<br />
A Compilation of Articles by Industry Experts<br />
Focus on: Cloud Computing<br />
Top Considerations<br />
Before Beginning<br />
a Cloud Initiative<br />
What Service Means in the Cloud<br />
5 C’s of Cloud Computing<br />
Debunking 6 Myths about the Cloud<br />
The Network and Cloud Services<br />
Published by BMC Software<br />
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
We greatly appreciate the contributions of the following people and companies:<br />
Kia Behnia, BMC Software<br />
Jonathan Bridges, Fujitsu<br />
Bryan Che, Red Hat<br />
Simon Crosby, Citrix Systems, Inc.<br />
Dennis Drogseth, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)<br />
Bill Erdman, Cisco Systems<br />
Gary Garcia, NetApp, Inc.<br />
Darren Ratcliffe, Fujitsu<br />
John Ross, GreenPages Technology Solutions<br />
Lilac Schoenbeck, BMC Software<br />
Mark Settle, BMC Software<br />
Ed Sladek, Dell<br />
Herb VanHook, BMC Software<br />
Dr. Werner Vogels, Amazon Web Services<br />
Dale Wickizer, NetA<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=1"> A Compilation of Articles by Industry Experts </a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=4"> 40 Cloud Computing: Redefining How 64 </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=5"> CLOUD COMPUTING is a model for enabling convenien</a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=7"> cloud initiative? If so, read the article by John</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=8"> Top Considerations Before You Begin a Cloud Initi</a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=10"> Top Considerations Before You Begin a Cloud Initi</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=11"> an application developer needs resources, that’s </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=12"> requirements. Also essential is insight into the </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=13"> environments also presents challenges, as does th</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=14"> Top Considerations Before You Begin a Cloud Initi</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=15"> supports those environments will grow and evolve </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=16"> Beyond SLAs: What Service Means in the Cloud Bey</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=17"> 15</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=18"> Beyond SLAs: What Service Means in the Cloud A </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=19"> to determine which availability level best fits yo</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=20"> Beyond SLAs: What Service Means in the Cloud Thr</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=21"> Surprisingly, this organization now runs 25 perce</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=22"> Conversations on the Cloud: The 5 C's of Cloud Co</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=23"> V IEWPOINT: Ed, thank you for tal</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=24"> Conversations on the Cloud: The 5 C's of Cloud Co</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=25"> internal services, including IT, should be cost- </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=26"> so that you could have the report in hours or min</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=27"> you should also get to the point where if the use</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=28"> Conversations on the Cloud: The 5 C's of Cloud Co</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=29"> accountants are hitting the end-of-quarter report</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=30"> Four Strategies for Moving to the Cloud Four Str</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=31"> C loud computing is a major departur</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=32"> Four Strategies for Moving to the Cloud managing</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=33"> New automation orchestration solutions accommodat</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=34"> Four Strategies for Moving to the Cloud from a c</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=35"> message by empowering people to request the servi</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=36"> Debunking Six Myths About the Cloud Debunking Si</a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=38"> Debunking Six Myths About the Cloud M </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=39"> can access what object under which condi- tions. </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=40"> Debunking Six Myths About the Cloud Myth 5: If I</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=41"> per compute hour on Monday and be willing to incr</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=42"> Cloud Computing: Redefining How Services Are Provi</a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=44"> T he European railway system is c</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=45"> Similarly, when you begin to add a diverse set of</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=46"> services from the network to ensure applica- tion</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=47"> Cisco is working with major service provid- ers t</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=48"> humans to make the necessary decisions quickly en</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=49"> an application that needs higher performance to a</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=50"> Cloud Computing: Redefining How Services Are Provi</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=51"> 6 Tips for Creating Flexible Storage in the Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=52"> 6 Tips for Creating Flexible Storage in the Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=53"> IT. Instead of thinking about single application </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=54"> 6 Tips for Creating Flexible Storage in the Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=55"> As simple as this sounds, it is still important t</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=56"> 6 Tips for Creating Flexible Storage in the Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=57"> design from the perspective of delivering service</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=58"> Preflight Checklist: Preparing for a Private Cloud</a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=60"> Preflight Checklist: Preparing for a Private Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=61"> well-considered offerings, explicitly described bo</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=62"> Preflight Checklist: Preparing for a Private Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=63"> components of a workload is useful for both chang</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=64"> Preflight Checklist: Preparing for a Private Cloud</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=65"> support are all modified in a dynamic resource env</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=66"> For Public Cloud Service Providers: How to Cater </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=67"> For public Cloud Service providers: How to Cater </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=68"> For Public Cloud Service Providers: How to Cater </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=69"> A well-designed cloud service delivers value both</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=70"> bandwidth assets can help you differentiate your c</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=71"> Compliance Enterprises are bound not only by inte</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=72"> range of customers that have different price and s</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=73"> As a public cloud provider, be sure to cater </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=74"> Platform for the Cloud: The Invisible, Critical C</a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=76"> Platform for the Cloud: The Invisible, Critical C</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=77"> On the other hand, a hypervisor does not really n</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=78"> Platform for the Cloud: The Invisible, Critical C</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=79"> IT leaders are looking to cloud computing to lowe</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=80"> Looking Ahead: A Cloud Report from 2015 Looking </a>
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<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=82"> Looking Ahead: A Cloud Report from 2015 W </a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=83"> and pricing negotiations just to get a set of ser</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=84"> Looking Ahead: A Cloud Report from 2015 function</a>
<a title="Viewpoint: Focus on Cloud Computing page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb?page=85"> This publication was created by BMC Software. Bu</a>