Improved workflow Cloud systems, while possible without virtualization, would be much more complex and expensive. Coupled with virtual computing, the two processes ease the stress of businesses.

Cloud computing is a technology that enables users to store and access data or applications on remote servers over the ...

Ten years ago, the cloud computing industry was approaching a crossroads. Everyone—from students to developers to multinational corporations—seemed to be asking for more. More performance.

The “2010 State of Enterprise Security Survey — Global Data” report shows that about one-third believe virtualization and cloud computing make security “harder,” while one-third said it ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The rush toward virtualization of internal enterprise computing resources and cloud computing can have many advantages, such as server consolidation, but it’s largely ...

Although most IT organizations are still in the early stages of testing out the concept, the shift toward private cloud computing is also going to cause more than a few IT organizations to rethink ...

This story, “ Beyond virtualization: Envisioning true cloud computing,” was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Paul Venezia’s The Deep End blog at InfoWorld.com.

Two of the hottest IT technologies in 2010 are virtualization and cloud computing. Both are heavily evangelized in the industry as the “wave of the future” and the “next big thing.” ...

For virtualization to work, she said, both camps need to come together. And once many companies get a handle on virtualization, the next logical step is cloud computing, typically in the form of SaaS.