Research firm IDC predicts that the worldwide cloud services market segment will be worth about US$43 billion by 2012. Respected Fortune 500 companies are already taking advantage of this compelling trend. Eye-popping cost savings are a driving force, but not the only issue IT execs need to consider. Read this white paper to better understand the benefits and drawbacks, and what you can do to assess your situation and determine a strategy for your organization. (more…)
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Cloud Computing: The ‘Next Big Thing’ in IT
Monday, July 6th, 2009Why the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series is the Ideal Foundation for Cloud Computing
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009When building out a cloud computing infrastructure, one of the key decisions is the choice of microprocessor – as this strategic question will influence the capability, the efficiency, and the total cost of ownership of the cloud offering. This whitepaper reviews the key reasons why the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series is the ideal foundation for cloud architectures. (more…)
Better Together: Rich Client PCs and Cloud Computing
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009With more and more services delivered from the cloud, new questions arise about the optimal enterprise client computing strategy. Which combination of client platforms and service delivery models best meets the needs of users and IT organizations? This new white paper looks at the Intel IT environment, which contains a mixture of conventional and cloud computing services, and concludes that the ability to perform local computing on the client offers the best user experience and the flexibility to run different types of applications. (more…)
Developing an Enterprise Cloud Computing Strategy
Saturday, January 24th, 2009Security risks, the lack of mature technology and standards, and other concerns prevent widespread enterprise adoption of external cloud computing today. Intel IT is developing a cloud computing strategy based on growing the cloud from the inside out, initially growing our internal virtualized computing environment to support an increasing number of cloud-like attributes over time. Additionally, Intel is already taking advantage of external cloud computing technologies including software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). This white paper documents our findings and suggests which applications are not suitable and which are suitable for hosting in external clouds at present. (more…)
Sun Extends Xeon® Server Family For HPC, Web 2.0
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Sun Microsystems has extended its family of Intel® Xeon® processor-based Sun Fire servers with two new offerings for High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud/Web 2.0 and back office computing workloads, including a 1U server for HPC workloads and an expandable 2U enterprise-class system. The Sun Fire X2250 and Sun Fire X4250 servers, powered by one or two dual- or quad-core Intel Xeon processors 5200 or 5400 series, run a variety of operating systems, including Solaris* 10, Linux* and Windows*.
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