Structure 2011 - Making Sense of the Real Cloud with Zenoss

Join us next week at Structure 2011! This year's conference theme is making sense of the real cloud - from application development to data center design. We are looking forward to being a part of the conference and talking with people on what it takes to operationally support cloud initiatives. We will also have a big announcement to make ...

Cloud Computing is About Value Delivered, Not Cost Savings

Many organizations are looking to cloud computing to reduce their operational expenses. While lowering costs is often seen as one of the top drivers for cloud adoption, a recent Forrester Research study found that businesses now spend as much on new projects as they do on ongoing operations. In the InfoWorld article, “The cloud won’t ...

Cloud Link Roundup #13: VMware, Oracle, Infineta, Cloud Trends

Every Friday we like to highlight some of our favorite posts on Cloud Computing, service orientated infrastructure, DevOps, and anything else that grabbed our attention over the week. Here are some great articles from the week of June6th that are worth taking a look at. Enjoy!   VMware's Cloud Quandry: Integration "VMware is ripping a ...

Is Speed to Market No Longer an Advantage?

Mike Cohn has posted an interesting question over on the Agile DZone blog on the topic of speed and competitive advantage. So are we nearing the end of an era where time is a competitive advantage? According to Mike, it's quite possible. Mike's idea is that if you look at the past few decades, sources of ...

IT Operations and Keeping Up with the Cloud

Can You Really Manage the Cloud? - Free eBook

IT management is hard. Managing people, technology, and an ever-growing list of business requirements comes with the job; go ahead and add dealing with a fundamental change in the approach to service delivery to that list too. Whether it is the consumerization of IT, cloud computing, or more savvy technology users, IT is being asked ...

Cloud Link Roundup #12: Private Clouds, IP Traffic, IaaS, Cloud Trends

Every Friday we like to highlight some of our favorite posts on Cloud Computing, service orientated infrastructure, DevOps, and anything else that grabbed our attention over the week. Here are some great articles from the week of May 30th that are worth taking a look at. Enjoy!   Private Clouds for Dev-Test: Solving the Struggle ...

Cloud Classics, May 2011

A lot happens throughout the month and keeping track of it all is a chore. Here are some of our most popular posts from May 2011.     The Key to IT Operations: Automate, Automate, Automate "In an “Everything-as-a-Service” world, there is a growing expectation that users should be able to request IT services and ...

Is Operations to Blame for your Slow Cloud Adoption?

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There are clear signs that 2011 is shaping up to be a big year when it comes to the adoption of cloud computing. That being said, it doesn’t mean that it is all smooth sailing. The article, "Cloud Adoption Quickens, But Not Without Issues," highlighted that while cloud adoption increased 20% over the past year, ...