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Defining The Cloud

Welcome to Defining the Cloud. The shift to delivering IT through a utility model is poised to change the business technology landscape as we know it. Get the latest strategic thinking and practical approaches to cloud computing.

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Transform Your Business with VMware
Today's economic times are changing the way we do business. Companies need to be efficient and able to rapidly respond to changing conditions. IT managers are being asked to increase service levels and at the same time to reduce expenses. This means making the most efficient use of hardware and people. IT is critical to the success of these changes. Learn how VMware provides the technology to change the economics of IT. Read the position paper.

Building a High-Performance Datacenter with VMware
How does your datacenter score against the measurements of a high performance data center? Is it efficient, effective, agile and available? Learn about the four measures of a high performance data center, and how VMware vSphere can provide the technology to help you build it. Read the position paper.

Bringing Simplicity Back
Dan Chu, VP of emerging business at VMware, discusses how enterprises are finding that virtualization brings simplicity back into the IT environment. Read the interview.

A Sunny Forecast for Cloud Computing
Dan Chu, VP of emerging business at VMware, outlines the company's strategic view on the power of cloud computing and visualization to enable IT to deliver applications where they want them, when they want. Read the interview.

Eight Key Ingredients to Building an Internal Cloud
Learn the fundamentals of cloud computing and understand the limitations of current industry solutions. Learn about VMware technology and the vCloud Initiative, which enable enterprises to move toward a flexible, federated private cloud computing model. Read the whitepaper

Webcast: Security in the Cloud
Join us as our expert panel discusses protecting confidential data in cloud computing environments. Speakers:

  • John Halamka, CIO and Dean for Technology, Harvard Medical School
  • Bill McGee, VP of Products, Third Brigade
  • Bill Gillis, Director of Clinical Application Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Dianne Guthmann, Product Marketing Manager, VMware.

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Clearing the Fog for a Look into the Clouds
While some associate "cloud computing" with industry hyperbole, learn why analyst firm ESG says: "Server virtualization leader VMware has a compelling vision and a set of products that could help clarify all of the confusion." Read the analyst whitepaper

VMware Infrastructure: A Guide to Bottom-Line Benefits
Learn why larger data centers mean greater risks and how you can meet data center challenges with virtualization. Unlocking the value of virtualization means cost savings, reduced energy consumption and the ability to allocate resources on the fly. Read the whitepaper.

Video: Building Enterprise Cloud Computing at WAMU/Chase
Join Barton Warner as he shares WAMU/Chase's experience with developing and implementing utility computing. Gain valuable insight, including challenges, tips to get started and lessons learned, as WAMU/Chase continues its success with cloud computing. Watch the video.

About VMware
VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2008 revenues of $1.9 billion, more than 130,000 customers and more than 22,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest-growing public software companies. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is majority-owned by EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC).

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WEBCAST

Virtualization Meets Cloud Computing
Tuesday, June 16, 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
Virtualization is a key enabler to how cloud computing is transforming IT, both on and off premise. In this editorial Webcast, InformationWeek editor John Foley and a panel of experts will help IT professionals develop strategies that align their data center virtualization efforts with their growing adoption of cloud computing services. We will outline the emerging cloud computing models and show where virtualization fits into each. Register now.