Category Archives: Microsoft

Private Cloud Case Studies VMware, Microsoft, Eucalyptus

Zynga Cloud Case Study Zynga started out with a dedicated hosted IT infrastructure, but its business growth quickly outpaced its ability to add infrastructure. It moved to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accommodate the rapid scale demands in the vertical … Continue reading

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Private Cloud, VMware and Microsoft Private Cloud’s Licensing and Pricing

As per NIST’s definition, Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal … Continue reading

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Private Cloud Trends in 2012

Forrester forecasts the market for private cloud solutions will grow from $7.8 billion in 2011 to $15.9 billion in 202 Gartner: High-impact technologies Complexity of integrating internal security, auditing and compliance processes with external cloud services is a major plus. … Continue reading

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Recent Trends in Cloud Services Adoption

The cloud is also a world with various layers and choices. Do you adopt a public, private or hybrid cloud model? Do you use the cloud for software or your whole infrastructure? Are you a formal (enterprise IT) buyer or … Continue reading

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Latest on Cloud Computing~Predictions, New Offerings and Other News

AWS Storage Gateway Amazon Web Services has launched a public beta test of AWS Storage Gateway, which allows enterprises to back up application data in Amazon’s cloud using a software appliance. The AWS Storage Gateway is a service connecting an … Continue reading

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Free Microsoft Private Cloud Virtual Training

Course: “Creating and Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start” Date/Time: February 21-22, 2012 from 9:00am – 5:00pm PST Where: Live virtual classroom (online from wherever you are) Cost: FREE! Target audience: IT Professionals (IT Implementers, managers, … Continue reading

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