Turn ‘server huggers’ onto cloud adoption: Be a partner, not a seller
IT managers like a fiefdom to control, and this proclivity is a barrier to cloud adoption. Cloud providers should recognize and overcome this barrier by showing that outsourcing servers doesn’t...
View ArticleImproving cloud computing performance: A path for revenue growth
When customers migrate critical applications to the cloud, they expect cloud computing performance to be impeccable. Yet when enterprises relinquish ownership of and control over the underlying...
View ArticleSpotCloud: Federation unites cloud services broker’s marketplace
Describing itself as a "cloud‐capacity clearinghouse," SpotCloud entered the cloud federation market in 2010 as a brokerage service enabling Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers to federate...
View ArticleBetter cloud application response time: An overview of partner options
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) will eventually become a commodity, but that isn't necessarily catastrophic news for cloud providers. They can and should seek higher margins and new revenue streams...
View ArticleCloud APM services win customer trust by monitoring app performance
As critical applications are born in or move to the cloud, leaving their performance unmonitored is as ill‐advised as leaving a baby without a sitter.The post Cloud APM services win customer trust by...
View ArticleThree paths to the federated cloud: Which is right for you?
Federated clouds enable providers to join forces to improve their individual prospects for long‐ term growth and sustainability ‐‐ positioning them to compete against industry giants like Amazon or...
View ArticleTier 3: Cloud federation enables providers to expand service footprint
In the last installment of this three‐part tip series on the evolution of cloud federation, network services expert Rebecca Wetzel explains how Tier 3, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider...
View ArticleOnApp: With federated cloud, CDN services possible for providers
Few cloud providers want to go head‐to‐head with Amazon. But when it came to cloud CDN services, executives at cloud software vendor OnApp believe they had one advantage over the online behemoth:...
View ArticlePlanning cloud disaster recovery services and avoiding the pain points
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an up‐and‐coming service that can nicely round out a cloud provider's product portfolio. DRaaS is a low‐cost alternative to expensive and often unwieldy...
View ArticleTurn ‘server huggers’ onto cloud adoption: Be a partner, not a seller
IT managers like a fiefdom to control, and this proclivity is a barrier to cloud adoption. Cloud providers should recognize and overcome this barrier by showing that outsourcing servers doesn’t...
View ArticleImproving cloud computing performance: A path for revenue growth
When customers migrate critical applications to the cloud, they expect cloud computing performance to be impeccable. Yet when enterprises relinquish ownership of and control over the underlying...
View ArticleSpotCloud: Federation unites cloud services broker’s marketplace
Describing itself as a "cloud‐capacity clearinghouse," SpotCloud entered the cloud federation market in 2010 as a brokerage service enabling Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers to federate...
View ArticleBetter cloud application response time: An overview of partner options
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) will eventually become a commodity, but that isn't necessarily catastrophic news for cloud providers. They can and should seek higher margins and new revenue streams...
View ArticleCloud APM services win customer trust by monitoring app performance
As critical applications are born in or move to the cloud, leaving their performance unmonitored is as ill‐advised as leaving a baby without a sitter.
View ArticleThree paths to the federated cloud: Which is right for you?
Federated clouds enable providers to join forces to improve their individual prospects for long‐ term growth and sustainability ‐‐ positioning them to compete against industry giants like Amazon or...
View ArticleTier 3: Cloud federation enables providers to expand service footprint
In the last installment of this three‐part tip series on the evolution of cloud federation, network services expert Rebecca Wetzel explains how Tier 3, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider...
View ArticleOnApp: With federated cloud, CDN services possible for providers
Few cloud providers want to go head‐to‐head with Amazon. But when it came to cloud CDN services, executives at cloud software vendor OnApp believe they had one advantage over the online behemoth:...
View ArticlePlanning cloud disaster recovery services and avoiding the pain points
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an up‐and‐coming service that can nicely round out a cloud provider's product portfolio. DRaaS is a low‐cost alternative to expensive and often unwieldy...
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