Public cloud computing White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This white paper answers frequently asked questions about the cloud, including its adoption barriers, recommended strategies, and use cases. Get more information about this technology so you can decide if it is right for your enterprise.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper forecasts cloud adoption trends and spending priorities for the next few years and recommends key hardware components for your deployment.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 | Published: 18 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper compares various client devices within the context of cloud computing. Find out which platform was most responsive to customers accessing a variety of cloud-based applications.

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper and begin to understand how you can be successful in your private cloud adoption.

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 | Published: 13 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: If your organization has decided to take advantage of cloud computing benefits such as increased agility and flexibility, you may be wondering: Where is the best place to start? Read on for a guide to taking the first steps toward leveraging cloud computing across your organization.

Posted: 20 May 2011 | Published: 20 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IBM and TBR white paper examines the specific criteria CIOs and IT managers should be looking for from your cloud computing vendors, providing both quantitative and qualitative insights.

Posted: 04 May 2011 | Published: 04 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Development and test is optimally suited for cloud service, given the security and demand variability characteristics of that key workload.  In addition to cost reduction, development team should consider the value cloud services can provide during the development lifecycle, and how cloud can help an organization become more agile and responsive...

Posted: 02 May 2011 | Published: 02 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper lays out the characteristics of a cloud computing infrastructure. It describes the forms that cloud computing can take and how different types of technology providers and consumers of technology relate to each other.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of a reference architecture prepared by Red Hat that fully documents how to build your own private cloud.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Red Hat's suite of open source software provides a rich infrastructure for cloud providers to build public/private cloud offerings. This Volume 1 guide for deploying the Red Hat infrastructure for a private cloud describes the foundation for building a Red Hat Private cloud.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 10 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: When faced with the moment-by-moment business and IT pressures swirling around any large data center, a boiling cauldron may come to mind. Today's enterprise organizations are keenly seeking ways to securely and cost-effectively address rampant multifaceted data growth with flat or shrinking budgets.

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has created a lot of buzz in the marketplace, as well as confusion about its benefits. This free white paper is geared for both IT and business leaders. Read an overview of what cloud computing is, the types of "clouds" and examples of how clients are using cloud computing to reduce costs and increase efficiencies

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 | Published: 17 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM conducted a survey in June and July of 2009 of 1,090 IT and line-of-business decision makers around the world. The purpose of this white paper is to share the survey findings, and to provide the IBM point of view regarding key steps and considerations for cloud adoption.

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 | Published: 03 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: You may have heard the term cloud computing or 'the Cloud', but could you describe what it is?

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 | Published: 16 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Build a Cloud computing infrastructure with maximum availability, performance and security. This white paper shows how you can support public, private or hybrid Cloud configurations, scale app delivery, and support multi-tenant environments with the best load balancing technology.

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Welcome to cloud computing. This white paper will briefly explain what cloud computing is, review the facts which underlie the hyperbole, and will consider both the benefits and challenges that it brings to organizations.

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 | Published: 18 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Typically, the level of security you get will be designed to meet the needs of the most risky client in the cloud. And, if you use the tools identified in this paper as a starting point, you will have a good idea of how comparable your cloud security versus internal security will be.

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 | Published: 19 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Many CIOs recognize the power of cloud computing and are looking to implement the technology in their own IT realms. But with all the noise in the market about cloud computing, how do you know where to begin? Learn how to better improve service delivery to your business with cloud computing.

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 | Published: 26 Jan 2010