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Addressing compliance requirements in cloud computing contracts
As CIOs look to cloud computing for data backup and storage, compliance requirements must be spelled out and met -- or the data brought back down to earth. Article | 11 Jun 2009
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Verizon bets reliability beats price in cloud computing
Our blogger takes a look at Verizon's pricing for its cloud computing services vs. pricing for Amazon Web Services, and what it says about the offering. News | 05 Jun 2009
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Cloud computing initiatives show wide range as VMware touts cloud OS
VMware's new cloud operating system, vSphere, brings new capabilities, though some big cloud projects will use Microsoft's virtualization technology. Article | 21 Apr 2009
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Private cloud replaces antiquated IT infrastructure for $300K per year
For the price of a SAN, Marian College is building a private cloud to create a flexible IT architecture and help transform the liberal arts school into a university. Article | 07 Apr 2009
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The challenges and benefits of a private cloud
A private cloud may leverage server virtualization to drive business flexibility, but many of its management challenges (both people and boxes) are as yet untested. Article | 25 Mar 2009
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Beyond server virtualization: The private cloud
Turning server virtualization and the cloud computing concept into a private cloud is more than semantics. Our expert details how it differs from a virtual server farm and more. Article | 24 Mar 2009
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Cloud computing helps firm bring call center in-house, integrate apps
Cloud computing allows a firm to bring its call center in-house to improve customer service, plus integrate applications and provide executive dashboards. Here's how. Article | 03 Mar 2009
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Economic downturn hits IT budgets
SearchCIO.com's comprehensive survey of IT spending plans for 2009 shows that the recession is taking a bite out of IT budgets, particularly for hardware purchases. Security and compliance spending is up, and the focus on business intelligence contin... Article | 10 Feb 2009
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Shifting IT business models in time of economic crisis
For CIOs who already budget lean, here are four more places to save. You can stop some projects, reduce service levels, increase levels of risk and, yeah, move to the cloud. Article | 13 Nov 2008
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Microsoft: Spatial computing the future
Microsoft's Craig Mundie says the next era of computing will ride on multi-core processing and spatial computing, but it will be defined -- as previous computing eras -- by killer apps. Article | 30 Sep 2008