Virtualization and Cloud Advisor Blog

Expert analysis and advice on server virtualization technologies, deployments and management.

Our blogger: Bernard Golden is CEO of consulting firm HyperStratus, which specializes in virtualization, cloud computing and related issues. He is also the author of "Virtualization for Dummies," the best-selling book on virtualization to date.

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Fri, December 09, 2011

Beware Cloud Computing Advice from IT Research Firms

It's nearly 2012, and if IT research firms are telling you to consider moving low-risk applications to the cloud, it means two things: 1) You're hopelessly behind the times. 2) You need advice that's much more cutting-edge.

Comments | Keywords: cloud computing, public cloud, private cloud, Gartner, Darryl Plummer,

Tue, December 06, 2011

How to Fight Irrelevance in the Digital Age

Even companies behind today's technology can suffer the fate of brands like Kodak. These points can keep your business from joining them

Comments | Keywords: Eastman Kodak, Internet, Cloud computing, Business Issues, Office Hardware, cloud, budget camera, rugged camera

Tue, November 29, 2011

Is Cloud Computing for You? Five Points to Consider

Cloud computing offers a wide range of benefits, no matter what size of business you operate.

Comments | Keywords: Internet, Internet-based applications and services, Cloud computing, Software, Utilities, Backup, Web-based Applications, web services, server, cloud, cisco

Mon, November 28, 2011

The Great Cloud Computing Pricing Debate

Public cloud vs. private cloud: which model is cheaper for enterprises? In an environment where the future pricing of public cloud providers is uncertain and the reliability of internal private cloud deployments is far from guaranteed, CIOs need guidance. CIO.com blogger Bernard Golden offers four tips for determining which deployment is right for your organization.

Comments | Keywords: cloud computing, cloud, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, AWS, Werner Vogels, public cloud, private cloud, pricing, cloud pricing, public cloud pricing, public cloud prices, cost of private cloud, cost of public cloud, economics of cloud computing,

Mon, November 14, 2011

Company Docs in the Cloud: the Risks and Rewards

DropBox, GoogleDocs, Microsoft Office 365, SkyDox ... the field of companies urging you to put your documents in the cloud is growing by the minute. Appealing as this concept might seem, CFOs and IT teams have to take a step back and evaluate the benefits and risks.

Comments | Keywords: Google, Microsoft, Security, Internet, Cloud computing

Tue, November 08, 2011

Cloud Computing and the Truth About SLAs

SLAs don't provide much protection against cloud-related outages, writes CIO.com blogger Bernard Golden. They merely credit customers against the cost of a service. To prevent outages, IT departments would better spend their time planning application architectures rather than duking it out with their cloud computing providers over SLAs.

Comments | Keywords: cloud computing, SLAs, service level agreements, Bernard Golden, cloud, contract, negotiating cloud contracts,

Mon, November 07, 2011

Siri Outages Indicate Apple Still Doesnt Get the Cloud

The recent downtime for Apple’s virtual assistant show the company still has a lot to learn about web services.

Comments | Keywords: Apple, Internet, Cloud computing, Consumer Electronics, Smartphones, iPhone, Phones, apple iphone

Tue, November 01, 2011

A Chance to Penetrate the Cloud

A Wednesday webinar, geared to finance executives, seeks to explore the cloud computing questions that are most on CFOs' minds.

Comments | Keywords: Internet, Cloud computing, Business Management, CFO Careers

Wed, October 26, 2011

The IT Jobs Cloud Computing Will Create

Conventional wisdom maintains that cloud computing will eliminate scores of IT jobs. CIO.com's Bernard Golden explains why that argument is flawed and describes the many IT jobs that will flourish in the age of cloud computing.

Comments | Keywords: cloud, cloud computing, IT jobs, sysadmin, systems administrator, developer, architect, Jevon's Paradox, Bernard Golden, Desk Set, software engineer, application architect, enterprise architect, storage architect, data architect, financial analyst, IT jobs cloud computing will create, IT jobs cloud computing will eliminate

Fri, October 21, 2011

Virtual Data Centers on the Way? Poll Results

Most readers we asked are using some form of public or private cloud, and many are moving ahead with data center virtualization.

Comments | Keywords: In-Stat, Internet, Cloud computing, Business Center, cloud

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