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  • What Should Cloud Computing Users and Providers consider for SLAs?

    At several 2010 Cloud Computing conferences, cloud users asked speakers/ panelists for a reference contract, SLA checklist or other parameters they should be negotiating with cloud service providers. No one could  provide a comprehensive answer or list.  Here's the opinion of ITU Focus Group on Cloud Computing SLAs: Service Users There are a number of…

  • Viodi View – 07/09/10

    Seeing people smile at the camera is one of the most rewarding things about producing video content. Looking back on it years later, the combination of audio and video captures memories that print and photos alone cannot match. Editing the following video brought back fond recollections of past OPASTCO tradeshows and friends made at these…

  • Viodi View – 06/23/10

    A goal of the Viodi View is to be a proxy for independent telephone companies at conferences by reporting on those events. For various reasons, it is difficult to provide a detailed report when I am participating in the conference, as I was yesterday at the Georgia Telephone Association’s Annual Convention. So, a few high-level…

  • Cloud Leadership Forum: IT Executives Share Experiences and Articulate What’s Needed for Cloud Computing Success

    Introduction   In this first of a three part series on the state of cloud computing, we summarize the key messages from the Cloud Leadership Forum, held June 14-15th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Future articles will look at the network infrastructure side of clouds and the ITU-T Cloud Focus Group activities (including a report…

  • Viodi View – 05/26/10

    Looking back to look forward; I have been searching through old Viodi and Viodi View archives over the past couple of days. As I re-read them, I kept thinking about the saying that suggests technology adoption always takes longer than generally anticipated and when it does finally hit critical mass, what was new feels like…

  • New ITU-T Focus Group May Set Framework for Cloud Computing

    Introduction- The need for Cloud Computing Standards   Cloud computing deployments are being announced on an almost daily basis.  Cloud computing speeds and streamlines application deployment without upfront capital costs for servers and storage. For this reason, many enterprises, governments and network/service providers are now considering adopting cloud computing to provide more efficient and cost…