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There has been a lot said this year about cloud computing. One could say the the whole subject is “a little cloudy.” This video from rPath does a great job of explaining cloud computing in plain english. It’s only 5 minutes long and worth your time if your trying to understand the connection between cloud computing and virtulaization. It also does a great job contrasting cloud computing with Software as a Service or SaaS.

I like the analogy of SaaS being like buying a car, where Virtualization is more like leasing a car and Cloud Computing is like having a taxi at your service. If you see other useful video’s like this please comment below or send me a link. Thanks!

Posted under Cloud Computing, Data Center Virtualization, SaaS, Virtualization Video

IDC finds demand for Storage-as-a-Service has very strong commercial demand among small, mid-size, and large firms that are facing budgetary and IT staffing pressures. Companies are evaluating online services for backup/disaster recovery, long-term record retention, business continuity, and availability.

In both the commercial and consumer segments, the availability of storage-as-a-service is disrupting traditional storage software markets as it changes how individuals and firms access storage capacity and procure software functions. But, more importantly, storage-as-a-service is a precursor to the longer term cloud storage and cloud computing opportunity. Read More…

Posted under Cloud Computing, SaaS, Storage Virtualization, Virtualization Strategies

Growth in virtualization has increased adoption of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, with “three-quarters of organizations” believing that “server virtualization will drive adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)” in the future. This according to survey of 100 IT directors commissioned from Vanson Bourne by web hosting firm Hostway.

The study found that the lack of available virtualization technologies had held back the uptake of SaaS products. Prior to the emergence of virtualization technologies, service providers faced a number of difficulties around offering SaaS affordably and reliably as an outsourced business service. Read More…

Posted under Cloud Computing, SaaS, Virtualization Strategies