Two of the hottest IT technologies in 2010 are virtualization and cloud computing. Both are heavily evangelized in the industry as the “wave of the future” and the “next big thing.” This is primarily ...

During her keynote session at Interop New York 2008, Hattar pulled the sheet off of virtualization's mysteries -- whether you consider it a "one to many" or a "many to one" technology -- defining it ...

Ten years ago, the cloud computing industry was approaching a crossroads. Everyone—from students to developers to multinational corporations—seemed to be asking for more. More performance. Increased ...

From security to ease of access, virtualization is a way of organizing cloud systems and successfully conducting business. Cloud computing is a viable option for many businesses. This ever-growing ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

I find it puzzling whenever I come across any reasonably sized IT infrastructure that has little or no virtualization in place, and my puzzlement turns to amazement if there’s no plan to embrace ...

Virtualization is one of those technology buzzwords you’ve probably heard before without understanding what it is, how it works, or why it’s important. In a general sense, virtualization is a strategy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Cloud computing is all about creating virtualized compute ...

Virtualization in cloud computing can reduce the resources and costs involved in running operating systems, making it easier to test applications in multiple environments. As more organizations adopt ...

Carl is the CTO and co-founder at Avassa and spends his days obsessing over an edge control plane that application teams can love. The early 2000s saw the rise of the thought-provoking term “Shadow IT ...