This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits. 

Cloud computing is a style of computing whose foundation is the delivery of services, software and processing capacity using private or public networks. The focus of cloud computing is the user experience, and the essence is to decouple the delivery of computing services from the underlying technology. Read this paper to find out so much more. 

By now you've heard all about what the can cloud offer, but before you jump the gun, you must also consider the risks that this infrastructure model can introduce. This white paper examines a new cloud system that enables a hybrid approach so you can enjoy the cloud without compromise. 

The commercial potential of cloud computing and cloud services is widely accepted, both in private industry and in the public sector.  The opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency in the UK public sector are real and achievable, but require significant changes to procurement practices, delivery frameworks and across the supplierlandscape. 

This paper examines cloud computing models for data warehousing and the differences between public versus private clouds. 

This third part of a four-part series on hybrid clouds features insight from leading companies on how to rapidly incorporate private and public cloud applications into legacy application portfolios. This particular webcast focuses on mobile applications and security. 

Cloud computing offers many compelling benefits but companies often struggle to determine the best offering for their organisations. This video describes one private cloud model and reveals how it stacks up against market alternatives. 

Read this paper to learn the many benefits of cloud computing as well as the 10 security concerns that need to be addressed when considering moving critical applications and sensitive data to public and shared cloud environments. 

In this second part of a four-part webcast series on how leading companies are rapidly and successfully incorporating private and public cloud applications into their legacy application portfolio you will learn about prioritizing and executing projects. 

Doug Ingraham, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, Data Center Products Group at Brocade, discusses how hybrid clouds are transforming the industry by allowing data center architects to leverage their own assets, as well as public cloud provider assets, to create more agile and cost effective enterprise IT environments. 

In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels"). 

For organizations that want to leverage the benefits of cloud while ensuring the availability of critical business applications, public cloud may not be the most reliable solution. Discover how organizations can take advantage of mature networking technologies to prepare data centers for virtualization and private cloud with VCS Ethernet fabric.