{"id":525399,"date":"2010-04-13T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T04:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/cloud\/2010\/04\/weekly-poll-what-does-virtuali.php"},"modified":"2010-04-13T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T04:00:15","slug":"weekly-poll-what-does-virtualization-as-a-service-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/525399","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Poll: What does Virtualization as a Service Really Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"vmforce.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/cloud\/assets_c\/2010\/04\/vmforce-thumb-150x44-16331.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"44\"\/>What is not a service these days? We start to wonder when we hear the latest incantation: &#8220;virtualization as a service.&#8221; But after closer look, perhaps it makes sense, especially considering now that VMware and Salesforce.com are working on a partnership and joint product dubbed<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmforce.com\"> VMForce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, we ask you: &#8220;What does virtualization as a service really mean?<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><em>Sponsor<\/em><br \/><a href='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/ck.php?n=19121&amp;cb=19121' ><img src='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/avw.php?zoneid=14&amp;cb=19121&amp;n=19121' border='0' alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/3045628.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/answers.polldaddy.com\/poll\/3045628\/\">What does Virtualization as a Service Really Mean?<\/a><span style=\"font-size:9px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/answers.polldaddy.com\">polls<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Last week, we asked: &#8220;How does the iPad affect cloud computing?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ipadresults.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/cloud\/assets_c\/2010\/04\/ipadresults-thumb-610x294-16333.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"294\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once again, seeing from our responses, it&#8217;s virtualization that plays a key role in the way cloud computing evolves. Plus, people agree that the tablet is the next step to the embedded computer on any object.<\/p>\n<p>For Salesforce.com, a partnership with VMware could mean it gets a foot inside the data center with the capability to provide its technology in a private cloud environment, leveraging its installed base.<\/p>\n<p>For VMware, the potential is to take a big step into the cloud, packaging its virtual infrastructure with Zimbra and the technology suite provided by Salesforce.com.<\/p>\n<p>So, what do you think?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/cloud\/2010\/04\/weekly-poll-what-does-virtuali.php#comments-open\">Discuss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/QW8nC-Qc559C7nEUW3nxDOeAm6A\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/QW8nC-Qc559C7nEUW3nxDOeAm6A\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/QW8nC-Qc559C7nEUW3nxDOeAm6A\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/QW8nC-Qc559C7nEUW3nxDOeAm6A\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:FFnlKYwJmN0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=FFnlKYwJmN0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:Ij26kaj3iuU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=Ij26kaj3iuU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:C2pbw5bZMiI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=C2pbw5bZMiI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=BcEuGH4xj6A:EEzrsf406vk:OqabYuBsmOY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=OqabYuBsmOY\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/readwriteweb\/~4\/BcEuGH4xj6A\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is not a service these days? 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