At MMS, Microsoft will be demonstrating a private cloud management stack that builds on virtualization and fully enables this new vision of private cloud management.

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Thirdly, converged infrastructures for cloud could get a boost through tighter integration between the hardware and OS, thanks to performance optimizations, better resource automation, and fault management throughout the stack.

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My bias is that management usually tries to stack the deck in their favor of getting the maximum amount of compensation out of the company for the least amount of performance.

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