Topic: People & Process

Why you’re not ready to create a private cloud

David Linthicum, cloud computing and SOA expert offers his thoughts on what is needed to get ready for and succeed with private cloud computing.

Hedge your bets in cloud computing

How do you decide where you should deploy and operate your IT resources over the next three to five years? James Urquhart, Product Marketing Manager, Cloud Computing and Virtualized Data Centers at Cisco; and CNET Blog network author offers a few suggestions.

Dealing with the cloud’s threat to IT jobs

David Linthicum, cloud computing and SOA expert, addresses this concern and offers his insights and advice.

Defeating the Dark Side of Virtualization Using Software License Management

Jeff Greenwald, senior director of Product Management at Flexera Software, tackles the topic of software license management in the virtual world.

VPLEX Webcast

Listen in on this webcast (8-12) hosted by EMC’s Scott Lowe, VMware-Cisco Solutions Principal, and learn how you can leverage EMC VPLEX and VMware vSphere technology to support DR strategy in your virtualized environment.

Pervasive Virtualization and Avoiding Accidental IT

Chuck Hollis, VP – Global Marketing CTO at EMC Corporation discusses the value of a comprehensive, end-to-end virtualization strategy.

Enabling Enterprise Cloud Models

Tony Bishop, founder and CEO of Adaptivity, talks about the importance of fully understanding the existing data infrastructure and its limitations as a first step in developing a strategy for enterprise cloud.

Cloud Architecture Design: Should it be Top-Down or Bottom-Up?

Steve Jin, author and software architect for VMware discusses cloud infrastructure development approaches.

P2C: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cloud

Ellen Ruben, founder & VP of Products at CloudSwitch, explores some of the reasons for the delay in going from physical to virtual.

To cloud or not to cloud

Microsoft Solutions Consultant at EMC, Dominick Dequartro offers up helpful advice when considering the cloud model — whether its public, private, or hybrid.