Cloud management and monitoring part 2

• Sharding relational databases in the cloud

  When handling big data in the cloud, make sure that your cloud databases are equipped for the necessary sharding processes.  Tip

• Building an IT infrastructure roadmap to the cloud

  Be sure to focus on key implications in the areas of cost, management, storage and security when investigating models of cloud computing.  Tip

• Finalizing VMware vCloud Director configuration

  In the final part of our three-part series on configuring vCloud Director, our expert explains how to prep VMware's cloud management service.  Tip

• Defining and allocating vCloud Director resources

  For IT shops configuring VMware vCloud Director, here are the first four steps needed to make the service aware of a vSphere environment.  Tip

• VMware vCloud Director configuration: How to begin

  Configuring VMware's new vCloud Director can seem a little intimidating, but our expert shows you how to start the process in the first of this three-part series.  Tip

• Managing virtual resources in Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud

  Through an advanced, integrated management platform, Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud has the potential to revolutionize how virtual resources are handled.  Tip

• How public clouds limit hosted application management

  Cloud computing providers protect the security and stability of their cloud infrastructures by limiting application management in public cloud services.  Tip

• Assessing Microsoft's cloud-based Intune for Windows management

  Microsoft Intune, the company's cloud-based application management tool, has many good features, but is it better than on-premise or third-party tools?  Tip

• How cloud computing will change capacity management

  Capacity management in IT departments has been informed by the limitations of traditional data centers. Cloud computing will change the ball-game, allowing IT managers to deal with the new rivers of data that would overflow the traditional data cente...  Tip