virtual-machine
Use an SDN controller with IBM solutions to secure your assets in the cloud
In the first post of a series on developerWorks, my colleague and I discussed how to manually deploy the flow rules for Open vSwitch to protect virtual machines (VMs) running on a KVM hypervisor. However, the solution we proposed then is not always practical in the real world, because the assets in the cloud can […]
Grabbing hold of private cloud management technology
Have you ever had a conversation on private cloud technologies and within five minutes you could tell that the other person’s head was spinning?
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning: Added value for business
An overview of the benefits of provisioning and specifically how SmartCloud Provisioning can help.
Kill cloud zombies before it’s too late
If you’re using any cloud services, chances are that you’ve already created cloud zombies. Get rid of them before it's too late!
Three challenges for licensing software in cloud computing
In this post I want to share some software licensing challenges I have already faced in cloud computing.
Cloud 101: Flavors of hypervisors
Hypervisors can be categorized into two main types.
Three reasons why you shouldn’t upgrade servers
Here are three reasons why you can often avoid upgrading servers in the cloud.
Networking the cloud (Part 3 of 3)
This is the last of three posts looking at networking in the cloud. This post looks at protecting networks in the cloud from each other.
Networking the cloud (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second of three posts looking at networking in the cloud. This post looks at clustering and network management.
Networking the cloud (Part 1 of 3)
This is the first in three posts looking at networking in the cloud. This post looks at some basic concepts.
No one will pay for the security on a hypervisor
How much money would you pay for the security on hypervisors?
Surefire ways to design a private cloud — Part 2
In this blog, I would like to show you details of Flexible Private Cloud Architecture (FPCA) by describing each of the layers and its function.