Successful server virtualization deployments lead many IT managers to believe desktop virtualization would provide the same benefits. While that is …
Future bright for cloud computing
The definition of cloud computing can be nebulous. Some call it utility computing, some refer to it as software-as-a-service, still …
Cloud computing: Pros and cons
ON THE UPSIDE 1. Fast start-up “Cloud computing is really a no-brainer for any start-up because it allows you to …
Report: Nokia Siemens bids for much of Nortel
Nokia Siemens Networks, Avaya and Siemens Enterprise Communications are moving in to buy parts of troubled Nortel Networks, the Wall …
Amazon, Microsoft improve their cloud computing game
Amazon has introduced EC2 Reserved Instances, which allow you to obtain a reduced hourly fee for an upfront payment that …
Sharp turns like Cisco’s have a long history
But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the …
Virtual desktops ripe for deployment, hindered by cost
Desktop virtualization, with its promises of improved security, manageability and flexibility, may be on the verge of huge adoption, some …
Loving the cloud
Back in 1991, before the Internet was a big deal, Ohio State University technologist Jerry Martin signalled the nascent Internet's …
Trends that will change our lives
The past two years have been exciting ones for mobility, with the dawn of netbooks, 4G communications and the first …