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This article is part of the August 2010, Vol. 25 issue of Software licensing in a virtual environment
An old college buddy called me last week. He works for a manufacturer who sells a product into data centers (among other markets) and he wanted a data center professional's insight into "this whole cloud thing." It seems a colleague of his is trying to convince his whole company to prepare for the cloud computing paradigm shift, where "everything will exist within about ten huge data centers." I have to admit, I laughed when I heard that. My friend wanted to know what impact cloud computing will have on the future. "Is what this guy's saying really going to happen?" In my answer, I went over how much of the thinking and hype surrounding cloud computing is built upon fallacies while ignoring the market realities. Let me outline those fallacies here. Could computing fallacy #1: New technology always supersedes old technology I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard or read something akin to "Everything will move to the cloud." The basis of this statement is a deeply held fallacy in the minds of so many people who follow technology, especially the "pundits"... Access >>>
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Software licensing challenges: How virtualization obscures CPU usage
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
When it comes to software licensing, virtualization changes the game. It’s more difficult to pinpoint processors and ensure that you purchase the right number of software licenses.
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How to make the most of hardware service contracts
by Greg Shields, Contributor
Identify the right amount of support for your data center to manage costs efficiently and keep servers running.
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Software licensing challenges: How virtualization obscures CPU usage
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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Five fallacies of cloud computing
by Chuck Goolsbee, Contributor
Will cloud computing replace the need for data centers? One expert discusses why cloud computing cannot serve every organization's need and why it will remain a segment of the IT market rather than take over the entire industry.
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Five fallacies of cloud computing
by Chuck Goolsbee, Contributor
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