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Question: What is the best way to manage the thousands of components in a typical cloud? How does managing “at scale” change my systems administration practices?

People have been managing data centers for 30-40 years now, so that should mean...

Question: Is the cloud really hardware agnostic? 

The wonderful thing about cloud architectures is that they are designed to be cost effective at massive scales. The major cloud providers are profitable not only because they can aggregate customers...

Question: How can the cloud standardize on a reference architecture when there are so many different ones?

In our work, clients often ask for a cloud reference architecture. They see it as a holy grail that will provide clear vision and help define...

Question: How can cloud migrations cut through the mess of legacy applications and failed IT initiatives?

The growing IT best practices consensus is that creating enterprise clouds are smart money for corporations. Private cloud infrastructures empower...

As IT and business executives begin "bet-your-career" moves to implement cloud initiatives at their companies, they will need to keep the following industry trends in mind to maximize their chances of success and reap the full cloud benefits of business...

Question: Building a private cloud can be an overwhelming project involving a holistic understanding of operations and development. Is it really possible to shortcut the process?

Not surprisingly according to just about every research study out there,...

Question: What are some emerging cloud security products and approaches that assuage IT and Business executive concerns? 

New technologies require new approaches; the cloud is a new technology that has already had a profound effect on IT service...

Question: When will cloud computing have standards so that more companies will feel comfortable implementing cloud architectures and using cloud services without feeling locked in?

Cloud computing is finally maturing as a technology. After many false...

Question: Cloud security is still a major concern for IT and Business executives. Are there emerging security products that address the unique challenges of the cloud?

Progress has been made; business executives no longer give security as the primary...

Question: As the cloud model of IT service delivery matures, have the security standards and technologies kept up?

Cloud Computing has already fundamentally changed the way consumers and small businesses use the Internet. However, as with any new technology...