Beth Cohen

Beth Cohen is a cloud strategist for Verizon, helping to develop cutting-edge products for the next generation. Previously, Beth was president of Luth Computer Specialists, an independent consultancy specializing in cloud-focused solutions to help enterprises leverage the efficiencies of cloud architectures and technologies, a senior cloud architect with Cloud Technology Partners, and the director of engineering IT for BBN Corporation, where she was involved with the initial development of the Internet and worked on some of the hottest networking and web technology protocols in their infancy.

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Why Is OpenStack Neutron Struggling?

After attending the 2013 OpenStack Summit, Beth Cohen highlights the latest information about OpenStack Neutron, the networking component, and why despite so many successes, the project is experiencing some pain points and struggling to find its connections.

After Three Years, Is OpenStack Still on Track?

There are many exciting new projects planned for the upcoming Icehouse release of OpenStack, but there are also some troubling developments as the project moves from being an incubated alternate cloud toolkit to a serious production-ready platform. Is OpenStack finally ready for prime time?

Will the Chinese Dominate OpenStack?

Who could have guessed that Beijing is home to the largest pool of OpenStack developers in the world? The huge Chinese market has been all but invisible to outsiders until the Chinese OpenStack activities were highlighted at the November 2013 Havana Summit held in Hong Kong.

Not Dead Yet—VMware Buys Cloud VDI Vendor Desktone

Is VMware’s purchase of Cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) vendor Desktone an indication that cloud desktop virtualization will finally become more widely accepted? The cloud desktop virtualization forecast is looking more like mixed clouds and sunshine.

Are You Rethinking Cloud Network Access?

Are you worried about your cloud resources network security? Is accessing your SaaS CRM system over the Internet just not reliable enough to meet your required customer SLAs and business objectives? We all know public cloud services—love them or hate them—have some glaring deficiencies.

Integrate Cloud Services Support to Avoid the Help(less) Desk

A major downside of using cloud services is that customers often find they are responsible for any needed integration across different applications and vendors. Beth Cohen offers tips for minimizing the risks and improving service quality when integrating cloud services.

The Dirty Secret about Cloud Service Level Agreements

Has your cloud service provider had an outage that affected your users or business? If so, you are not alone. As more companies turn to the cloud for its flexibility, cloud service providers owe it to their customers to provide services to match reasonable expectations for quality and reliability.

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