Today’s Web 2.0 and cloud computing data centers have reached a critical juncture, as demand for their services has collided with existing architectures and technologies. Today’s data centers are reeling from the high costs of power, capital equipment, network connectivity and space, and are hindered by serious performance, scalability and application complexity issues. Web 2.0 and cloud computing enterprises must focus all resources on their core business of providing leading-edge application services. Here, Knowledge Center contributor John Busch explains why higher-level building blocks are needed to effectively exploit these advanced Web 2.0 and cloud computing technologies.
– Today’s
data centers are at a critical juncture in their development. The full
potential of Web 2.0 and cloud computing technologies has been hindered
by spiraling power costs, unprecedented complexity, and limitations in
the existing IT architectures that support these technologies. Existing
a…