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Project Nimbus

November 17, 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:38 AM/EST

1990s Redux: Could Cloud Apps End Up in Silos Too?

In the rush to virtualize individual applications to the cloud, some in the business worry that we could be creating yet another set of application services that aren't integrated and don't talk to one another easily.

November 9, 2009

Monday, November 09, 2009 8:41 AM/EST

Data Portability Issues Darken Cloud Computing

Solution providers are concerned that a lack of data portability standards and mechanisms could trap them and their customers into poor performing cloud services and partnerships.

November 6, 2009

Friday, November 06, 2009 8:12 AM/EST

Project Nimbus Unveils Cloud Computing Due Diligence Report

The collaborative between Channel Insider and HTG Peer Groups released the first product of its effort - a report on due diligence best practices in forming partnerships in cloud computing.

November 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:11 AM/EST

The Realities of Cloud Reliability

Cloud computing will inevitably follow the same development path as previous software development cycles -- vendors will build half-baked offerings, users will the applications to the limit and vendors will play catch up.

October 26, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009 11:28 AM/EST

Due Diligence Report Coming Soon

The Project Nimbus research group has finished its work on solution provider due diligence best practices and will publish its findnings following the HTG conference in Orlando next week.

October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009 5:34 AM/EST

Fear and Loathing in Cloud Services Headlines

Postini's latest service disruption caused users of the e-mail security service to wait up to 20 hours for messages. Competitors are capitalizing on the service woes, but some solution providers say negative headlines will cause customers to avoid adopting cloud computing.

September 21, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009 5:02 PM/EST

Is Self-Service Computing Essential to What the Cloud Is?

Envision CEO Todd Knapp says many in the industry have too broad of a definition for cloud computing when they make it synonymous with virtualization. Cloud computing needs to incorporate virtualization, but it needs more than that.

September 17, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:50 AM/EST

Are Managed Services a Part of Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing and managed services share many characteristics in their delivery and business models. But is managed services a subset of the greater cloud computing world?

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