Application Performance Remains Top Cloud Concern

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Optimizing Infrastructure June 15, 2012 The Challenges of App Management on the Cloud Cloud providers can guarantee that they can deliver a working environment not just for bulk data and B&R functions, but for enterprise applications and other higher order functions. Part of the deal is that the provider promises to maintain an agreed-upon service level, providing a level of assurance that operations won't be disrupted to any greater or lesser extent than those housed on traditional owned-and-operated infrastructure. The question, though, isn't whether they can support your applications, but whether they can provide the same performance that you and your users have grown accustomed to. Read more > Featured White Papers Getting Comfortable with Cloud Storage: Encryption Is the Key This white paper details a simple three-step approach to helping users manage access to the public cloud without placing your data or your business at risk. •  The Storage "Tier-archy:" Definitions for the Modern Data Center •  Achieving Database Security & Compliance: 8 Best Practices •  Reaping the Benefits of Storage Modernization Ten Steps to Successful Virtual Desktop Deployments for SMBs Once the decision has been made to attempt a virtual desktop deployment, there are some key steps that have to be taken before the benefits can be realized. The Three Steps Companies Must Take for Big Data Analytics David Smith, VP of marketing at Revolution Analytics, shares three steps to taking advantage of big data insights. HPC Ready for the Cloud It may not be well known in general IT circles, but HPC users are warming up to the cloud as well. Latest White Papers The Impact of Server Type on Your DC: Power, Heat, & More Discover the Competitive Edge of VoIP The TCO Benefits of Optimizing Storage Efficiency TCO Comparison Shows Tape Is Still Your Best Backup Bet A Layered Approach to Optimizing the DC — and Your IT Investment Check out this webcast to learn how business intelligence software can deliver a breadth of capabilities that are needed in practically every area of your business. Register Now > "While some argue that the cloud is at its best when used as a cost-containment vessel, streamlining data infrastructure and increasing resource utilization, others say the entire effort is wasted unless you can turn IT into a profit center." Excerpt from Arthur Cole Infrastructure Blogs Mike Vizard IT Unmasked Taking a More Holistic Approach to Backup and Recovery Loraine Lawson Integration How IT Can Build 'The Enterprise Data Web' Arthur Cole Infrastructure Time for a Smaller, Leaner SAN Five Tips to Improve Your Software ROI   Which strategic and innovative investments should you focus on today to deliver the critical competitive advantage you need? Find out now > 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