Top data center challenges; IT management start-ups to watch; cloud security service looks for malware

Cloud security service looks for malware; 10 IT management start-ups to watch Cloud Computing NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Juniper Networks Making Way for the Next-Generation Data Center Wouldn't it be great to manage and operate the data center as a single switch-with all the network and security services built in? This webcast will examine how to re-architect the data center to improve scale, performance and cost efficiencies, while reducing the amount of equipment needed. Register now! Spotlight Story Top data center challenges include social networks, rising energy costs Rising use of social networks, rising energy costs, and a need to understand new technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing are among the top issues IT leaders face in the evolving data center. Read full story Related News: Cloud security service looks for malware Webroot announced it has extended its cloud-based Web security service, adding a way to filter outbound as well as inbound Web traffic, monitoring for threats in order to detect and block malware such as botnets that have infected computers. 10 IT management start-ups to watch Today's IT management start-ups are focused on cloud computing, SaaS, virtualization and more. We've picked 10 of these newcomers worth watching into the new year. Verizon gets into cloud consulting Verizon Business has launched the Verizon Cloud Computing Program to help IT departments transition their applications to a cloud environment. Turkey as a Service (TaaS) Ted Ritter: The NIST definition of cloud computing defines five distinct characteristics. In honor of Thanksgiving, I'm illustrating the distinct characteristics via my turkey dinner — Turkey as a Service (TaaS). Why benchmarking cloud vs. current IT costs is so hard Cloud providers make their services' costs quite transparent, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. The trouble is, for most companies, current data center costs remain opaque. Will new tools help? Broadcom buying Dune Networks for cloud switching Broadcom has agreed to acquire Dune Networks, a privately held maker of high-speed switch fabrics, for about $178 million, the companies announced. IBM offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon cloud deployments Companies running applications on Amazon Web Services can now monitor their environments using IBM's Tivoli Monitoring software. Cloud identity service gets provisioning, management Cloud identity provider Symplified added provisioning and management capabilities to its service platform that lets users bridge between their in-house directories and cloud-based applications. 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