Cloud computing, virtualization proponents getting antsy

By Bob Brown, Network World (US) | Nov 8, 2009

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While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in the industry can't wait to take these technologies to the next level.

"The easy steps in consolidation and virtualization have been taken," said Martin McCarthy, president of 451 Group, during introductory remarks for his company's annual client conference in Boston this week. Now new hybrid cloud environments are emerging where IT is asking what workloads they will own and which they will put on third parties, he says.

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