Cloud vs. Cloud: Comparing TCO

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge April 03, 2012 Cloud vs. Cloud: Private Cloud Collaboration More Affordable than Office 365 Azaleos® Corporation recently announced the release of an independent report by Osterman Research that compares the cost of ownership for private cloud and public cloud deployments of messaging and collaboration systems. According to the report, the cost differences associated with implementing the various components of the Microsoft UC stack can vary substantially based on the delivery model used. Read more > Get the Infrastructure RSS Feed   Consolidating Data Warehousing on a Private Cloud This TDWI checklist report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. Download now > Blogs Loraine Lawson Integration Creating an Ocean: The Integration Realities of Government's Big Data Plan Arthur Cole Infrastructure VDI: One Piece of the New IT Infrastructure Mike Vizard IT Unmasked The Semantic Search Race Is On Two-Factor Authentication: It's All About Trust   Right now, someone's logging into your network and accessing proprietary information. Do you know who it is? This technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to using passwords only. Read it now > Windows 8: Something for Everyone It's the most important release from Microsoft in years, so perhaps not surprisingly, Windows 8 has a little something for everyone, from mobile and desktop users to server and storage pros. Reinforce Office 2010 Training Exercises with Quick Reference Guide Check out these handy quick references from Custom Guide to get up to speed on Office 2010. Rigorous, Multi-Level Testing Promotes Stable Mobile Apps IBM Rational's Leigh Williamson tells IT Business Edge blogger Carl Weinschenk that there are several parallel testing regimens that work together to ensure app quality. Featured White Papers Data Integration: Top 10 Reasons You Should Be Using Open Source This white paper presents the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing open source data integration solutions — with proof points provided from customer case studies. •  Optimizing Offsite Disaster Recovery with Virtual WAN Op, a Case Study •  Tape Fallacies Exposed — The Future of Tape Is Still Bright •  6 Steps to Competitive Dominance Where the IT Rubber Meets the Road "While it is great to have the prestige of being the singular leader of a company, it is generally better to ensure success, and the lesson here is that it not only takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team to run a large company and future CEOs may want to remember that." Excerpt from Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion Latest White Papers Prepare Yourself: How to Overcome Objections to Data Governance The Trend Toward Database Outsourcing Virtualization Changes Everything: Enter the vWOC An Unhappy Compromise: Protection, Performance, or Management? This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise