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In This Issue Feb 26, 2012 Research Report:The Best Way to Build a Cloud Is Nicira a Game-changer? Maybe. Harbinger? Definitely. Cloud Benefits in the Energy and Utility Industry To The Cloud: A Book Review Cloud Apps Of The Week: FitDay Featured Free Resource Adopting Cloud Computing for SMBs Cloud Computing is one of the top 5 trends that will impact your IT planning in 2012. Research Report:The Best Way to Build a Cloud The Best Way to Build a Cloud In most companies, the needs of the business are outpacing what IT can deliver. Technology is the foundation and enabler of business innovation, the foundation and enabler of business innovation, but developing and implementing new solutions is resource-intensive. Integrating and optimizing islands of IT is complex, time-consuming and costly. Now, with the advent of [...] ... Read more... Is Nicira a Game-changer? Maybe. Harbinger? Definitely. Is Nicira a Game-changer? Maybe. Harbinger? Definitely While Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) has been out since February 9th, little more has been said about it’s game-changing properties, especially where it involves Cloud Computing. Networking has always been the hardware bottleneck that no one has actually overcome in Cloud Computing, but according to Nicira this [...] ... Read more... Cloud Benefits in the Energy and Utility Industry Cloud Benefits in the Energy and Utility Industry A report issued in June 2011 by the Carbon Disclosure Project and supported by AT&T discovered that companies which embrace cloud computing technologies can reduce energy consumption, lower their carbon emissions, and decrease their capital expenditure on IT resources while improving operational efficiency. By 2020, the same group estimates [...] ... Read more... To The Cloud: A Book Review To The Cloud: A Book Review When I picked up this book written by three senior Microsoft employees Pankaj Arora, Raj Biyani and Salil Dave, the first thing that struck me was its size, or rather the lack of it. This is no heavy tome extolling the virtues of cloud computing, but a brief yet [...] ... Read more... Cloud Apps Of The Week: FitDay Cloud Apps of the Week From getting fit to finding your phone, this week's apps are sure to prove of great use to cloud lovers throughout 2012. Take a look. Critical to dropping pounds and keeping them off is maintaining a detailed account of every single calorie. Cloud application FitDay makes such meticulous nutrition a [...] ... Read more... Adopting Cloud Computing for SMBs Cloud Computing is one of the top 5 trends that will impact your IT planning in 2012.... Request Free! Top 5 New Features of vSphere 5 The author of this Top 5 list of new features of vSphere 5 uses discussions, examples, and diagrams to explain vSphere... Request Free! IT Budget Killer Series: Taming Data Growth Made Easy Smart moves to make as data volumes grow and access demands increase.... Request Free! You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from CloudTweaks Media. If you would like to manage your newsletter preferences or if you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please click here. CloudTweaks Media, 925 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest Contact: reply@cloudtweaks.com