In keeping with the tradition of the last three to five years, 2012 is being touted by analysts and vendors alike as "the year for VDI." This year there is a slightly new twist to the hype and marketing, and that’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). It’s a simple concept: Employees own devices that they like to use and are most productive on; IT should support the apps and services used to run the business on the employees’ devices. To see the full post visit: http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/232300473.
What Network Virtualization Isn’t
Brad Hedlund recently posted an excellent blog on Network Virtualization. Network Virtualization is the label used by Brad’s employer VMware/Nicira for their implementation of SDN. Brad’s article does a great job of outlining the need for changes in networking in order to support current and evolving application deployment models. He…
SMT, Matrix and Vblock: Architectures for Private Cloud
Cloud computing environments provide enhanced scalability and flexibility to IT organizations. Many options exist for building cloud strategies, public, private etc. For many companies private cloud is an attractive option because it allows them to maintain full visibility and control of their IT systems. Private clouds can also be further…
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Reassesing ‘Vendor Lock-In’
Lock in is an oft discussed consideration when making technology decisions. I tend to see it used more by vendors seeding Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD), but I also see it in the native decision making processes of many of my customers. Let’s take a look at it, starting with…