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cloud spanning

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Cloud spanning is a cloud delivery model in which an application requiring a large pool of computing resources is deployed over multiple cloud environments (private cloud, public cloud and/or hybrid cloud).

Unlike cloud bursting, in which an application runs in a private cloud or data center and bursts into a public cloud when the demand for computing capacity spikes, cloud spanning allows application components to be continuously distributed across multiple cloud computing environments.

This was last updated in March 2014

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SearchServerVirtualization

Use ManageEngine OpManager to monitor your virtual environment

What are the differences between KVM, Virtuozzo and OpenVZ?

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How to resolve 5 common VMware SRM error messages

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