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Cloud Computing and SaaS Migration

The private cloud can simplify the process of migrating client-server applications to SaaS. Once the hardware platform is in place, a new virtual server instance can be spun up for each new customer quickly and for minimal incremental costs. Migrating client-server solutions to the private cloud removes the risk of rewriting code to a multi-tenant application from the critical path and delivers the same end user experience as in the client-server model. Continue reading

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Private Cloud: Outsource or In-source?

While private clouds are generally preferred by mid-size and large enterprises because they meet the security and compliance requirements of these larger organizations and their customers, different organizations will look differently on whether to build their private cloud internally, or to host their private cloud with a trusted managed data center partner. Continue reading

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Public Cloud or Private Cloud?

“Cloud computing” is still used to mean a lot of things to a lot of people. When it comes to slicing up the cloud taxonomy a little further, there’s still quite a bit of confusion between the public cloud and private cloud computing. Continue reading

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The Next Killer App for the Cloud: Business Continuity

In the Summer 2010 edition of Disaster Recovery Journal an article “Leveraging Cloud Computing for Business Continuity” by David Linthicum speaks to the fact that  DR for the cloud could become the next “killer app”. Leveraging cloud computing resources as a … Continue reading

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Business Value of Cloud Computing: Where Does Initial Capital Expenditure Fit?

In the 5/17/10  InformationWeek  article “5 Steps To Smart SaaS Operations” by Michael Healy, the article speaks to the 5 SaaS pitfalls and how to avoid them. In the dollars and sense section of the article, he says, “if you … Continue reading

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Gartner on Public & Private Cloud Computing

According to Tom Bittman, vice president at Gartner, IT managers are more concerned with security and privacy than they are with the next three public cloud problems combined. In a separate poll on public cloud computing versus private cloud computing, … Continue reading

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Why We Use Enterprise Drives in our Managed Dedicated Servers & Private Cloud Servers

Many low end dedicated servers on the market are desktop computers that are stacked on metal shelves or put on roll-able baker’s racks and sold as dedicated “servers”. At Online Tech, desktop computers aren’t what our clients are looking for … Continue reading

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Private Clouds Win

According to Yankee Group’s recent  survey on Cloud Computing,  more enterprises are considering cloud computing a viable technology. Nearly 60 percent see the technology as an enabler, compared to just 37 percent a year ago. Even more interesting, the Yankee … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing: Your Company’s Game Changer?

In the April 19th edition of NETWORKWORLD there is an article entitled “Cloud Computing is the big story at Interop Las Vegas”. The article written by Brad Reed states ”Clearly cloud computing is a game changer and it’s one technology … Continue reading

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What are the Benefits of Private Cloud Computing Hosting?

A private cloud computing platform is a stack of network, server and storage hardware dedicated to you for the purpose of cloud computing. With a managed cloud computing service, the stack of hardware becomes a customizable cloud of computing and … Continue reading

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