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Top 10 cloud computing news stories of 2010

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This was first published in December 2010

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  • Taking the pain out of the Internet Explorer requirement for RHEV 3.0

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• VMware

  • Promoting green initiatives with VMware software

    Green initiatives aren’t just for data centers. Reducing electricity use and preventing e-waste at home can be as simple as using free VMware software to virtualize desktops.

  • Replacing self-signed SSL certificates to improve ESXi security

    VMware’s default, self-signed SSL certificates ensure data encryption. By importing certificates from trusted, third-parties, however, you can improve ESXi security even further.

  • Using vCloud Director 1.5 in the real world: Ask the expert

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• Virtual Desktop

  • NVIDIA's virtualized GPU eliminates VDI graphics performance barriers

    VDI isn't known for delivering high-end graphics with great performance, but NVIDIA's virtualized GPU is about to transform virtual desktop graphics.

  • Deconstructing the post-PC era: Cloud-based services won't kill Windows

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  • Uncovering hidden VDI cost savings: How to boost your VDI ROI

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• Data Center

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    Use strategic capacity planning to future-proof your data center's virtualization efficiency and make the most of server hardware.

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  • Changes to z/OS 1.13 help Java adoption and boost mainframe capacity

    Updates to zFS, better Java performance and tweaks to z/OSMF make IBM's z/OS 1.13 a solid release for developers.

• Windows Server

  • How P2V tools can help you choose between Hyper-V and VMware

    Hyper-V or VMware? The question's not going away, but migration planning products can help you give a more informed answer.

  • Why Workflow may be PowerShell v3's most important feature

    Your task list is about to be reborn. Our expert explains how Workflow will help you now -- and how it will help guide Microsoft in the future.

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• SOA

  • Service virtualization arises to meet services testing obstacles

    Service virtualization allows teams to simulate services before they are truly available. That’s a plus for Agile development and integration testing.

  • App integration advisory: Use ESBs for message routing, translation

    Middleware experts advise that an ESB can help a SOA, but it can be harmful if used in the wrong cases.

  • How will mainframes fare in the face of mobile and Web?

    Heard at IBM Impact: Mainframes mean high-integrity transactions. How does this jibe with mobile apps using ''eventually consistent'' transactions?

• CRM

  • Call center agents’ behavior should be focus -- not clunky metrics

    A consultant at the recent ACCE call center expo urged call centers to drop the glut of performance metrics and favor a human approach.

  • Health care reform catalyst for customer service improvements

    Although many don’t immediately think of CRM and health care together, recent U.S. legislative changes to health care standards are causing organizations to think of patients as customers

  • Mobile CRM apps aim to connect smartphones, contact centers

    Customers won’t start from scratch with new mobile app “bridge” programs that transfer their information to contact centers.

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