Data Center

Cloud Leads 5 Storage Trends for 2011

When 15 petabytes of data are created each day, the storage status quo doesn't have a chance. See how cloud will shake up enterprise storage in 2011, with this look ahead from two storage experts at IBM.

Windows Phone 7 Hands On: Two Features That Will Let You Down

Windows Phone 7 doesn't play well with Exchange and has a disorganized app store, but an OS update could change all that.

How Secure is that Cloud Vendor? 7 Basics

All cloud computing vendors will tell you how wonderfully secure their services are. As you evaluate those claims, here are 7 key factors to consider.

Windows Phone 7 Hands On: Three Stand-Out Features

Windows Phone 7 is not the smash Microsoft was hoping for, but it offers some cool features for the average user. Here's three.

Cloud App Integration: What’s the Best Path? Part 2

Cloud App Integration: What’s the Best Path? Part 2

What's the best way to integrate cloud apps with your existing infrastructure and enterprise applications? Last week we explored the available integration layers; this week we'll explore 4 options for "connector" technologies.

Chasing Google: Bing’s ‘Search Overload’ Message Falling on Deaf Ears?

Despite Bing's market share gains and a strong ad campaign, Google remains unscathed as the search king. Will that ever change?

Cloud App Integration: What’s the Best Path?

Cloud-based or SaaS applications need to live in an ecosystem, integrated with the rest of your infrastructure and enterprise applications. Sure -- but what integration strategy actually works best?

Virtualization and Cloud Computing Hiring Outlook for 2011

If you've got virtualization and cloud skills, plenty of companies now have jobs. Still, you may not be at the very top of the IT hiring agenda.

Cloud Makes Capacity Planning Harder: 3 Fight-Back Tips

Cloud computing will kill capacity planning as CIOs know it and utilization risk will move to cloud providers, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Here's his take on what IT and airlines will soon have in common -- plus three strategies for avoi

Cloud City: Survey Ranks Most Cloud Computing-Friendly U.S. Urban Areas

Cloud computing is slowly fueling IT jobs in U.S. cities. Here are the top 10 cloud cities, according to a Microsoft survey.