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Infrastructure

While Cloud Computing conjures up an ethereal image, it is underpinned by hard technology and computing infrastructure. While the end user will often see and 'touch' the Cloud via a Web browser, there are infrastucture components that need to be put in place, both by individual organisations to support their Private Clouds and by Cloud providers to drive their Public Clouds.

Components of this infastructure include data centre management, databases, servers, networking technologies, storage, Cloud development platforms and virtualisation.

Pushing `service’ up the SLA agenda

2010-03-09 15:50

SLAs are vital for judging performance. But performance of what? Traditionally, SLAs have all be about the infrastructure, but OpTier is aiming to show that for cloud service customers, measuring the `service’ is far more important.

Peace, love, Woodstock and the Cloud

2010-03-05 16:59

Peace, love, Woodstock, moon walks, Cloud Computing. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer traces the Cloudy future of his firm back to the events of 1969.

Microsoft pitches secure Cloud at US government

2010-03-02 16:20

Google has been queering Microsoft's public sector pitch, so the Redmond giant is fighting back with a secure Cloud offering.

Infrastructure: client standards pitch aims from business to mobiles

2010-03-02 14:08

Fujitsu is first to exploit Pano-Logic’s pitch at creating an open standard for secure, low-cost thin clients that could stretch from desktop to mobile phone.

Cloud floats up agenda for US CFOs

2010-03-02 11:33

US CFOs are setting an example to their European counterparts by embracing a move towards Cloud Computing.

Industry View: Making the Move - getting the right business model, advice and support

2010-02-25 11:29

From creating the right pricing model to gaining support in the sales process and ensuring ongoing innovation, what questions should be asked of a managed services provider?

Gartner: Private Clouds could help IT clarification

2010-02-24 17:24

CIOs should view Cloud Computing as more of a catalyst for sorting out their own in-house IT by moving from a silo- to a service-based approach, warns Gartner.

Oracle touts ‘complete building blocks’ for Cloud development

2010-02-24 16:41

Despite Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison’s continual derision of the term ‘Cloud Computing’, the vendor proved that it was not above jumping on the bandwagon this week.

The Microsoft recipe for hosting success

2010-02-24 15:15

Microsoft’s John Zanni sets out how Cloud hosting service providers can profitably meet the needs of the growing small business community.

HP revs up 'Formula One' enterprise Clouds

2010-02-21 22:37

The big systems company completes a service package aimed at helping enterprises move to a Cloud-centric portfolio of services brokered by the IT department

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Business Cloud Summit 2009

In the latest of our series of videos from the Business Cloud Summit 09, we talk to customers on the frontline of the Cloud.

View from the Cloud: is email dead for business?

Leading Cloud Computing industry figures offers their unique viewpoint on topical and strategic issues.

In this article Cameron Nouri, Email & Apps Evangelist at Rackspace suggests that Cloud Computing alters the role of email in business.

"Email is clearly an important tool for communication, but it is just part of the infrastructure and not part of the company’s IP, which drives market share and delivers competitive edge. This means email needs to adapt to businesses’ requirements, not the other way around. As Cloud Computing become more widespread, we are already seeing a shift in how email is managed." Read more.