IDEAS Virtualization and Cloud Computing Trends
A Video Presentation Series by Ideas International
Tony Iams, SVP and Senior Analyst for Systems Software Research recently presented to a group of CIOs and journalists to outline Ideas International’s perspectives on Virtualization and Cloud Computing Trends.
The following is a series of videos from that presentation, including a detailed question and answers session.
The following is an overview of what to expect.
Presentation Chapters
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Chapter 1.
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Presentation Agenda and Overview
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Chapter 2.
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What Is Driving IT Towards Virtualization and into the Cloud?
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Chapter 3.
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Is x86 Narrowing the Performance Gap with RISC?
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Chapter 4.
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Key Virtualization Benefits and Critical Issues to Consider
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Chapter 5.
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The Evolution of Virtualization and the Progression to Cloud
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Chapter 6.
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The Current State of the Major Virtualization Platforms
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Chapter 7.
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Virtualization Management and Cost of Ownership
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Chapter 8.
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The Verdict. Cloud: Yay or Nay?
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Chapter 9.
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What IDEAS Is Telling Its Clients!
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Question and Answer
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Question 1.
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Will the Microsoft Hypervisor catch up with VMware? If so, when?
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Question 2.
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Do you think VMware should be lowering its pricing?
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Question 3.
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How do you think Microsoft’s Windows Azure will shake things up?
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Question 4.
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What is the most attractive use for Storage Cloud right now?
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Question 5.
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Is Desktop Virtualization really hot? Or is it a phony market?
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Question 6.
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How are x86 business critical workloads evolving?
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Question 7.
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Cloud and orchestration of service is a hole in the market? Do you agree?
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Question 8.
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What are your views on the trends towards "zLinux" and "zIntel"?
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Question 9.
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What are your views on pre-integrated stacks and the danger of lock-in?
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Question 10.
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How is x86 performance catching up with RISC?
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Question 11.
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Where will heavy duty analytics get processed? In house, or in the Cloud?
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