Zynga shows how to build a hybrid cloud
When it comes to building a hybrid cloud, just ask game maker Zynga how it’s done. That’s because Zynga, like many start-ups, started out as an Amazon EC2 customer, but as it grew it recognized it would need to build out its own data center too. Yet instead of giving up EC2, Zynga opted for a hybrid approach and has solved many of the issues that may be concerning you about going in a similar direction — but is Zynga’s experience applicable to all companies? Networkworld recently interviewed Zynga CTO Allan Leinwand to find out what it took to pull off a hybrid cloud...
read moreBYOD, Cloud and Mobile Require New Monitoring Tools
When you look at the major trends that have been assaulting enterprise IT over the last several years, they all have a common bond, whether you’re talking about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), cloud, mobile or even social — it’s all about getting faster access to data. In days gone by IT controlled the entire technology process inside the enterprise from the devices to the software, but as these technology trends take hold, increasingly IT controls much less. Yet you are still expected to deliver the data whenever and wherever users want it, and of course it’s got be...
read moreReport: Good Monitoring Tools Could Be Key in Mobile-Cloud Shift
A recent study by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) looked at the big concerns facing CIOs today, and not surprising cloud and mobile were near the top of the list — with big concerns about how to deploy and monitor mobile and cloud apps. According to the summary of the study on the EMA website, one of the technologies that could relieve the strain is Applications Performance Monitoring. Let’s start by looking at the lay of the land. It’s nothing you haven’t heard before. Issues around the Consumerization of IT are having a profound impact on enterprise IT. Users...
read moreWhy APM is Crucial for Cloud-Based Environments
For IT pros, the incessant chatter regarding cloud and distributed environments is nothing new. What we’ve been seeing lately (especially for those who read this blog regularly) is a transition from conceptual, nebulous, marketing driven cloud to cloud in action. Organizations are now ready to make the leap to distributed environments and are expecting their IT teams, as always, to handle the change without interruption. A recent report discusses the framework top performers are using. Top performers in this area follow a PACE (Pressures, Actions, Capabilities, Enablers) framework. They...
read moreIDG Survey Finds IT Under Increasing Pressure (Surprise!)
A survey conducted by IDG found to nobody’s surprise that a combination of smaller staffs and changing roles is putting increasing pressure on IT. No big shock that. The survey was conducted last Fall between September 19 and October 4 and encompassed 300 IT executives from the US, UK, France, and Australia. It’s worth noting that this is a vendor-sponsored survey and the report is written on behalf of the sponsor. Nonetheless, the trends the survey found followed common themes on this blog. For instance, 50 percent of respondents believe Conumerization is the real deal and not...
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