

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Top Five Myths That IT Believes About Client Virtualization

Beware the myths of desktop and client virtualization, on key issues from security to cost, says Forrester's Natalie Lambert. Here, she breaks down five issues that could trip up your client virtualization effort.

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A Great Cloud Debate: Zittrain Counters CIO.com Criticism

CIO.com's Bernard Golden took issue last week with Jonathan Zittrain's recent cloud computing missive in the New York Times. Here's Zittrain's rebuttal to Golden. Do iPhone and cloud belong in the same discussion? You decide.

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How to Build a Hybrid Cloud Computing Strategy

Forrester's James Staten explains why a hybrid cloud computing strategy -- one that blends elements of public, internal and hosted cloud computing -- may be smartest. He also has four tips for IT leaders on building a secure hybrid cloud plan.

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3 Best Practices for Reaping the Benefits of Virtualization

Forrester Research virtualization experts share advice on how to get the business on your side, give your staff the right tools and maximize IT productivity.

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Explaining Salesforce.com to the CEO: Top 5 Misconceptions

When you're ready to revamp CRM and need to explain "why Salesforce.com" to the CEO, you must be aware of myths and preconceived notions already in place. Watch out for these big 5 items that could trip you up.

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5 Steps to A Big Picture Approach to Virtualization in 2009

Think far beyond your servers from the start if you want to reap virtualization's wider potential in the data center, says Dave Robbins, CTO, Information Technology for NetApp. Here's his starting checklist for IT pros who want to take a holistic view of virtualization in the enterprise.

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Opinion: Key Virtualization Advances from VMworld Europe 2009

You didn't make it to VMworld Europe in Cannes? Virtualization guru Chris Wolf of the Burton Group explains the key news, from servers to desktops to security, plus shares his take on what it really means to VMware shops.

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Microsoft Windows Azure, Demystified

In this opinion column, Burton Group's Drue Reeves explains what Azure means to you, how it relates to .NET, what its strengths and weaknesses are compared to cloud offerings from Salesforce and Google, and why he believes it was a move Microsoft had to make.

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Cloud Computing: Hype Versus Reality

Five consumer and business trends will accelerate the use of cloud computing, which offers companies a simplified, centralized platform for use when needed, lowering costs and energy use. This guide will dispel the myths and show its real benefits.

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