No litmus test for cloud computing

New cloud infrastructure service focuses on security; Agencies receive 2,200 applications for broadband funding Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Riverbed ESG: Why SharePoint Needs WAN Optimization According to recent research from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), implementing SharePoint is a Top 5 initiative for CIOs. But a hidden challenge in SharePoint is to ensure that end users are able to quickly access and edit files when connected via the WAN. Learn about the key benefits organizations have realized as a result of Wide Area File Services Technology. Click here to continue. Spotlight Story No litmus test for cloud computing In a previous newsletter we discussed the fact that in spite of all of the hyperbole that surrounds cloud computing, there is not a widely accepted definition of what is meant by the phrase. Further proof of that assertion comes from an article in the trade press that identified 21 different definitions of cloud computing. In order to help IT organizations analyze the viability of cloud computing in their environment, the next two newsletters will discuss what we see as some of the key characteristics of a cloud computing solution. Read full story Related News: New cloud infrastructure service focuses on security OpSource on Friday announced a new cloud computing infrastructure service that it says meets the security and management needs of enterprises more effectively than rival offerings. Agencies receive 2,200 applications for broadband funding Two U.S. agencies have received nearly 2,200 applications, asking for about $28 billion in funding, for a first round of grants and loans for broadband deployment. 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