July 13, 2011 Off

Data ownership becomes fuzzy in the cloud

By David
Grazed from The Register.  Author: Lucy Sherriff.

If Facebook has taught us nothing else, it is that people can be cavalier about protecting their data.

The social networking giant has forced consumers to think differently about their data: have I just handed over the rights to the photos of my kids? Am I going to appear on my friends’ pages endorsing fashion leggings thanks to a throwaway remark about “legging it” to catch a bus?

In the same way, cloud computing forces companies to re-evaluate what data ownership means.

July 12, 2011 Off

Focus on Architecture First Before Moving to the Cloud

By David
Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Loraine Lawson.

The point of enterprise architecture is to look beyond the silos and create a blueprint for the business’ big-picture strategy.

 

As I’ve shared before, I’m somewhat confused about why, exactly, a discipline that originated in IT expects to be accepted as a sort of mastermind for designing business strategy. Isn’t that what CIOs were supposed to be doing?

 

July 12, 2011 Off

VMware PXE Manager

By David
Grazed from Computer Weekly.  Author: Mike Laverick.

How to set up VMware PXE Manager and its additional features. VMware expert Mike Laverick tells of his favourite ‘fling’ – Massimiliano Daneri’s PXE Manager.

VMware Labs serves as a portal for various engineers and enthusiasts to let their virtualisation pet projects out into the wild. These "Flings" as they call them are generally not supported by VMware officially, but you might find some of them very useful.

July 12, 2011 Off

VMware intros vSphere 5 and cloud infrastructure suite

By David
Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Rachel King.

VMware has upgraded its vSphere platform and introduce a new complex cloud infrastructure suite to its already burgeoning catalog of virtualization and cloud computing solutions.

Speaking at a media event in San Francisco on Tuesday morning, VMware CEO Paul Maritz spoke broadly about the evolution of virtualization, noting that his company is “taking the next step in the journey to this more automated world.” However, to continue on this path, Maritz said that cloud computing needs to “become easier to manage” and “less costly to operate.”

July 12, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing Worth $82.9 Billion in 2016

By David
Grazed from eWeek.  Author: Nathan Eddy.

More than 30 percent of enterprises worldwide are deploying at least one cloud solution, according to a new survey by Visiongain. The IT analytics and media specialist’s latest report, titled "Cloud: Moving into the Realm of an Essential IT Strategy," examines the fast-growing cloud services market and looks at the state of enterprise cloud market and how businesses can leverage cloud services to cut costs, improve efficiency and drive innovation within their organization.