Posts Tagged ‘cloud infrastructure’

Study: Economic Conditions Leading Large Firms to Adopt Cloud Computing

Study: Economic Conditions Leading Large Firms to Adopt Cloud Computing

During the financial crisis in 2008, small and medium-sized business shifted to cloud computing to reduce costs. Due to the recession, large firms will quickly follow suit this year and next year, according to an article on ZDNet.

Software as a service also means shifting away from capital spending, where firms build their own…

Computer Desktop Era Ending, VMWare CEO Says

Computer Desktop Era Ending, VMWare CEO Says
Paul Maritz, VMWare CEO, spoke at VMWorld 2011 about the end of the desktop computer era and the beginning of the cloud infrastructure era.

The desktop computer is ill-suited for today’s workforce and customers should move away from keeping data on one device, Maritz said.

During remarks at

Red Hat and UC4 Collaborate to Enhance Open Virtualization and Cloud Solutions

Red Hat and UC4 Collaborate to Enhance Open Virtualization and Cloud Solutions

UC4 today announced a collaboration with Red Hat to provide enhanced, enterprise ready, open virtualization and cloud solutions with predictive automated provisioning capabilities. The technologies will be lower costs with lower manual effort.

As business move toward more dynamic cloud infrastructures, automation within one solution becomes invaluable. Open virtualization solutions could be the key to widespread adoption of the…