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VMWare VSphere 5.0

Evolving Solutions has been getting a lot of questions from our customers about the new VMWare VSphere 5.0 licensing model. As you may have heard, VMWare has added a memory restriction to VSphere 5.0 licensing. They call this new model  … Continue reading

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    Virtualization – Creating an Agile Data Center

    Increasingly, organizations are using the mobility functionality of virtualization to create a dynamic agile data center. From a networking perspective, the paths that virtualization is taking require innovation on the data center network in order to achieve the promise of … Continue reading

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      Creating a Green Data Center

      Oracle published a whitepaper this year entitled “Consolidate Storage Infrastructure and Create a Greener Data Center“.  This whitepaper explores ways to improve efficiencies within your data center to achieve both cost and energy savings. In addition to finding ways to … Continue reading

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        Best Methods for Managing Data Center Servers

        Today’s article on TMCNet.com by Tammy Wolf talks about the right steps to take to monitor, test and analyze non-productive data servers before decommissioning them. According to Wolf, 30% of data center servers are underutilized and fail to comply with … Continue reading

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          Server Virtualization vs. Private Cloud

          An article published today in ComputerWorld discusses the differences between Server Virtualization and implementing a Private Cloud. Analyst, Bill Claybrook, explains how Server Virtualization is an important building block for creating a private cloud.  Part of the building process is … Continue reading

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            Is the Cloud right for you?

            Now that we’ve explored the various cloud computing options available, how do you decide whether cloud computing is right for your business? In a recent article on securitycatalyst.com, Craig Nelson discussed reasons why businesses opt for the cloud and what … Continue reading

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              Cloud Computing: Public Clouds

              Security?  Privacy?  Compliance?  They are all legitimate concerns when it comes to public cloud computing.  That being said, the public cloud has undeniable benefits.  As a utility service, public clouds offer easy and inexpensive setup, scalability for growing needs and … Continue reading

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                Cloud Computing: Private Clouds

                There has been a lot of talk about private versus public clouds because of data security concerns. A private cloud is a proprietary network or data center that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people. Private clouds generally … Continue reading

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                  Cloud Computing: SaaS

                  Software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings are finished applications that companies rent. SaaS applications are delivered via the Internet and priced based on consumption (number of users or “seats”).  While you cannot modify SaaS applications, it is possible to make small customizations.  Some … Continue reading

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                    Cloud Computing: PaaS

                    Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) refers to software and product development tools hosted on the provider’s infrastructure.  You pay the host for the use of their platform, but may also pay someone else for other software or services.   A good example of PaaS … Continue reading

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