'Cloud-bank' challenges

High-performance computing, utility computing, the Cloud... once the rhetorizing is done, there are practical considerations, neglect of which can cost you the RoI you hoped to get through utility computing, R&D magazine lays it out.

CA exec on data centers at N'ville event

CA Inc. VP for virtualization and service automation Stephen Elliott will speak on self-service data center initiatives during an event in Nashville, March 10. Release here.

Claris Networks views landscape

Knoxville-based Claris Networks CEO Larry Bodie discusses outsourcing, virtualization, The Cloud and more. The KNS has it. Claris blogger Dan Thompson does a good job on his blog.

Emdeon data deal

Emdeon's latest SEC filing shows the company's doing a build and lease-back deal with Solomon Builders for a new data center at Airpark Center East, no doubt much to the chagrin of such local data-hosting and managed-services providers as SunGard, Peak10 and Nexus Group.

No. 1 NetApp: Lessons Learned

The change of command underway at Sunnyvale's NetApp Inc., a data storage and virtualization leader, reflects trends in data, ethics, mergers and demand-driven innovation. The Mercury-News' SiliconValley reports. NetApp ranked No. 1 on the FORTUNE list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, for 2009. That's just one of numerous recent achievements and accolades for NASDAQ-listed NTAP. NetApp was also named No. 1 among Best Places to Work in the UK, and ranked No. 11 among the top 50 employers, Europe-wide.