The first edition of Cloud Computing Review tackles the big questions about cloud computing, such as does the cloud really save you money? Find out about the hidden costs of cloud, as well as what you should pay attention to in cloud contracts. Plus, explore the link between enterprise applications and the cloud through a detailed case study. 

This white paper introduces the Server Manager console and will help you find your way around it, so that you can get up to speed with Server 2008 quickly. 

While organizations are eager to adopt cloud computing, the security challenges that this environment introduces has some implementation plans on hold. This video discusses the results of a survey of 200 IT professionals that focused on top cloud challenges and security issues. Review key findings that can provide insights on security in the cloud. 

This course examines virtual infrastructures, and the evolution of the vSphere 4 environment and the products that are found in that environment. It aims to equip you with the knowledge required to decide which VMware datacenter products best meet your organization's virtualization needs. 

This e-guide gives a comprehensive review of vSphere as it looks at some of the features in vSphere that are most important to data storage managers as well as best practices for vSphere. It also offers a list of the most common and affordable shared storage options for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from different vendors. 

In this webcast, expert Mike Laverick reviews the different disaster recovery options available for VMware infrastructures. His presentation covers VMware Site Recovery Manager, host-based replication technologies, stretching high-availability technologies across multiple sites, and scripting custom solutions using PowerCLI. 

Many people are seeking the flexibility, consolidation and utilization benefits of virtualization, but find themselves deterred by the technology's limitations and challenges. In this white paper, find out why the potential benefits of a virtualized server deployment are huge. 

In this article, Kaplan, of Harvard Business School, and Norton, founder and director of the Palladium Group, explain how to effectively manage both strategy and operations by linking them tightly in a closed-loop management system, which comprises five stages. 

The Economist Intelligence Unit reviews changing expectations for technology and assesses their implications for  CIOs, the IT function and the business. 

<p>Read this expert article to discover exactly what your managers needs to know about software testing. Find tips on how to make processes run more smoothly and ways to make sense of large quantities of data to make the most informed decisions possible.</p> 

Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any backup acquisition, this guide focuses on the specific considerations of enterprise-class tape libraries. You'll also find a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors like Quantum Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., IBM, SpectraLogic Corp., and more.