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		<title><![CDATA[Intel vs. AMD still isn't a fair fight]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=332]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are more hindrances to AMDâ€™s ability to penetrate the market with its Opteron CPUs; and Intelâ€™s not a fault this time. In an earlier blog post on the AMD-Intel settlement I brought up an example of a type of incompatibility that exists between the two CPU makers that isnâ€™t...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:46:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cloud computing belongs on your three-year roadmap]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=307]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Cloud platforms is one of the technologies included in Forrester's recent report on the top 15 enterprise technologies. by James Staten]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:18:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Assessing the maturity of cloud computing services]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=300]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The number one challenge in cloud computing today is determining what it really is, what categories of services exist within the definition and business model and how ready these options are for enterprise consumption. by James Staten]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:55:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When is a VMware cloud a vCloud? Let the API wars begin]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=280]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention enterprises â€"Pop Quiz: If your favorite hosting provider launches a cloud service that supports VMware vSphere and is part of the VMware vCloud initative, are they providing you with the rich vCloud functionality VMware is touting at VMworld this week?    The answer is no, because vCloud...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:05:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xen.org: Stop the forking. Forrester: About time]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=275]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Xen.org, the open source community behind the leading IaaS cloud computing hypervisor finally made a bold move today by stepping up to the plate of delivering a complete open source virtual infrastructure for cloud platforms. Prior to this release, Xen.org had been content to manage and maintain the core Xen...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:10:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amazon Web Services is addressing enterprises' top issues]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=273]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The moves made by Amazon Web Services LLC make it clear they are eager to get a hold of enterprise business. by James Staten]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With DataSynapse, TIBCO looks to both present and future]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=271]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What does TIBCO's acquisition of DataSynapse mean to application development organizations? by James Staten]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:08:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VMware completes the PaaS to vCloud]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=259]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If youâ€™ve been wondering why an infrastructure leader would acquire a developer framework, the answer is a bit more complex that what shows on the surface â€" and a lot more strategic. As stated in the press release and in the blogs by VMware CTO Steve Herrod and SpringSource CEO...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:33:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can velocity revolutionize the data center business?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=255]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital Realty Trust is trying to do to the data center business what Dell did to computer manufacturing and Wal-Mart continues to do to the retail market â€" make delivery efficiency the killer app. It claims it can build out a complete enterprise-class, energy-efficient data center in as little as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:17:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=227]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise IT infrastructure & operations professionals have many cloud computing technologies to choose from today, and new solutions seem to appear all the time. What are all these technologies? How do you categorize them? Which are mature and which need a lot of work?    Forrester is kicking...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IBM's CloudBurst is a credible step forward]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=219]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[About six months ago, I accused IBM of â€œcloud-washingâ€ its solutions and services when it launched its Project Blue Cloud marketing campaign. Its aim with this effort was to lure customer conversations about cloud computing in its direction so it could learn what enterprises wanted from this new technology. IBM...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:05:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oracle enhances VM management with Virtual Iron acquisition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=206]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The rumors are true. Oracle has finally announced that its intent to acquire Virtual Iron for its virtual server management capabilities.    It's a nice fit for Oracle, which has its own Xen-based virtualization platform called Oracle VM. Up until now, Virtual Iron has been selling its management...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 17:24:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Citrix C3 â€“ Where are the partners?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=204]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Citrix put some significant new meat on the bones of its Citrix Cloud Center (C3) offeringÂ last week but left behind one crucial element. Who are the partners delivering this offering?    At its annual customer get together, Citrix Synergy 2009, the company fulfilled our prediction of the true...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 13:00:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Leveraging cloud computing for new business enablement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=202]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In yesterdayâ€™s Forbes.com HP VP and CTO Russ Daniels wrote a short commentary on how cloud computing can help reignite the global economy and his focus is what makes the difference. Where Russ differs from many others on cloud computing in that he is talking about the vision from a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:29:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VMware wants to be your network operating system of choice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=190]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever a company changes the name of their major product you often have to wonder what level of change they are trying to signal. In the case of VMware which changed ESX to vSphere yesterday, the signal is one of intent. They could have called it vWorldDomination but that might...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:25:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Covetus the Sun installed base]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=187]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The value of Sunâ€™s Solaris installed base proved its worth once again this week as Oracle found it too tempting to pass up and pulled the trigger trumping IBM. A large percent of Oracleâ€™s most profitable customers run their Oracle wares on Solaris and for them to fall further into...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:02:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Open Cloud Manifesto]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=181]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Open Cloud Manifesto, backed by its thirty-six firms that signed on with its debut, outlines core value propositions, points out challenges, sets goals, and then lists several principles of what an open cloud should accomplish. Until now, there has been no real attempt to define or restrict the term...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:44:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A reason to refresh]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=177]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Intel did more than just introduce a faster server processor today with the introduction of the Xeon 5500: it enabled a greater level of differentiation to its server and storage vendor partners that ultimately will result in a broader set of choices and better ones for enterprise infrastructure & operations...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:31:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IBM in talks to acquire Sun?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=170]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A big blue cloud overshadowed Sunâ€™s announcement today unveiling their Open Cloud Computing platform. Media was a buzz today at rumors of a possible acquisition of Sun Microsystems by IBM. Still a rumor at this point, the story brings up many questions about how feasible this acquisition really is and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:48:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cisco's big blade server bet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=167]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[After months of rumors, Cisco officially entered the server business this morning with a modular system it calls the "Unified Computing System" UCS. This blade server system goes one step beyond its predecessors by starting from a unified network foundation on ten gigabit per second Ethernet (10 GbE) that delivers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:14:55 -0700</pubDate>
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