Four network latency gotchas of private cloud

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Advertisement ISSUE DATE:  April 10, 2012 ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Four network latency gotchas of private cloud Choosing the right Amazon EC2 instance type IT pros forgo simplicity, use multiple cloud services OpenStack hopes extensible Essex will attract larger IT shops

FEATURED STORY Four network latency gotchas of private cloud by Greg Shields, Contributor Cloud-enabling the wrong VM could have some serious consequences. Making one of these mistakes could sabotage your cloud efficiency.  (SearchCloudComputing.com)

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