Cloud-based security as a service: It's catching on and here's why

	Intel, partners push for cloud standards | Google 'Chromebook' focuses on enterprise push
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	Cloud-based security as a service: It's catching on and here's why When technology manager Lincoln Cannon wants to give his company's employees and business partners controlled access to various internal resources or cloud-based services the company uses, he goes to one cloud-based single sign-on security service to assign access privileges. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cloud Leadership Forum Cloud Leadership Forum: June 20 in Silicon Valley Come to the Cloud Leadership Forum 2011 for best-practice approaches to cloud migration, management, governance and more. The enterprise-focused agenda is based upon IDC research and peer-based insights. Learn from case study presentations, interactive sessions and leading cloud providers. Complimentary admission. Learn more. In this Issue Intel, partners push for cloud standards Google 'Chromebook' focuses on enterprise push Cisco's Yen left Juniper for personal reasons How is cloud computing like an airplane? Akamai and Riverbed team to speed hybrid cloud performance Google plug-in links Android mobile devices with App Engine cloud Interop: Cloud services take a beating in debate over security Extreme looks to one-up Cisco, others in data center Amazon's cloud failed: How can your cloud be better? Cloud CIO: Like open source, cloud hides in plain sight Interop 2011: HP 8200 switch, a sad Startup Alley and too much cloud WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Why BMC is the ITSM Market Leader Some vendors may force you to make difficult upgrades. Not us. BMC offers Rapid Results implementation services and BMC Remedy OnDemand, a SaaS version of the industry-leading IT Service Management suite. Read more to learn the top reasons why BMC Remedy offers true ITSM with out-of-the-box ease. Read More Today! Intel, partners push for cloud standards Intel and its partners in the Open Data Center Alliance are working to extend cloud computing so the technology can overcome criticism from Internet guru Vinton Cerf and others. Read More Google 'Chromebook' focuses on enterprise push Google took another step toward the enterprise this week when executives unveiled the 'Chromebook,' a notebook PC that could boost both its new operating system and cloud-based apps. Read More Cisco's Yen left Juniper for personal reasons David Yen left Juniper for personal reasons. QFabric, which is really Founder and CTO Pradeep Sindhu's baby, will go on without him and his departure does not signal anything amiss in Juniper's data center/cloud fabric strategy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company The Netezza Data Appliance Architecture Success in any enterprise depends on having the best available information in time to make sound decisions. Read now How is cloud computing like an airplane? A cloud computing service is like an airliner - even though it can experience devastating crashes that affect many people, like Amazon's crash last month, it's still safer than driving your own car… or IT infrastructure. Read More Akamai and Riverbed team to speed hybrid cloud performance Riverbed and Akamai are teaming up to offer technology and services that promise to optimize WAN traffic more effectively when it travels between corporate data centers and cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) providers. Read More Google plug-in links Android mobile devices with App Engine cloud The Google Plugin for Eclipse makes it easier to build native Android apps that can take data with them wherever they go. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications The Benefits of Outsourcing Telecom Management Choosing the right network solutions provider (NSP) will help businesses improve network reliability, service quality, operating efficiency, billing accuracy and better allocation of resources – all reducing the total cost of ownership of your network infrastructure. Many companies have realized the benefits of working with an NSP. Read now! Interop: Cloud services take a beating in debate over security Cloud services are not secure enough for businesses to use, or at least that was the conclusion drawn by attendees of an Interop debate, although all of the participants acknowledged the real answer was more subtle. Read More Extreme looks to one-up Cisco, others in data center At Interop this week, Extreme Networks rolled out two switches designed to migrate users from legacy data center infrastructures into cloud computing environments. Read More Amazon's cloud failed: How can your cloud be better? Amazon's cloud services failure will likely lead to reservations by corporations to deploy solutions in the public cloud. It is likely companies will focus on private cloud solutions until they believe it is safe to dip in the public cloud. The Amazon outage was caused by an improper configuration of network infrastructure components. Human error led to gigantic cloud failure and financial losses. Read More Cloud CIO: Like open source, cloud hides in plain sight Open source caused many embarrassing conversations for CIOs: A CIO would say we have no open source software -- then walk the halls and find it in use. This same scenario is playing out with cloud services, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Read More Interop 2011: HP 8200 switch, a sad Startup Alley and too much cloud Interop Day 1: Interop started for me with meetings and then the HP Media Event which was very good. The HP executives mentioned the HP Procurve 8200 switch on the show floor. It comes from HP Labs and has a optical backplane. HP is really working hard to beat Cisco. Read More
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