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The State of Cloud Computing

It has taken several years, but the economics of cloud computing are now low lying fruit for CIOs to embrace.

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SAP + SuccessFactors = Cloud Solution

SAP is paying $3.4 billion in the acquisition of SuccessFactors to strengthen its' overall cloud position. SucessFactors expertise in human resource mangement cloud service offering is a good fit for SAP.

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How the Cloud Shifts the CIO-CFO Reporting Dynamic

A mere 11% of CIOs think IT is providing competitive differentiation. This view most likely stems from the current trend in cloud computing, i.e. the cloud is shifting IT toward a utility model. 

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Cisco: Cloud Traffic in the Zettabyte Range

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The Future of Data Centers: 2012 and Beyond

What will the data center of the near future look like? How can the proper data center architecture and service offering help your organization leverage the benefits of a cloud ready data center?

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Google Increases Acquisition Frequency

The Google shopping spree continues as they have acquired 57 companies so far in 2011.

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The Case for Private Cloud Automation

Automation enables businesses to overcome cloud adoption challenges, improve operational tasks and efficiency, and consequently boost the morale of IT teams. Automation is no longer a nice to have or unachievable goal; it is an absolute requirement for an efficient and effective data center.

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CIOs: Creative Destruction for IT Management

The real message at the recent Gartner symposium was a challege to CIOs to take on more of a leadership role in their respective businesses.

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Former Fed CIO Kundra's Leadership Just OK

His legacy may be his data center consolidation plan and embracing cloud computing at the federal level but he came up short at implementing the plan.

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Cisco: Mobile + Cloud = Future of IT

Recent research conducted to understand the interaction between mobile devices and various cloud-based services.

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CIO's Role Evolving as the Cloud Emerges

CIOs roles have been shaped by decades of enterprise computing advances. Relevant CIOs have stayed ahead of the curve, and have evolved from the ranks of programmers and systems administrators to students at the top business schools seeking their MBAs.

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The Cloud - Time for Some Serious Consideration

When reviewing moving the web to cloud, understand the strengths and weaknesses of the cloud are essential to a seemless migration.

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IBM: Making the Cloud More Efficient

IBM scientists have succeeded in developing chips powered by a relatively new memory technology known as phase-change memory or (PCM).

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Securely Merging Public and Private Clouds Keys to Success

Deployment and migrations of Cloud based solutions have been planned, budgeted,  initiated, and ultimately stalled by many corporate CIOs because of the uncertainty ( ie security risk ) associated with some popular vendor cloud solutions

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