What makes a good cloud provider?

Presented by SearchCloudComputing.com Cloud Computing Digest A roundup of cloud computing content from across the TechTarget network. Advertisement ISSUE DATE:  May 22, 2012 ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS What makes a good cloud provider? HP and Dell dominate server market but struggle in cloud An open dialog on open source cloud Azure’s identity crisis and other cloud computing sound bites FEATURED STORY What makes a good cloud provider? by Tom Nolle, Contributor Fair costs and SLAs were once enough to discern top cloud providers. In today’s packed cloud market, vendors must bring more to the table.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) MORE CLOUD COMPUTING NEWS FROM THE TECHTARGET NETWORK HP and Dell dominate server market but struggle in cloud HP and Dell are the largest hardware makers, though the two companies struggle to present strategies that portray them as serious cloud players.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) An open dialog on open source cloud Advocates of open source cloud may swear by its ‘no rules’ development environment, but a lack of in-house expertise may just have you swearing.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) Azure’s identity crisis and other cloud computing sound bites Microsoft Azure wants to be called Loretta. No, that’s not true. Or is it? Find out that answer and other news overheard in the cloud.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) Should you redesign WAN architecture for cloud and UC? Connecting to the cloud and supporting unified communication (UC) applications is forcing enterprises to redesign WAN architecture.  (SearchEnterpriseWAN.com) Manufacturer to move hosted ERP to virtual private cloud In 11 years, EnterpriseOne ERP system has migrated from on-premises to physical and virtual servers at a managed hosting provider. Next: private cloud.  (SearchManufacturingERP.com) Why vCloud Architect will be the next must-have cloud certification While there is no official VMware cloud certification yet, IT pros hoping to get ahead should abandon the siloed approach and prepare to lead their organization to the cloud.  (SearchVMware.com) How to leverage the cloud in a mobility strategy A panel of cloud providers at Interop 2012 discusses how the cloud can help enterprises mitigate mobility, BYOD concerns.  (SearchCloudProvider.com) How OpenStack Object Storage ‘Swift’ works MercadoLibre’s "Swift" OpenStack Object Storage makes use of clusters of commodity servers to store typically static data.  (SearchCloudStorage.com) Creating a private cloud environment offers cost savings, scalability Creating a private cloud can bring cost savings, scalability and self-service, but the transformation may involve moving to object storage.  (SearchCloudStorage.com) Storage hypervisor makes cloud storage fast, affordable and reliable In this podcast, learn how cloud provider Host.net uses a storage hypervisor from DataCore Software to ensure fast, economical and high-availability storage in its cloud.  (SearchCloudProvider.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by SearchCloudComputing.com, part of the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Cloud Computing Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved.