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Many institutions have begun moving application services to the cloud, but what other kinds of services could move to the cloud? What might our institutions look like if desktops, storage, server…

Key Takeaways Creation of a decision tree to evaluate whether a server might be an eligible candidate for infrastructure as a service allows Dartmouth IT administrators to make appropriate …

Key Takeaways Preservation of digital content in digital repositories and archives requires appropriate backup and replication, with geographic separation of the replicas as a best practice…

Key Takeaways Ensure that your contract with a cloud service provider: Codifies the specific parameters and minimum levels required for each element of the service, as well as remedies f…

Key Takeaways The University of Washington adopted a dual-provider cloud-computing strategy, focusing initially on software as a service. The original project — to replace an obsolete…

Key Takeaways Cloud computing embraces some of the things you might already be doing to deliver IT services. Rather than struggle with a strict definition of the term, consider a loose …

Key Takeaways The NIST definition of cloud computing is concise and uses industry-standard terms. Exploring the five characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models fo…

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