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Cloud computing types

18 September 2012
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Reading Time: 3 minutesCloud computing is a way to use (and also deliver) computing resources (for a formal definition see The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing). For this reason there are different types of cloud based on which type of “computing” resources are provided. Mainly there are three big silos: Infrastructure as a service (IaaS): usually it provides VMs a virtual datacenters resources (like storage and networking), and also the infrastucture need to manage them. An example of this kind of cloud is Amazon EC2. Platform as a service (PaaS): in this case a developer platform is provided […]

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Virtualization types

17 September 2012
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the term virtualization usually we are talking about System Virtualization, where a physical system is “partitioned” to permit multiple environments (using virtual machines). But virtualization is more generic and include different types:

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VMworld EU 2012: Why attend

12 September 2012
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe US edition is already finished, and there is less than a month to the European edition of VMworld 2012, this year (for the first time) at Barcelona (October 9-11). The reasons to attend at this event could be similar to the reasons to attend at the VMworld US, plus of course the opportunity to visit Barcelona that this an awesome city! In the European edition that is shorted (three days instead of four), there is also an addition day (on Monday) dedicated only for the VMware Partner, and this could be another reason (if […]

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VMworld US 2012 report: best and worst

6 September 2012
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Reading Time: 2 minutesNow that the VMworld US 2012 is over, I can can summarize what I’ve liked and what not in this big event. The best moments and aspects where: Networking with other people is (IMHO) the main reason to attend at this kind of event. Was a pleasure and an honor know new people and see again old friends. VMware Office of the CTO event: great event with a lot of great people. HoL Backstage: amazing and really interesting know how are made the HoL and also find how products are fit together (nice see that […]

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VMworld US 2012 report: new certifications

5 September 2012
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Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring the first day of the VMworld US, VMware has updated (and changed) its certifications page by adding more certifications (some available soon) and by defining two new certification paths. For the new certifications there isn’t too much to say, some where expected from several months (like the VCAP-DT), other are quite new and related with the new certifications paths (see Certification Roadmap) that will be basically four: Datacenter Virtualization (DV) that already exist and it’s completed Cloud End Using Computing (previous know at DT path) Cloud Application Platform Except the last path that is […]

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VMworld US 2012 report: opening keynote

3 September 2012
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVMworld keynotes where three this edition: Monday, August 27: Paul Maritz has shared how VMware is helping customers and partners thrive in the Cloud era and has also introduced Pat Gelsinger. New release products has been announced has also the dead of the vSphere 5 vRAM Entitlement. Then Steve Herrod has discuss and introduced the technology at the heart of the software defined datacenter. Watch Mondays General Session Tuesday, August 28: Steve Herrod introduce the End User Computing vision of VMware with also a great demo with Vittorio Viarengo. Then VMware partners take the stage to […]

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VMworld US 2012 – Show ends

31 August 2012
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Thu 30 August the  VMworld 2012 US has finally been finished. In the next days  the detail of the event! Actually the first info for the edition 2013: will be again at San Francisco.

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