http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features RSS Feed for Features en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:06:54 GMT 2008-12-12T09:06:54Z en-us http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/A-Network-Managers-Utility-Belt36037144.html The vigilant network manager, like Batman looking down on Gotham, knows that somewhere out there, something bad probably is happening -- something that’s making an application go astray. ExtraHop Networks’ Application Delivery Assurance Appliance doesn’t come with batwings, but it does provide tools to hook the kind of data and insight needed to identify the perpetrators of slowdowns and other snafus clogging up the system. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:06:54 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/A-Network-Managers-Utility-Belt36037144.html 2008-12-12T09:06:54Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Has-Cloud-Computing-Found-its-Killer-App35843779.html Most people talk about putting their applications in the cloud, but SOASTA has a different take. The company’s CloudTest offering brings the power of cloud computing to your application. For a fraction of what it would cost with traditional solutions, SOASTA uses VMs across public clouds to simulate hundreds of thousands of concurrent users. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:14:11 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Has-Cloud-Computing-Found-its-Killer-App35843779.html 2008-12-10T17:14:11Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Storage-Virtualization-Everybody-in-the-Pool35592549.html Relatively speaking, storage virtualization is a simple concept offering low risk and high reward. Studies say that within the next year or two, 47 percent of U.S. companies (and 61 percent in Europe) will have adopted the technology. If only it were that easy ... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:41:43 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Storage-Virtualization-Everybody-in-the-Pool35592549.html 2008-12-05T10:41:43Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Cloud-Powered_SaaS_Needs_No-Nonsense_Backend_35356434.html With its infrastructure-as-a-service model, BlueLock gives its SaaS-provider customers all the IT and management they need to host their applications in the cloud. Fortunately for all involved, BlueLock found F5 Networks to manage traffic, balance load and optimize application delivery. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:19:04 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Cloud-Powered_SaaS_Needs_No-Nonsense_Backend_35356434.html 2008-12-02T08:19:04Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/VKernel_Keeps_Hershey_In_the_Know_on_Virtualization_35120649.html The IT team at Hershey Entertainment and Resorts adopted VKernel’s Capacity Analyzer to monitor shared CPU, memory, network, storage and disk I/O utilization trends across its VMware environment, and Chargeback, which provides details about who is using which resources and the associated costs. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:52:53 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/VKernel_Keeps_Hershey_In_the_Know_on_Virtualization_35120649.html 2008-11-26T08:52:53Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Scalpel_or_Cleaver_CIOs_Can_Show_CFOs_the_Light_34973684.html Unless you secure passage to an alternate, idyllic IT universe, you’ll be hearing frequently about cutting costs in the coming quarters. Apptio brings a few twists that should be appealing in these financially interesting times, including offering its tools on a SaaS platform. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Scalpel_or_Cleaver_CIOs_Can_Show_CFOs_the_Light_34973684.html 2008-11-24T12:30:00Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/10_Companies_Spurring_Enterprise_Cloud_Computing_Pt_II_34866524.html While their customers numbers range from dozens to hundreds of thousands, the one thing these companies all have in common is innovation. From enabling computing in the cloud to encouraging hybrid cloud computing to providing an end-to-end set of cloud products, these companies' technologies strive to make cloud computing as flexible and non-threatening as possible. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:41:04 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/10_Companies_Spurring_Enterprise_Cloud_Computing_Pt_II_34866524.html 2008-11-21T16:41:04Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/10_Companies_Spurring_Enterprise_Cloud_Computing_Pt_I_34722139.html There are those who doubt cloud computing will ever permeate large enterprise in any meaningful way. Don't tell that to this group of vendors and providers, who have been supplying IT to the world's largest enterprises for decades. If their robust cloud technology portfolios are paired with determined sales and marketing efforts, these companies could play a big part in making "the big switch" a reality. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:19:38 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/10_Companies_Spurring_Enterprise_Cloud_Computing_Pt_I_34722139.html 2008-11-22T18:19:38Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Virtual_Labs_Migrate_into_the_Cloud_34450364.html Almost everybody seems to agree that the cloud is not ready to house enterprise applications. But that does not mean enterprises cannot leverage the cloud’s myriad benefits. With increasing pressures to lower costs and increase efficiency, the practice of building virtual test labs in the cloud has companies drooling. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:07:39 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Virtual_Labs_Migrate_into_the_Cloud_34450364.html 2008-11-14T10:07:39Z http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Suns_Cloud_Computing_Wheels_in_Motion_34397184.html So, I had a conversation with a “cloud evangelist” at Sun Microsystems, during which I noted his reference to Network.com in the past tense. That’s right, the service is no longer available (except for existing customers). Oh, and did I mention the cloud imagery in the background? Hmm … Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:18:41 GMT http://www.on-demandenterprise.com/features/Suns_Cloud_Computing_Wheels_in_Motion_34397184.html 2008-11-13T16:18:41Z