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In the search for a more scalable approach to IT infrastructure, a growing number of schools see cloud-based computing as a tremendous opportunity to achieve large-scale efficiencies without sacrificing performance. Yet in order to realize these benefits and get the maximum return on their investment, colleges and universities must take into account the various challenges and considerations unique to each particular environment. No cloud solution shou...

Federal, state, and local government agencies are adopting private and community clouds to reduce costs and increase agility. Carefully selecting the architecture and planning the transition will help increase benefits and avoid risk. This paper is intended for government business managers and IT professionals who have already decided in principle to adopt cloud computing and are now planning the transition. Read more.   ...

The vision of a data center without boundaries has eluded IT professionals to date, though edge-VSI is an innovative architectural approach that takes organizations a step closer. Download this informative white paper to learn everything you need to know about augmenting WAN optimization with edge-VSI and Riverbed Graniteâ„¢, the industry’s first edge-VSI appliance.     ...

Cloud Computing: Trends and Benefits With the right technical and organizational proficiency to effectively leverage the platform, cloud computing can be a powerful tool used to accelerate business agility and innovation. This paper discusses the following: - common IT problems that are solved with cloud computing - tips to maximize your cloud investment - the problem of big data Download to read more. ...

Cisco UCS also helps enhance network and application performance. “Our new infrastructure is delivering five times more speed, and it allows my team to work faster,” says Blaisdell. “The server provisioning and physical rollouts that used to take us seven weeks to accomplish, now only take a few hours in a virtual environment.” Read more.   ...

A study conducted by Forrester Consulting finds that university IT leaders need to focus their efforts on strengthening ties to academic departments, transitioning the internal infrastructure to a private cloud and learning to embrace a hybrid cloud future. Read more.   ...

IT decision-makers report greatest interest in using IaaS in a hybrid cloud approach to complement on premises capacity, rather than replace it, and are planning for the impact that will have on network operations and spending. This profile highlights cloud adoption trends as well as the key benefits and challenges that US and European enterprises see when considering and adopting hybrid IaaS strategies. Read more.   ...

Shared services are becoming more important than ever for state, local and federal agencies. The reason: In the midst of policy and financial uncertainties, shared services offer money-saving economies of scale and opportunities for rolling out new services more quickly to clients. This paper provides details about each of the key components of a shared services transition, with critical guidance in each area. Read more.   ...

This report from Forrester Research examines how the new world of cloud services combines powerful computing, networking, storage, management tools, and applications to make it easier than ever to bridge the on-campus and online worlds with secure, on-demand services. Read more.   ...

Migrating to a new cloud model is much more complex than implementing a single technology — it requires a shift to a new operational model. For the first time, new data center technologies such as virtualization, consolidation, and automated provisioning have combined with solutions such as the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™), which unifies network, computing, storage access, and virtualization resources in a cohesive s...