Private Cloud News & Support Resources

August 7, 2009

If a recent Evans Data study is any indication, private cloud deployments could rise sharply over the next year According to the Evans Data Cloud Development Survey, 48.9 percent of developers surveyed said they plan to deploy applications in a private cloud in the coming year. The survey also showed that 29.7 percent of […]

Apptio Announces Server Virtualization Cost Transparency Solution for VMware vSphere 4

July 30, 2009

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Offering provides greater visibility into physical and virtual costs, simplifying allocation, chargeback, and ROI analysis to accelerate enterprise virtualization deployments Apptio, the leading provider of on demand IT Cost Transparency software, today announced general availability of a Cost Transparency solution for VMware vSphere™ 4. This offering complements the capabilities of the VMware vCenter™ product family, […]

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Desktop

User Management

Wyse VDA Promises To Speed Up Remote Virtual Desktops

July 20, 2009

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Wyse has launched a protocol accelerator can speed up remote virtual desktops regardless of the distance between it and the host data centre, helping address challenges encountered by companies using cloud computing or virtual clients in remote locations. Just launched in the UK, Wyse is calling the protocol the Virtual Desktop Accelerator (VDA), and it […]

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Forrester Bucks Conventional Wisdom on Cloud Computing

June 30, 2009

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A couple of weeks ago Forrester released a report on cloud computing, based upon a survey of small and large enterprises located in North America and Europe. I was particularly interested in its findings as it addressed the question of private (internal) cloud computing, given my recent CIO.com blog series, "The Case Against Cloud Computing." […]

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Management

Storage

Cisco, EMC, VMware Form Private Cloud Pact

June 3, 2009

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The current ratio of the amount that IT spends on maintaining IT systems versus driving innovation has become unsustainable, according to EMC Australia president David Webster. “The information technology industry needs to change because the dynamics of the IT industry are unsustainable — particularly as it relates to data centre operations,” Webster said, speaking at […]

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Data Center

Open Source

Red Hat Sees Strong Demand For Cloud Computing

June 2, 2009

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As many as 50 of its customers have begun building private compute clouds using Red Hat Linux, says Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst. A few are investigating "semi-private clouds," in which they plan to share IT resources with trusted partners. Speaking at the recent Federal IT on a Budget Forum in Washington, Whitehurst said Red […]

VMware Delivers VMware vSphere™ 4, A Quantum Leap Forward

May 21, 2009

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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 20, 2009 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced the general availability of VMware vSphere™ 4, delivered ahead of schedule and with the support of an extensive partner ecosystem and customers around the globe. “With […]

Citrix NetScaler Goes Virtual with New NetScaler VPX Release

May 11, 2009

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Powerful NetScaler System that Delivers the Largest Web Applications on the Planet to be Available as a Flexible Software-Based Virtual Appliance At Citrix Synergy™ 2009, the conference where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) unveiled Citrix® NetScaler® VPX, a new software-based virtual appliance version of its industry-leading NetScaler® MPX hardware […]

Microsoft Virtualization Software Helps Kroll Factual Data Reduce IT Costs and Energy Consumption, and Stay Agile

April 21, 2009

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Company enables private cloud computing environment through combination of virtualization, managing services across physical and virtual, and dynamic application development tools. Kroll Factual Data was able to create a private cloud computing environment to meet stringent customer requirements while it helped reduce costs and energy consumption for its datacenter, Microsoft Corp. announced. Kroll Factual Data […]

VMware and CollabNet Announce New Relationship to Deliver Virtual Appliances for the Cloud

April 16, 2009

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Companies to Collaborate on Unified Development Environment for Creating Applications for Public and Private Clouds VMWARE PARTNER EXCHANGE 2009 – Today at VMware Partner Exchange 2009, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) and CollabNet announced a new relationship that will deliver a unified development environment that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) and developers to create applications for […]

Enterprise Companies Realize Benefits of Surgient Platform Enabling Private Clouds

March 25, 2009

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Companies Significantly Reduce Required Investment and Management Effort While Optimizing IT Service Delivery with Patented Self-Service Virtualization Technology Surgient, the leading provider of IT service delivery optimization and virtualization automation, today announced that its customers have long benefitted from deploying private clouds based on the patented Surgient Virtual Automation Platform as part of their ongoing […]

Economics of Cloud Computing Webinar

March 18, 2009

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Dave Malcolm, Chief Technology Officer at Surgient, explores the economic motivators of the cloud in today’s economy. Sign up now to learn more about how cloud computing can reduce your enterprise budget. Gartner, IDC, 451 Group and Forrester predict that cloud computing will dominate the enterprise in 2009. This economic climate has mandated resource efficiencies […]

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Data Center

Storage

Private Clouds: Critical Considerations for Building Internal Clouds Webinar, Hosted by Surgient

March 2, 2009

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Brian Wilson, VP of Services and Support at Surgient, explores the key considerations to evaluate as you plan a private cloud implementation. Sign up now to find out what considerations to take into account when implementing a private cloud. Click to register here Gartner, IDC, 451 Group and Forrester predict that cloud computing will […]