Replicating Google’s cloud model in the enterprise

Replicating Google’s cloud model in the enterprise

Google is firmly among the cloud elite, and many enterprises want to follow in its footsteps. Becoming a Google copycat may not be as hard as you think.

Google broke the mold on how to build and run data centers, as well as how to orchestrate the virtual machines that run the public cloud. And as the search giant combines megascale in the cloud with huge buying power, it allows new ground to be continually broken. While running your cloud environment like Google may seem out of reach, there is a trickle-down effect that brings benefits to enterprises. To understand the opportunities, it’s necessary to look at how Google operates and how enterprises can emulate that.

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Experts forecast the 2015 cloud computing market

From price wars to new tools and services, the cloud market was buzzing in 2014. Will it be the same in 2015? Our cloud experts share their predictions.

As the year draws to a close, the cloud computing market continues to soar. A lot has happened in the cloud world in 2014 — hysteria ensued as hackers wrought havoc on retail companies’ IT systems and celebrities’ iClouds. Rackspace saw its future hang in the balance, while HP split in two. Amazon Web Services continued to dominate the cloud space, but other providers — such as Google and Microsoft — tried to stake their claim for the top spot with new technology and pricing wars. Will the mighty AWS fall from its top spot in 2015? Each year, we ask our cloud computing experts some questions on the year ahead:
What can we expect in the cloud computing market in 2015?
Which cloud vendors will dominate and why?
Here’s what they predict is on tap for the cloud computing market in 2015.

 

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5 Reasons Why Right Brain Thinking is Driving Cloud and IT Decisions

Have IT managers lost their minds? Or are they only using half their brains? And if so, which side are they using now? Which side may they be using more in 2015 and beyond?

The answer may surprise. In what some might call the tale of two brains, IT managers are increasingly moving from the left side of their brain to the right. What do we mean by that?

According to Psychology Today, the theory of left-brain or right-brain dominance suggests each side of the brain controls a different type of thinking. According to Psychology Today, “For example, a person who is “left-brained” is often said to be more logical, analytical, and objective, while a person who is “right-brained” is said to be more intuitive, thoughtful, and subjective.”

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