The following is the first in a series of upcoming posts on establishing and working with enterprise-class clouds

Transforming datacenters is more than virtualization and automation. Here's how to do double the work on half the infrastructure

Different organizational aspects refuse to comply with the manual processes needed to keep a CMDB updated, and advancements in virtualization have made the situation worse

The cloud is the long-term strategic delivery model that will enable IT as a service while reducing virtual sprawl in the datacenter -- if firms design, build, and operate it correctly

Any company wishing to emerge from the current economic slowdown in a better position needs to think about efficient execution and challenging old assumptions

Given the costs required just to keep the lights on, how can IT convince business to innovate beyond the datacenter?

The financial markets have been riding a roller coaster in the dark for several weeks. The uncertainty and fear clogging the flow of currency is causing governments of the industrialized world to examine how global markets conduct themselves, with an eye on shorter leashes for many large financial institutions, which these governments now have a stake in. It is likely that new, stricter regulations will come fro

The convergence and intersection of enterprise computing technology combined with cloud computing provides a strategy blueprint for success

Current design limitations Previous design choices have resulted in not meeting the needs of the business. In particular, these design choices have resulted in complexity, waste, performance barriers, and cost models that don't work for the business. Lack of understanding and transparency of what has been done in the past will continue to create misalignment with business needs if not addressed. The critical des

A service-oriented datacenter (SOIT DC) is a top‐down, demand driven datacenter design that maximizes efficiency and minimizes traditional IT waste of power, cooling, space, and capacity under utilization while providing enhanced levels of service and control. The following design principles are proven to enable firms to create a service-oriented datacenter. Dynamic provisioning — A package-once, deploy-many app