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Cloud training options: How providers can develop a talent base
The cloud talent shortage is motivating cloud providers, enterprises and vendors to launch their own training and certification programs. Feature
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IPv6 basics: Your guide to living in an IPv6 world
Struggling to grasp the IPv6 basics? This guide offers expert tips and responses on everything you need to know about making the IPv6 transition. guide
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Cloud providers can enable 'self-service' IT with a cloud portal
With a good cloud portal, service providers can allow customers to provision IT services on their own. Feature
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As cloud providers consider build vs. buy, many lean toward 'build'
Some cloud providers say vendors aren't keeping up with their needs, sparking a debate about build vs. buy for cloud infrastructure. Feature
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Cloud cost savings debatable in build-vs.-buy issue for providers
In the build vs. buy debate, cloud providers want vendors to show them the cost savings when it comes to buying true carrier-class hardware or software. Feature
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MSPs hone integration skills to meet demand for private cloud services
Customers are likely to adopt a combination of public and private cloud services, which means MSPs should bone up on cloud integration, implementation and management skills. Feature
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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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Opinion: Big Switch's OpenFlow play is big news for cloud networking
Cloud services require a more dynamic approach to networking like OpenFlow offers. Big Switch Networks' cloud networking play, Open SDN, appears to be a promising answer. Opinion
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Vendors, providers hawk cloud UC, but UCaaS market slow to develop
Unified communications (UC) vendors may be hawking cloud-ready products, but the Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) market is still tepid, for now. Feature
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MSPs improvise to overcome lackluster cloud support in RMM software
MSPs are clamoring for the next generation of remote monitoring and management (RMM) software to support hybrid cloud customers or those mixing public cloud with legacy IT. Feature
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News briefs: Red Hat OpenShift Online goes live; Lenovo pushes cloud
This week, Red Hat's OpenShift Online rolls out for commercial use, Lenovo enters the cloud market and NTT deploys VMware network virtualization. News | 13 Jun 2013
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Open source vs. proprietary cloud provider platforms
The choice between an open source or proprietary cloud platform plagues cloud providers, as open source platforms mature and end-user needs evolve. News | 13 Jun 2013
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Cloud talent search: How Rackspace finds cloud engineers
To overcome a shortage, Rackspace builds cloud computing talent at its Open Cloud Academy boot camp in San Antonio. News | 11 Jun 2013
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News briefs: Google cloud services headline I/O, Compute Engine opens
In these briefs, Google I/O delivers news about Google's cloud services, including a new database service and general availability of Compute Engine. News | 17 May 2013
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Overheard on Twitter: Climb to platform maturity at OpenStack Summit
Tweeters at the OpenStack Summit 2013 in Portland praised the project's latest release, but noted that there is still room for improvement. News | 23 Apr 2013
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News briefs: Microsoft heats up IaaS market, Google wants to go greener
In this week's cloud news, Microsoft heats up competition in the IaaS market while Google petitions local utilities for more clean energy options. News | 23 Apr 2013
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News briefs: Amazon Storage Gateway to run in Hyper-V, Moonshot launch
This week, Amazon's Storage Gateway expands to support Hyper-V, HP launches Moonshot and Rackspace launches OpenStack package for service providers. News | 16 Apr 2013
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News briefs: Google Compute Engine opens up, OpenStack Grizzly debuts
This week in cloud news, Google IaaS opens to more users, OpenStack Grizzly rolls out and an IBM supercomputer fights disease with data in Poland. News | 08 Apr 2013
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Citrix updates self-service cloud portal to pave the way for XaaS
Citrix's new self-service cloud portal software serves as an easy-to-use cloud orchestration tool for providers to deliver Anything as a Service. News | 27 Mar 2013
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News briefs: PayPal considers OpenStack cloud, Cisco buys SolveDirect
In these news briefs, PayPal plans to build an OpenStack cloud with 10,000 servers, Cisco acquires SolveDirect and CloudStack grows up. News | 27 Mar 2013
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Cloud broker skills in higher demand as cloud adoption gains momentum
The cloud broker becomes more crucial as enterprise cloud adoption grows, giving providers, integrators and partners an opening to fill that role. Tip
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Promote cloud adoption with extensible, policy-driven cloud governance
Providers can help enterprises tackle cloud governance by providing them the tools to create application-specific policies for dynamic environments. Cloud Provider Spotlight
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Need visibility into the cloud value chain? There's an API for that
In a complex cloud value chain, the key to transparency is a standard way, via an API, to exchange management information among all entities involved. Tip
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DRaaS definitions you need to know
Providers planning to offer DRaaS should brush up on their disaster recovery vocab and understand what works best in the cloud. Tip
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Planning cloud disaster recovery services and avoiding the pain points
Providers looking at cloud disaster recovery services should examine the potential customer base, the challenges and partnership opportunities. Tip
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SDN and OpenFlow may hold the key to improving cloud automation
Cloud automation is critical to provide optimal service delivery in a highly elastic model, and software-defined networking (SDN) may be the glue that holds it together. Tip
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IPv6-ready cloud providers have edge over competitors stuck in IPv4
IPv6-ready cloud providers offer technology advantages to enterprises planning to deploy public or hybrid cloud services, according to an IPv6/cloud analysis. Tip
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Deliver XaaS: What cloud providers need in a service delivery platform
The service delivery platform (SDP) may have a role in the cloud, but it must evolve to remain relevant to providers. Tip
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Tier 3: Cloud federation enables providers to expand service footprint
In part three of this series on cloud federation, network services expert Rebecca Wetzel explains how Tier 3's platform enables providers to rapidly expand their footprints. Tip
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Selling SaaS: Evaluating DevOps tools and models for cloud providers
Without using DevOps tools and principles, the task of building and sustaining SaaS applications can quickly create an operational nightmare for cloud providers. Tip
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How does IPv6 affect support for hybrid cloud services customers?
Hybrid cloud services customers have specific needs surrounding IPv6 support, and many providers aren't meeting them, Ciprian Popoviciu says. AtE
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What kind of cloud management tools do customers need from providers?
The cloud management tools and reporting capabilities customers expect depend on individual service deployment models and use cases. Answer
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How can cloud providers show that their cloud services are secure?
Cloud security expert Neils Johnson explains how cloud providers can demonstrate to prospective enterprise clients that the cloud computing services they offer are secure. Answer
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How do Infrastructure as a Service and multi-tenant services differ?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak details the similarities and differences between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and multi-tenant services. Answer
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CloudCast Weekly: Cloud consulting services, check-in with OpenStack
In this week-in-review podcast, our site editors discuss the trend of providers offering cloud consulting services, plus the news around OpenStack. Podcast
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CloudCast Weekly: Amazon cloud outage underscores limits of automation
In this week-in-review podcast, our editors discuss the implications of the latest Amazon cloud outage and the human error that caused it. Podcast
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CloudCast Weekly: OpenStack, VMware join forces, but to what end?
In its decision to join OpenStack, VMware validated open cloud -- at least symbolically. Our editors dissect the news in this weekly podcast. Podcast
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CloudCast Weekly: For Rackspace, OpenStack helps dispel lock-in fears
According to Rackspace, OpenStack is the antidote for cloud lock-in. But is that enough to lure away Amazon and Google customers? Podcast
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News briefs: Red Hat OpenShift Online goes live; Lenovo pushes cloud
This week, Red Hat's OpenShift Online rolls out for commercial use, Lenovo enters the cloud market and NTT deploys VMware network virtualization. News
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Open source vs. proprietary cloud provider platforms
The choice between an open source or proprietary cloud platform plagues cloud providers, as open source platforms mature and end-user needs evolve. News
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Cloud talent search: How Rackspace finds cloud engineers
To overcome a shortage, Rackspace builds cloud computing talent at its Open Cloud Academy boot camp in San Antonio. News
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Cloud training options: How providers can develop a talent base
The cloud talent shortage is motivating cloud providers, enterprises and vendors to launch their own training and certification programs. Feature
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News briefs: Google cloud services headline I/O, Compute Engine opens
In these briefs, Google I/O delivers news about Google's cloud services, including a new database service and general availability of Compute Engine. News
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Overheard on Twitter: Climb to platform maturity at OpenStack Summit
Tweeters at the OpenStack Summit 2013 in Portland praised the project's latest release, but noted that there is still room for improvement. News
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News briefs: Microsoft heats up IaaS market, Google wants to go greener
In this week's cloud news, Microsoft heats up competition in the IaaS market while Google petitions local utilities for more clean energy options. News
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How does IPv6 affect support for hybrid cloud services customers?
Hybrid cloud services customers have specific needs surrounding IPv6 support, and many providers aren't meeting them, Ciprian Popoviciu says. AtE
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News briefs: Amazon Storage Gateway to run in Hyper-V, Moonshot launch
This week, Amazon's Storage Gateway expands to support Hyper-V, HP launches Moonshot and Rackspace launches OpenStack package for service providers. News
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News briefs: Google Compute Engine opens up, OpenStack Grizzly debuts
This week in cloud news, Google IaaS opens to more users, OpenStack Grizzly rolls out and an IBM supercomputer fights disease with data in Poland. News
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Cloud service delivery requires an infrastructure of shared data centers, multi-tenant servers and application platforms, while telecommunications providers contribute service delivery architectures that integrate IT capabilities to enable service creation that crosses technology and network boundaries. Learn how cloud providers are managing service delivery and offering guarantees with service level agreements (SLAs) for network and application performance, business continuity and beyond.