Public vs Private Cloud Computing

Private vs Public Cloud

Now the big decision becomes: public or private cloud?  With a private cloud, the infrastructure is set up exclusively for one organization. It can be managed on the site of the organization. This is sometimes called an enterprise cloud. However, it can also be hosted offsite and managed by a service provider, either as hosted or managed cloud. On the other hand, there is the public cloud. This type of infrastructure has many different tenants (multitenant) and is perhaps most suitable for … [Read more...]

Will the Skype deal pay off for Microsoft?

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Microsoft’s deal to buy Skype for $8.5 billion is the largest acquisition in the history of the company. After reportedly outbidding Google and Facebook, Microsoft has a number of solutions that can potentially benefit from this acquisition. But does Microsoft have the right strategy? Skype Has Terrific Exposure Skype has almost 700 million registered users globally, most of them using the free chat, voice and video services from PC-to-PC, or from one Skype account to another. … [Read more...]

Highlights From CloudSlam 2011

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The third edition of CloudSlam, a virtual annual conference about cloud computing presented by CloudCor, was held from April 18 to 22. The conference provided a fresh outlook on cloud computing, covering all the latest trends and innovations in the space. Since the first event in 2009, CloudSlam has been growing in prominence with partners like Microsoft, CA, Rackspace, AMD and many more endorsing the conference. The conference hosted many innovative demonstrations and interesting … [Read more...]

What is a quasi-private cloud?

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It's not surprising that interest around private clouds and their implementation inside corporate firewalls is increases as many enterprisesreckon that public clouds are not secure or trustworthy enough for migrating their IT systems and/or data to. VMware, HP and others have been introducing private cloud solutions lately that are intended for enterprises that want to obtain the primary benefits of cloud computing, like auto-provisioning, self-service, cost granularity, breakdown pricing and … [Read more...]