This paper presents the views of cloud computing practitioners - people in the thick of things who see some things a casual observer might not. Their views on the state of cloud computing and its future are very interesting indeed.

An excellent guide to virtualization.

An excellent soup to nuts discussion on virtualization. This is perhaps the best presentation on Virtualization that I have reviewed. MUST READ!

This presentation provides a good overview of scenarios and planning for server, application and hardware virtualization. It is a very good resource for anyone who wants to understand the rationale behind virtualization - server, application and hardware.

This guide presents "going green" at the data center level in simple and easy to understand terms. It starts with a simple question: why go green? My reason is simple: because god wants me to clean up the mess I create. Some others want a logical explanation so this guide provides it.

Then it goes into more complex issues touching upon key areas in a data center that are killing the planet!

This paper provides an overview of cloud computing. What is cloud computing? What is the history of cloud computing? Why cloud computing? Where, in the business, does cloud computing produce the most value? ...

This paper helps you realize the full potential of "Software-as-a-Service" or SaaS by creating a well thought out strategy for it.

This presentation provides a 2 minute overview of cloud computing - what is it? Why is it in vogue? What are the barriers to its implementation? What are the benefits of cloud computing?

This excellent study done by Deloitte highlights the growing issues with information security - the threats are increasing as companies are slowing their investments.

A research study on the total cost of ownership (TCO) of open source software.