Intel package enables hybrid cloud for small businesses

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	Intel package enables hybrid cloud for small businesses With its new AppUp offering, Intel hopes to facilitate a new kind of cloud service for small businesses that have security concerns but want to take advantage of the cost benefits of moving to the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Technology Fueling the Next Phase of Storage Optimization ESG examines trends influencing the adoption of deduplication and the limitations of existing solutions and details how HP is best positioned to deliver highly efficient deduplication solutions based on its new HP StoreOnce deplication technology Read now In this Issue Square iPad app makes cash registers history Citrix overhauls virtual desktop products for 'personal cloud' Apache focuses on cloud standard JNBridge links Java, .Net in clouds PlayStation Network and cloud security Cloud storage no threat to SMB NAS systems, survey shows Big vendors look to challenge VMware with open source Financial services firms increasing IT spending: survey Oracle's database now available on Amazon Web Services Rackspace offers hosted virtual desktops from Citrix WHITE PAPER: BMC Six Advantages of a Cloud-Based Help Desk Small and midsize companies shouldn't have to use less efficient, limited-functionality service desk solutions. Today's cloud-based help desks pack the same punch as on-premise enterprise solutions, without a large up-front investment or long installation time. Read more to find out how to get started with a cloud-based help desk today. Read More Today! Square iPad app makes cash registers history Tech startup Square announced that it's working to turn the iPad, iPhone and Android devices into portable payment systems. Read More Citrix overhauls virtual desktop products for 'personal cloud' Citrix's annual Synergy conference is opening with a bang this week, with Citrix previewing overhauls to nearly every component of its virtual desktop product lines, reaching from the data center to the iPad. Read More Apache focuses on cloud standard The Libcloud project provides a unified interface for more than 20 cloud services, including those from IBM and Amazon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Why IT Leaders Aren't Scared of Cloud Security Examine this CIO report in which your peers offer advice on cloud services and data protection. Learn 3 key tips for taking the right approach to securing a hybrid cloud infrastructure to dispel any data doubts. Read now! JNBridge links Java, .Net in clouds Developers can build services and APIs accommodating both platforms. Read More PlayStation Network and cloud security Pundits around the industry are using the repeated – and successful -- attacks on Sony's Playstation Network as proof clouds aren't secure. But what's "cloudy" about PSN? It is the antithesis of the cloud: a closed architecture, which happens to use the internet to connect locked-down clients (PS3s) to a closed, proprietary server (PSN). Read More Cloud storage no threat to SMB NAS systems, survey shows An In-Stat survey of small to midsize firms shows that while they're adopting cloud services, they're still buying onsite NAS storage systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Best Practices for Exadata Cell This paper describes the best practices for setting up the optimal backup and recovery strategy to protect your mission-critical data. Learn more. Big vendors look to challenge VMware with open source Several big IT vendors, including IBM, HP, BMC Software, Intel and Red Hat, are banding together to promote an open source virtualization platform as an alternative to VMware. Read More Financial services firms increasing IT spending: survey Three-quarters of IT leaders at financial services firms plan to increase IT spending over the next 12 months and 55% expect to shift more capital expenses to managed services, according to a survey by Bloomberg. Read More Oracle's database now available on Amazon Web Services Oracle's database is now available for deployment on Amazon Web Services, the companies announced, but with some key limitations. Read More Rackspace offers hosted virtual desktops from Citrix Rackspace hopes to make using virtual desktops easier by hosting Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp. Read More
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