By Michael Coté on March 25, 2011
This week in Las Vegas, Microsoft came out with some strong, confident direction in their IT Management portfolio. There were numerous products announced in beta or GA’ed and endless nuance to various stories like “what exactly is a Microsoft-based private cloud?” Rotating in my head though are three clusters of important offerings and concepts to […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, conferences, microsoft, mms2011, Private Cloud, Systems Management
By Michael Coté on March 8, 2011
Rackspace announces a support plan for OpenStack, while Dell, Rackspace, and Opscode announce an OpenStack installer for quick cloud building.
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Chef, Cloud, Cloud Builders, Cloud Computing, Dell, Open source, OpenStack, OpsCode, Private Cloud, Quick Analysis, Rackspace, redmonk, support, Systems Management, The New Thing
By Phil Wainewright on February 7, 2011
Several private clouds are now coming to market based on the Vblock technology developed by VCE, a joint venture forged by Cisco, EMC and VMWare. Last week I groaned inwardly as I saw not one, but two announcements plop into my inbox. First came Sungard’s “fully managed cloud offering”, and then a couple of days […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, EMC Corporation, microsoft, Private Cloud, Sungard, VMware
By R "Ray" Wang on January 4, 2011
Organizations Seek Measurable Results In Disruptive Tech, Next Gen Business, And Legacy Optimization Projects For 2011 Credits: Hugh MacLeod Enterprise leaders seek pragmatic, creative, and disruptive solutions that achieve both profitability and market differentiation. Cutting through the hype and buzz of the latest consumer tech innovations and disruptive technologies, Constellation Research expects business value to […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on December 28, 2010
This blog was jointly posted by @Chirag_Mehta (Independent Blogger On Cloud Computing) and @rwang0 (Principal Analyst and CEO, Constellation Research, Inc.) Part 1 was featured on Forbes: 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For CIO’s And Business Technology Leaders As Cloud Leaders Widen The Gap, Legacy Vendors Attempt A Fast Follow Cloud computing leaders have innovated with […]
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By Phil Wainewright on November 15, 2010
Microsoft, a most unlikely ally, has published a white paper that shows private cloud solutions are up to 40 times *less* cost-effective than public cloud alternatives for many companies. It vindicates my prediction that private cloud will be discredited by year-end.
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, data center, microsoft, Private Cloud, security |
By Michael Coté on October 20, 2010
My discussions with the tech press about SAP’s recent Big Data and private cloud announcements.
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Big Data, Chris Kanaracus, EMC, enterprise software, ibm, OpenStack, Press Pass, Private Cloud, Rackspace, Retail, sap, VMware
By Michael Coté on September 20, 2010
Recently, I had the chance to catch up with the Eucalyptus team, getting an overview of the new release and then a demo.
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, Eucalyptus, Mårten Mickos, Open source, Private Cloud, RedMonkTV, VMworld2010
By Sadagopan on August 31, 2010
An interesting thread is now on within the enterprise irregulars group on what constitutes private clouds –as again very enlightened discussion therein. The issue that I want to talk about is if private cloud do indeed exist, then what is their adop…
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Cloud Computing, Clouds, Emerging Models, Emerging Technologies, Emerging Trends, Private Cloud, security, software as a service, VCloud, VMware
