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Google as CDN Craig Labovitz, at Arbor Networks, a company that makes packet inspection gear, released a great article about how much traffic Google serves.… Read More »Google as CDN – No Big Deal, But a Big Deal
Force Majeure (less secularly known as “Act of God”) clauses are standard contract language and should be included in your data center checklist. Having your… Read More »Data Center Checklist – Force Majeure Abuse
SLA Measurement – Today’s devious device is a playbook page that’s intentionally left blank. Omitting meaningful measurement from IT service Level Agreements (SLAs) or leaving… Read More »Devious Device – SLA Measurement
IT Services Suppliers Reviews Like many, I look for reviews of products and services on the internet in order to help my buying decisions. And… Read More »IT Services Suppliers Reviews – Can You Believe It?
IT Outsourcing Risk In fairness to sellers of IT services, large buyers are not averse to a few power plays of their own and sometimes… Read More »IT Outsourcing Risk – Consequential Damages
Managed Services Supplier Playbook: Why IT Buyers Should Worry at Budget Time One of the newer trends that came about as the dollar has weakened… Read More »Managed Services supplier Playbook – Currency Risk
Green Grid Virtualization Whitepaper In the recent Green Grid White Paper, “Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Physical Infrastructure“, there’s an interesting discussion about the… Read More »Perspectives on Green Grid Virtualization Whitepaper
Cloud Computing Those who live where it snows are all too familiar with the crazed weather forecasting phenomenon. Recently there were reports of 18-36” of… Read More »Cloud Computing : The Coming Clouds and Storm
Lions Can’t Survive on Plastics The pending bankruptcy of MGM studios seems strange at a time when mega blockbuster films continue to defy the “old… Read More »Lions Can’t Survive on Plastics: Should Eat Bits Instead