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Data Center Start-Up Offers Energy Saving Software
Google Dashboard Gives You a Bird's-Eye View of Your Cloud
Thu, November 05, 2009 - If the size of your Google cloud is starting to look like Act IV of A Perfect Storm, you'll probably be interested in the company's latest feature, Google Dashboard--a one-stop shopping overview of all your Google cloud services, with links to preferences and privacy settings for each. (The Dashboard link is somewhat buried on your account settings page, so you might want to bookmark google.com/dashboard.)
Cisco/EMC Cloud Packages Proprietary, but May Not Cause Lock-in
Wed, November 04, 2009 - The private cloud packages developed by Cisco and EMC could integrate with existing internal clouds.
Beware Cloud Computing's Hidden Costs
Wed, November 04, 2009 - Companies need to explore a multitude of related cloud expenses to ensure that costs don't ultimately outweigh the technology's benefits. Chris Curran shares some key questions regarding architecture, process and flexibility.
Acadia Gets Cloud-Computing Venture Rolling in Asia
Wed, November 04, 2009 - Cisco Systems, EMC and VMware hope to soon sign the first Asian customers for their cloud-computing partnership and Acadia joint venture.
Cisco, EMC, VMware Partnership is a Long Shot
Tue, November 03, 2009 - Cisco, EMC and VMware today joined forces to sell products as a private cloud offering to enterprises. Called the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition, the announcement was called "unprecedented," something destined to lead to "greater IT infrastructure flexibility."
Rackspace Cloud Suffers Third Outage Since June
Tue, November 03, 2009 - Rackspace suffered another data center failure Tuesday that caused outages for its cloud computing customers, the third such incident since late June.
Cisco, EMC Unveil Data Center Joint Venture
Tue, November 03, 2009 - Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures.
Unisys Official Says Cloud Computing Can Save Money By Eliminating U.S. Jobs
Mon, November 02, 2009 - Cost savings generated by replacing U.S. workers with IT persons from India was cited as a benefit of private cloud computing Monday afternoon by a Unisys official at a technical conference.
ArcSight Adds Unstructured Log Analysis with Logger 4
Mon, November 02, 2009 - Event management vendor ArcSight will soon start selling a new version of its product, designed to mine unstructured computer logfiles for signs of hacking or illegal activity.
- Reduce bandwidth costs
- Consolidate infrastructure into the Data Center
- Simplify branch offices
- Optimize DR
