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Case study: Southwest Airlines’ productivity takes off using virtualization to enable ‘IT as a service’

November 8, 2011

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Cloud procurement services give OSU Medical Center wins on buyer savings and process productivity

November 3, 2011

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The latest BriefingsDirect case study interview explores how large businesses are using cloud commerce and automated sourcing and procurement to dramatically improve how they modernize and manage their buying processes. Read more

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Virtualized desktops spur use of ‘bring your own device’ in schools, allowing always-on access to educational resources

November 1, 2011

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Four key reasons to include cloud computing in your business strategy

October 24, 2011

This guest post comes from Mark Skilton, Global Director of Strategy and Global Infrastructure Services, Capgemini, and Co-Chair of the Cloud Computing Work Group, The Open Group. Read more

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Top 10 pitfalls of P2P integration to avoid in the cloud

October 20, 2011

This guest post comes courtesy of Ross Mason, CTO and founder of MuleSoft. Disclosure: MuleSoft is a sponsor of BriefingDirect podcasts. Read more

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VMworld case study: City of Fairfield uses virtualization to more efficiently deliver crucial city services

October 17, 2011

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As cloud and mobile trends drive user expectations higher, networks must now deliver applications faster, safer, cheaper

October 12, 2011

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We hear about the post-PC era, but rarely does anyone talk about the post-LAN or even the post-WAN era. Yet the major IT trends of the day — from mobile to cloud to app stores — are changing the expectations we all have from our blended networks. Read more