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This article is part of the January 2011, Vol. 30 issue of Remote server management options for virtual data centers
Public cloud computing services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) have definitely arrived for some market segments, most notably Web operations and Web applications. In their wake, interesting new developments are now cropping up, like CloudSleuth, a real-time performance monitoring map for cloud services, and SpotCloud, a new stab at a cloud brokerage. Essentially, one in three applications has at least one service that starts in Amazon Web Services. Doug Willoughby, Compuware's director of cloud strategy, This new crop of supporting characters is starting to grow as buyers search for more valuable, independent and realistic information on what cloud computing actually does and what it costs. Cloud benchmarks are already available from sites like CloudHarmony and others; now CloudSleuth, which launched Monday, uses Compuware's application performance monitoring tool Gomez to analyze publically available data from the Internet. "The fact that they're doing this as an open platform is really encouraging," said Forrester VP and infrastructure expert James Staten.... Access >>>
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Exploring remote server management options
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
Today's remote server administration tools give IT pros more choices to monitor and control entire data centers from across town or around the world.
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How virtualization performance monitoring increases ROI
by Frank J. Ohlhorst, Contributor
Performance monitoring can improve resource allocation and increase efficiency, boosting virtualization performance and increasing your ROI.
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Exploring remote server management options
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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New wave of services looks to analyze cloud computing market
by Carl Brooks, Technology Writer
New services, such as the CloudSleuth real-time performance map and an offbeat 'cloud price normalization' index, cater to a growing number of buyers interested in real, valuable information on cloud computing.
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New wave of services looks to analyze cloud computing market
by Carl Brooks, Technology Writer
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