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Opinion: Oracle hardware sales slump, but service layer's what matters
Oracle hardware sales fell below expectations, but that's not the big issue for cloud providers. It needs a better service layer story, says commentator Tom Nolle. Opinion
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Commentary: Cisco may lead in cloud networks if it does OpenFlow right
Networking vendors haven't met providers' needs for cloud networks. But Cisco's reported commitment to OpenFlow and SDN may change the game, says commentator Tom Nolle. Opinion
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Cloud capacity planning not just about capex -- it's an SLA issue, too
Do you know how to play Tetris? Good -- then you're halfway to understanding the rigors of cloud capacity planning. Learn the rest in this free chapter download. Tutorial
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Distributed and Cloud Computing: Keep virtual clusters manageable
Virtualization and virtual clusters enable cloud providers to maximize efficiency, but they also beget challenges. Learn how to tackle them in this free chapter download. Feature
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FAQ: Using cloud computing services opportunities to get more business
Expert Greg Schulz tells you how to create a sustainable cloud computing environment and how to use cloud computing to drive new business opportunities. Project FAQs
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Cloud-in-a-box technology can turn VARs into cloud providers
Cloud-in-a-box technology is becoming more appealing to managed service providers looking to offer cloud services to their customers. News | 07 May 2012
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Service providers trade Cisco UCS for commodity gear
Cisco UCS is selling like hotcakes in enterprise data centers, but some cloud and hosting providers say it’s too inflexible – and expensive – for them. News | 13 Mar 2012
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell. News | 09 Mar 2012
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Cisco UCS partners see growing cloud opportunities
Cisco’s Unified Computing System has helped some integrators become cloud providers. Now it drives more virtualization business for other Cisco UCS partners. News | 14 Feb 2012
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Cloud providers eye Facebook Open Compute for savings, efficiency
Facebook's Open Compute Project, a playbook for curbing data center energy consumption, has caught the attention of cloud providers trying to improve efficiency and cut costs. News | 17 Aug 2011
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Is OpenStack architecture really the best choice to build IaaS clouds?
The OpenStack architecture could alter the relationship between cloud computing and the network, but is it over-hyped? That is a critical question, but it's hard to answer. Tip
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Improving cloud computing performance: A path for revenue growth
Instead of seeing customers' cloud-computing-performance concerns as a barrier, providers should regard it as an opportunity to offer application acceleration services. Tip
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Myth vs. reality: Controlling VM sprawl in the cloud
Cloud providers are at high risk of becoming victims of VM sprawl. But when it comes to controlling VM sprawl in the cloud, can you separate fact from fiction? Tip
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Hadoop enables distributed ‘big data’ processing across clouds
The Hadoop framework enables distributed “big data” processing across servers that can improve application performance and offer up redundancy. Tip
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Cloud computing server architecture: Designing for cloud efficiency
Optimizing cloud computing server architecture requires cloud providers to classify applications by their resource needs and evaluate them against their cloud business plans. Tip
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Identifying flexible cloud technology models: A primer
Until the perfect cloud technology model is identified, providers are building services using servers, storage, software and networking tools that give them the most flexibility. Tip
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Virtualization technology offers cloud infrastructure flexibility
By using virtualization technology, cloud service providers gain infrastructure evolution options and also flexibility in terms of their evolving cloud services mix. Tip
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New service needs drive changes to telecom data center architecture
The need to deliver content, mobile and cloud services and compete with OTT providers is driving a three-phase change to telecom data center architecture for network operators. Tip
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How can we make our cloud data center more energy efficient?
An energy-efficient cloud data center offers more than bragging rights; it saves serious cash. Data center expert Marshall Bartoszek shows how cloud providers can go green. Answer
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Can you build cloud services without server virtualization?
Cloud virtualization expert Eugene Alfaro discusses the ties between cloud services and server virtualization, and whether creating the former requires investing in the latter. Answer
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cloud provisioning
Cloud provisioning is user account provisioning in a cloud environment: The user's authorization and settings are configured for services and applications located remotely and delivered over the Internet. Definition
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Is OpenStack architecture really the best choice to build IaaS clouds?
The OpenStack architecture could alter the relationship between cloud computing and the network, but is it over-hyped? That is a critical question, but it's hard to answer. Tip
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Cloud-in-a-box technology can turn VARs into cloud providers
Cloud-in-a-box technology is becoming more appealing to managed service providers looking to offer cloud services to their customers. News
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Improving cloud computing performance: A path for revenue growth
Instead of seeing customers' cloud-computing-performance concerns as a barrier, providers should regard it as an opportunity to offer application acceleration services. Tip
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Opinion: Oracle hardware sales slump, but service layer's what matters
Oracle hardware sales fell below expectations, but that's not the big issue for cloud providers. It needs a better service layer story, says commentator Tom Nolle. Opinion
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Service providers trade Cisco UCS for commodity gear
Cisco UCS is selling like hotcakes in enterprise data centers, but some cloud and hosting providers say it’s too inflexible – and expensive – for them. News
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Commentary: Cisco may lead in cloud networks if it does OpenFlow right
Networking vendors haven't met providers' needs for cloud networks. But Cisco's reported commitment to OpenFlow and SDN may change the game, says commentator Tom Nolle. Opinion
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell. News
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Cloud capacity planning not just about capex -- it's an SLA issue, too
Do you know how to play Tetris? Good -- then you're halfway to understanding the rigors of cloud capacity planning. Learn the rest in this free chapter download. Tutorial
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Cisco UCS partners see growing cloud opportunities
Cisco’s Unified Computing System has helped some integrators become cloud providers. Now it drives more virtualization business for other Cisco UCS partners. News
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How can we make our cloud data center more energy efficient?
An energy-efficient cloud data center offers more than bragging rights; it saves serious cash. Data center expert Marshall Bartoszek shows how cloud providers can go green. Answer
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Learn about the latest innovations in cloud servers that enable cloud providers to offer efficient and secure multi-tenant cloud services using virtualization technology to partition single servers into multiple virtual servers to offer customers scalable on-demand public and hybrid cloud services. Find out about new server hardware and software, including cloud-specific operating systems, multi-core processors, streamlined servers designed for maximum throughput and open source options.