The metaphor is also true for cloud service providers, who offer IT services outside the data center. Why is all this happening now? Virtualization.

03/01/2011 Virtualization Review Editor in Chief Bruce Hoard recently interviewed Rahul Bakshi, VP of Solution Design for Managed Services at SunGard Availability Services. They talked about the ...

How do virtualization and cloud usage affect compliance with PCI? QSAs Ben Rothke and David Mundhenk provide practical advice.

Virtualization is also the key ingredient for resource pooling, the ability to link together computing, storage, memory and network resources across the data center into a giant virtual computer ...

Organizations are using virtualization to manage their cloud environment effectively. Here is a rundown of the different types and what each can offer.

This week I want to turn to how cloud computing affects IT application architectures, specifically examining the flip side of the coin of data growth: application load.

Virtualization use cases Making the transition to virtualization in cloud computing can present challenges, but developing a strategic approach can reduce some of the complexities and limitations.

It's called 'cloud computing' because when engineers diagram their corporate networks, the symbol that represents the "internet" is a cloud.

Bernard Golden is CEO of consulting firm HyperStratus, which specializes in virtualization, cloud computing and related issues. He is also the author of “Virtualization for Dummies,” the best ...

Cloud computing, by contrast, usually refers to the sorts of software that run once a computer gets turned on. The "cloud" indicates that the software is hosted in a data center, not sitting on ...