What exactly is 'cloud testing' anyway?

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	What exactly is 'cloud testing' anyway? Over the last weeks, I have found myself in several rather intense discussions about "cloud testing": what it is, what it isn't, and what it means for testing and QA professionals. The major source of confusion in these discussions usually revolves around the definition of cloud itself; if you try look up cloud computing on the Internet, you will find it hard to get a formal definition. Read... Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors The Business Value of a HP 3PAR StoreServ Upgrade HP EVA Storage users who face performance and scalability tradeoffs should consider an upgrade to 3PAR StoreServ Storage, powered by Intel Xeon processors. 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Now you can put down your whiteboard markers and relax while Network Topology Mapper does the network mapping for you! Download a free 14-day trial to see for yourself. You can't have too much really fast storage, now Skyera makes that affordable Read More New release of elementary OS is one classy Linux distro There are a lot of Linux Distributions in this world of ours, with a large percentage of them releasing new, major versions at least once (if not twice) per year. And when those new releases come out, most Linux Distros try to differentiate themselves by talking about which versions of which software packages they are utilizing. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Rethinking Your Enterprise Security Forward-thinking enterprises realize they need to focus on a sustainable approach to security and risk management—one that is designed to address the new wave of vulnerabilities that prevail due to increasing trends in IT consumerization, mobility, social media, cloud computing, cyber crime, and nation-state attacks. View Now Oracle CEO and long time Steve Jobs friend Larry Ellison sees bleak future for Apple without Steve Jobs Longtime Steve Jobs friend and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison recently sat down for an interview with Charlie Rose of CBS News where he was asked how Apple might perform in the absence of Steve Jobs. Suffice it to say, Larry Ellison isn't confident that Apple has bright skies ahead. Calling Job brilliant and a modern day Edison, Ellison points out that an Jobs-less Apple is something we've already seen.... Read More The PC never died At this point, the PC's woes are well known; I'm not going to extensively dissect any market trends or make any bold predictions about the future of the PC here. I may just snap, though, if I hear one more person say "the PC is dead" anytime soon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Internap The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in the Cloud While the cloud offers the promise of rapid scalability, flexibility and efficiency, there are important caveats to keep in mind when deploying in your organization. Learn the five most common mistakes (and how to avoid them) to help you ensure successful cloud deployment and adoption. View Now Huawei's SDN play faces misguided U.S. resistance It's hard to look at Network World or any other tech site without seeing a bunch of articles on software defined networks. Over the past couple of years, we've seen almost every network vendor, large and small, lay out its vision for SDNs and then back it up with new products to support the vision. One of the vendors that has been absent from the SDN tournament, though, is Huawei – that is, until... Read More Breathing New Life into the Catalyst 6500: The Evolution to the 6800 When Cisco first announced the end of life of the popular Catalyst 6500 Series, many customers were left scratching their heads wondering, What now? Read More Sony FIT laptop's Wi-Fi problems fall on deaf ears As readers of my blog are aware I purchased a Sony FIT 14 laptop a few months back. Overall the machine is a beauty. From its attractive brushed aluminum case, snappy touchscreen, down to its CORE i7 CPU, it is a high quality product. What you would expect from Sony. So why did they cheap out with a sub-standard Broadcom combo Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card? Read More Windows 8.1: Dressing Up the Dead OK, so, there I am, minding my own business, testing some new software on a Windows 7 (HP, 64-bit, just in case you want all the details) machine, when, all of a sudden, things don't look or work right. 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