Virtualization

Operations

What is keeping you from making the leap to a private cloud?

Iaas

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May 7, 2012

Andrew Baker and 3 other people answered this question

I would say that cost and complexity are two of the things that can keep organizations from making the move from a robust virtualization infrastructure to a private cloud. There's a lot more involved in creating a private cloud than just virtualization (which is among ... more

Virtualization vs. cloud computing- what's the difference?

Private Cloud

Private Cloud Computing

Private Clouds

March 30, 2012

Gary Pokorn and 9 other people answered this question

Thanks for starting this discussion. There are lots of definitions and perspectives on the technology shift in the marketplace I think. (Great for sales professionals, true? e.g. "Y2K".) From my perspective "Cloud Computing" is a bit "cloudy". I believe this is primarily due to "legacy" ... more

What's your opinion on Nicira and network virtualization?

Data Center

IT Operations

Feb. 15, 2012

kevin cloinger and 1 other person answered this question

I going to play with BigSwitch's floodlight and vyatta with open stack.
PS the closed ness of Nicira really big issue for me. more

At what point will I need to consider switching from a shared hosting solution, or VPS, to a dedicated/managed server?

Network Virtualization

Networking

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Jan. 30, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 3 other people answered this question

If you are using paid traffic platform like adwords, display media buys to generate traffic for your site then shared hosting is a surely not adequate. It depends on traffic and use of site. Moving from VPS to a dedicated server can be a little ... more

Datacenter

Hosting

What is a virtual server?

Jan. 30, 2012

christine sheppard and 4 other people answered this question

Here's a really good (short and sweet) animation explaining VPS and Virtual servers -
http://youtu.be/7MZhPtUFw5E
Hope it's also helpful! more

Jan. 19, 2012

Dennis Morgan and 10 other people answered this question

What are some of the first services or applications in an enterprise that should be deployed in the cloud?

Excellent points Faiz. You need to map out your objectives like you mentioned. Otherwise you will not now if you succeed. more

What is the best business case for virtualization?

Jan. 19, 2012

Steven Versa and 3 other people answered this question

A great case for virtualizing an environment is the cost savings and the simplification of your overall infrastructure. Certain applications and anything that is business critical should reside on separate hardware to ensure performance. However when you can look at system that will allow for ... more

How does virtualization help cloud computing?

Jan. 19, 2012

Steven Versa and 4 other people answered this question

Those are all great points being made, the most important factor when using virtualization in the cloud is the ability to scale accordingly. When you are looking for a way to reduce the IT footprint while trying to maintain current or future service levels virtualization ... more

Virtualization Applications

Virtualization Benefits

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Jan. 19, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 5 other people answered this question

Should virtualization vendors offer disaster recovery options?

I agree that this should not be a requirement by the vendor, eluding to Andrew's point that most vendors attempt to provide the customer with what they think they want or need. Bundling a DR solution with virtualization solutions may cause the customer to feel ... more

Disaster Recovery