• Why VMware's hybrid Cloud announcement could be a big deal

  Perhaps the biggest selling point for VMware's newly announced hybrid cloud strategy -- and the reason it could be a game changer in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market -- is because of the common platform VMware customers will now have between their private Cloud internal systems and this new VMware-operated public Cloud.

• Cost battle: Cloud computing vs. in-house IT

  It's one of the fundamental questions of cloud computing: Is it less expensive to run workloads in a public cloud than in an on-premises IT environment?

• VMware confirms public Cloud plans via Twitter - then backtracks

  Industry scuttlebutt is that VMware is preparing a public cloud offering that it would run itself, a rumor that VMware officials have refused to comment on -- sort of.

• Learn to fail and avoid the next cloud outage

  Outages with large public cloud providers aren't more common than they are with a business' own private infrastructure.

• Public cloud revenues to hit $2 billion by 2016: IDC

  The Australian public cloud services market is tipped to heat up by 2016 with IDC Australia predicting that the segment’s revenues will exceed $2.33 billion.

• Squeezing savings from the Cloud

  Calculating the real ROI of Cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money.

• Verizon's public cloud aimed at enterprise

  Verizon has rolled out its first cloud-computing service aimed at giving enterprise customers a secure way to host applications not only on virtual resources but also on physical, dedicated network servers.

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  Note to CIOs: Get Your Head in the Cloud

  CIOs today are feeling the pressure to provide IT services that keep up with the business, and are need IT delivery methods that meet their user’s demands. Traditional IT services are still important, however, especially as security and availability concerns inhibit widespread cloud adoption. Click to download how CIOs can roadmap a successful hybrid IT delivery environment.