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Mar15

Migrating Enterprise Application Portfolios to the Cloud

by Derick Townsend on March 15th, 2012 at 11:01 am EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

Many global enterprises have 1,000’s or 10,000’s of applications in their portfolio. When these enterprises begin realizing the benefits of private or hybrid cloud implementations, typically starting with green-field projects, the next inevitable question turns to migrating their existing apps to the cloud. This may seem like a daunting task, so here are some tips […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec05

Video Blog: What are the keys to broad enterprise cloud adoption?

by Derick Townsend on December 5th, 2011 at 10:19 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

If you build a private cloud for your enterprise, would everyone come to use it? Have you thought about the keys to broad adoption and use, not simply within IT, but extended to Business Unit users across the enterprise? Successful adoption of cloud-based services depends on more than just a self-service portal and orchestration of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov29

Video Blog: Demoing an Enterprise Cloud Platform at Cloud Expo

by Derick Townsend on November 29th, 2011 at 2:51 am EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

Earlier this month, ServiceMesh was exhibiting, speaking and providing demos of our Agility Platform at Cloud Computing Expo 2011 in Santa Clara. I watched several different product demos during the conference, and many vendors were trying to position their products for the enterprise market. However, it was quickly evident that most vendors were just messaging […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul07

Middle-Aged Agility

by Dave Roberts on July 7th, 2011 at 10:32 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

Can you “do cloud” if you aren’t agile yourself? Many large vendors seem to think so, but customers are increasingly skeptical. At a recent 451 Group event, Bank of America Merrill Lynch architect Rupert Brown said… …he thought that lack of agility was a big problem, and that this was the result of the companies […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun09

Industry specific solutions for Cloud – gimmicks or smart innovations?

by Derick Townsend on June 9th, 2011 at 7:02 pm EDT
Posted In: News and Events Related, Product, Services, Uncategorized

Last week, the commercial technology division of the New York Stock Exchange launched the “Capital Markets Community Platform”, which they described as the first industry specific cloud platform tailored for the financial services industry. Among other capabilities mentioned, this new IaaS offering leverages NYSE Technology’s unique access to global market data and low latency connectivity […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May05

Video Blog: Policy-Driven Governance for Enterprise Clouds

by Derick Townsend on May 5th, 2011 at 6:34 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

The cloud marketplace is starting to make a shift, with the topic of policy-driven governance starting to grab more mindshare. That’s good news for us, because we’ve been working on solutions to address the complexities of policy creation and enforcement for enterprise cloud for over 3 years. To provide a small glimpse of that effort, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr19

Who “Owns” Your Cloud?

by Mark Thiele on April 19th, 2011 at 6:41 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Services, Uncategorized

It seems like an odd question “who owns your cloud”, but bear with me, I promise to put you to sleep in short order. What do I mean by “Own”? Owning the Cloud strategy means that you have a responsible party ensuring that your cloud implementation plans are matched to existing business need. Owning your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar08

Cloud Control

by Mark Thiele on March 8th, 2011 at 4:50 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

Cloud Control, crowd control, what’s the difference? Well, one involves managing the effective utilization of your cloud based IT resources, and the other, well, has to do with controlling a crowd. Without adequate tools at your disposal, both could get unruly or even downright nasty. With Cloud Control, the issue really is being able to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb09

Cloud Management: What’s the Big Deal?

by Mark Thiele on February 9th, 2011 at 9:33 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

Isn’t buying and using cloud supposed to make our lives easier? The simple answer is yes, just like a car makes it easier to get to and from the grocery store quickly and with enough room for groceries for a week.  However, that doesn’t mean that owning and taking care of your car is always […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov29

Automation in the Cloud – The Devil is in the Details

by Mark Thiele on November 29th, 2010 at 6:29 pm EDT
Posted In: Product, Uncategorized

When evaluating the benefits of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), there are number of considerations to take into account. Some fairly obvious starting points may include the ease of scaling capacity up or down as your business requires, along with the associated costs, and the dependability and quality of service you’ll need.  Right behind those […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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