In the sixty-plus years since business computing began, there have been two major trends: first there was mainframe computing, followed by client-server. Now we have a new paradigm. Cloud computing is the third generation IT model and the next phase in the evolution of distributed computing and the data center.

Like software that has evolved from a proprietary, centralized model to an open, distributed structure, cloud computing is also a rapidly evolving trend that will have a profound impact on the way IT is delivered to business users. Cloud computing is the logical next step in the evolution of the data center from mainframe to client-server, and now to clouds. Read this white paper to learn more.