Whitepapers
The Business Case for a Multi-Tenant, Cloud-Based Recovery-as-a-Service Solution
There are more disaster recovery (DR) solutions available than ever, especially with the advent of cloud computing. Cloud technology has catapulted DR and Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) solutions forward in terms of technical capability, economic efficiency and self-service capabilities. he days of choosing DR solutions that take days or weeks to recover are over. Those solutions offer…
How to Choose the Right Virtual Datacenter for Your Needs
Enterprises are increasingly moving to the cloud for greater agility and cost efficiency. However, they are finding that running complex enterprise applications requires much more than a “one size fits all” approach when they move to a cloud infrastructure. Based on our experiences, these large organizations have multiple workloads with differing performance and security requirements.…
Managing Cost in the Cloud
Cloud computing, specifically Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), can substantially lower an organization’s infrastructure costs. However, like all new technologies, the majority of the benefits are only truly realized if the cloud is used properly and for the right purposes. Cloud computing is evolving quickly and is a fairly broad concept, which is why it is important to…
Security in the Hybrid Cloud
Whether moving development and testing workloads or production environments into the cloud or between the private and public cloud, many organizations are discovering that cloud services can deliver returns on IT investments that simply cannot be achieved in traditional IT infrastructure models. While these business benefits are compelling, security in the cloud is still a…
Cloud Strategy for the Enterprise
Enterprises are increasingly transitioning from company-owned IT hardware, software, and services to more cost-effective, agile, and flexible IT service models using the latest advances in cloud computing technology. Though some have expressed concern over the inability of commodity public clouds to deliver the required performance, security, and application portability, they’re finding that hybrid and enterprise…
Achieving Enterprise Agility in the Cloud
Cloud computing continues to be one of today’s most intriguing IT technologies, yet enterprises are still weighing whether it can help them achieve their business goals. Working together, VMware, F5 Networks, and Bluelock offer integrated solutions that help enterprises develop agility so they can easily and efficiently use cloud resources on-demand to meet their changing…