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Cloud computing is an increasingly broad topic that encompasses everything from Google Apps to data center services to virtualization to software-, infrastructure- and platform-as-a service. Technology executives are increasingly interested in cloud computing as a way to save money. Nevertheless, cloud adoption remains in the single digits amid security concerns. Rest assured that cloud computing is a game changer. Key players include: IBM, HP, Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com, NetSuite, VMware as well as dozens of others.
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Netflix suffers another outage, but this one isn't as bad -- yet
UPDATED: For the second time in a week, Netflix has experienced another bout of downtime -- but this one isn't as bad.
Katz, Sapper and Miller, a NetApp Flexpod customer profile
Darrell Williams, Director Information Systems for Katz, Sapper & Miller, spoke with Virtually Speaking about how his organization worked with Logicalis to implement a solution based upon Cisco's UCS servers, VMware's vSphere and NetApp's Flexpod
Cloud brokers should heed lessons from the best online dating sites
Think about it: on an online dating site, would you just want to be matched with everyone in your age range and nothing else? Why bet your infrastructure on incompatible matches by an online broker?
What's the right response to a cloud outage?
Microsoft's Azure storage service in the South Central US region has been offline for more than 24 hours. The outage has brought one web-based business to a grinding halt. But if you were expecting an angry response, prepare to be surprised.
2012's 5 Most popular Linux stories
From Goobuntu to Mint to Windows 8, the un-Linux, here are the year's most popular Linux stories.
How Amazon ruined my Christmas
Netflix's Christmas outage is yet another reminder that downtime happens at the worst possible time and the cloud is not inherently resilient.
SugarSync 2.0; one of the sweetest multi-platform cloud solutions available
SugarSync is one of my favorite cloud backup and storage solutions because of its multi-platform support. The new 2.0 beta version includes significant UI improvements to make it much more user friendly.
Kona supports project management from the individual's point of view
The cloud-based application goes beyond to-do lists to help organize all the documents, conversations and tasks associated with a given project.
Predictions for IT priorities and the cloud in 2013: Experts weigh in
As more enterprises warmed up to cloud adoption in 2012, next year we'll see some more aggressive and decisive action.
Extreme makeover, legacy technology edition
If you were to design an IT infrastructure from scratch would it look like anything you have today? 'No freaking way,' says a leading virtualization proponent.
Cloud research: Cost matters most and confusion remains
Although cloud computing holds the promise of innovation and business transformation, buyers remain focused on cost and are confused over license models.
Amazon Web Services adds new EC2 instances for data-heavy apps
Amazon Web Services is aiming to support more data-heavy applications and workloads with the launch of its new EC2 product.
ZDNet's tech predictions for 2013
What will be the next big thing? As cellular carriers merge and become stronger, mobile makers may not survive. Will big data analytics take off, and will 3D printing arrive with a bevy of legal and ethical issues? Here's a look ahead at 2013 and what we can expect.
Converstation with ScienceLogic's Antonio Piraino
ScienceLogic's Antonio Piraino spent some time introducing the company, its products and the philosophy behind those products.