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This calls for a very special edition of Whiteboard Wednesday.

VMware Users' Group (VMUG) had their Demo Days in Indianapolis yesterday and set up Jake Robinson and me to do some cloud computing white boarding. We took questions from cloud experts, employees, and enthusiasts; then hit the white board. 

In this session, Jake and I take a look at connecting internal and external clouds -- the cloud with virtualized environments. Take a look:

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Last week marked a very special edition of This Week in Cloud Computing, a web TV show that recaps the week's biggest news in the cloud industry. 

In this 19th edition of This Week In Cloud Computing, BlueLock's very own, Pat O'Day and Eric Thompson from mSpot discuss industry trends and best practices, including: 

• Points of failure and infrastructure resiliency
• Management between public and private clouds
• Cloud washing vs marketing the cloud

Let us know what you think:

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With great power comes great responsibility. At least, that's what I learned from Spiderman comic books. 

And what better way to illustrate this point than to look at it through the lens of an IT consultant? Cloud computing is a powerful weapon in the toolbox available to any organization. But some of the features that make cloud technology a value-building business tool are the same features that enable hackers, spammers, and other villains of the web to exploit innocent people (newbies...Read More »

If you're a developer, an IT admin, or a cloud computing enthusiast, you've probably heard of Amazon's EC2 and you've probably heard of VMware's vCloud. These two platforms power a large portion of both public and private clouds. But, what's the difference?

In this Whiteboard Wednesday video, Jake Robinson and I outline some of the similarities and differences between Xen-based EC2 and Vmware-based vCloud. If you have questions or comments, please feel free to include them below.

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Cloud Computing makes it easier than ever to bring your ideas to life. Dreamers are empowered with new tools that leverage virtualization to not only launch, but grow and develop their vision.

I'm incredibly energized by the positive change and new opportunities created by paradigm-shifting cloud technology. I developed the following slide deck for a presentation I gave on this subject. Let me know what you think:

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Cloud technology is rapidly evolving with new products, services, and organizations each with their own unique perspectives and value propositions. But with so much going on, how can one stay current with cloud computing?

In this special edition of Whiteboard Wednesday, Bob Roudebush talks us through how he stays on top of cloud news – from security and services to companies and user groups. We cover different SaaS aggregation and curation tools to help manage your information flow. And for those...Read More »

Cloud computing has shifted the way we think about information technology. Gone are the days of the traditional IT career path. In this Whiteboard Wednesday, Jake Robinson and I dive into how cloud technology has changed the game for IT professionals. 

Does the mass adoption of cloud computing mean that jobs will be eliminated? How are IT pros optimizing their time and talent to stay relevant in the new, cloud-dominated world?

Learn how in this quick video:
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Jake and I are at it again this week with another edition of Whiteboard Wednesday. Cloud computing enables a level of infrastructure uptime that simply can't be matched by traditional traditional physical servers or colocation services.

In this short video, the Kings of Cloud outline the engineering behind high availability (HA), disaster recovery, and the fully redundant cloud. We cover a wide range of topics — including cooling, power, storage, and other resources.

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Looking to quickly get your application into the cloud? Want to build it on a cloud computing infrastructure powered by VMware?

vCloud Express allows you to quickly, easily, and inexpensively deploy your application to a VMware-based public cloud. In fact, right now it's free and you can get started on vCloud Express at the BlueLock website in a matter of minutes.

In this episode of Whiteboard Wednesday, Jake Robinson and I discuss the architecture of the vCloud Express platform and how you can...Read More »

There are many obvious advantages to cloud computing, but is managed cloud computing right for you? Self-service may be all you need to get started.

In this episode Whiteboard Wednesday, Jake and I discuss a number of cloud computing companies and the differences between self-service and the fully-managed cloud.

What do you think? What type of cloud are you using?

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