Red Hat bashes Microsoft, VMware while pitching new cloud software

	Fortune 1000 firms shun public cloud storage | Internap to enter public cloud market
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	Red Hat bashes Microsoft, VMware while pitching new cloud software Red Hat claimed it is the only choice for openness in the cloud, as the open source vendor unveiled private cloud software and a public cloud service. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Implementing Virtualization-Enabled Collaboration Date: May 11th, 2011; Time: 2 PM EST This webcast will examine the challenges that IT organizations face when deploying desktop virtualization technologies and collaboration tools, and offer strategies for addressing implementing a robust, virtual desktop environment that fosters successful collaboration. Learn more In this Issue Fortune 1000 firms shun public cloud storage Internap to enter public cloud market Cloud drives Cisco to open source How we moved almost everything to the cloud: 5 lessons VMware integrates automation tool with Active Directory Amazon adds identity management to Web console Brocade fleshes out cloud strategy for battle with Cisco, others Uptime exec: Data center ratings aid cloud choice Caveat emptor in the cloud Osama Bin Laden news spurs wave of scams, malware WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point Advanced ADCs Take Over Where Load Balancers Leave Off Server load balancers offer fairly basic capabilities. This white paper details the advanced content switching, application acceleration and VMware integration capabilities that have data centers using Equalizer Application Delivery Controllers to take over where server load balancers left off. Read More Fortune 1000 firms shun public cloud storage Few Fortune 1000 corporations have plans to adopt public cloud storage -- even for their lowest tier of data, a new storage survey shows. Read More Internap to enter public cloud market Internap announced plans to enter the public cloud market later this year with two offerings: one based on VMware and another using the open source KVM hypervisor. Read More Cloud drives Cisco to open source There's an interesting post on GigaOm this week on how cloud computing is forcing Cisco to embrace open source. It argues that Cisco realizes open source software will be critical to its success in cloud due to the emphasis on application development. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Business Continuity Planning IT Survival Guide Minimizing the impact of a disaster and reducing risks are the goals of sound business continuity planning. This survival guide walks you through the key steps required to create and implement an effective disaster recovery plan. Learn More How we moved almost everything to the cloud: 5 lessons Companies that move to the cloud have a whole host of decisions, one of the first being whether to develop their own software on top of a cloud infrastructure or to attempt to customize an existing cloud service. Read More VMware integrates automation tool with Active Directory In its ongoing effort to automate the management of private and public clouds, VMware has integrated Microsoft's Active Directory with its vCenter Orchestrator tool. Read More Amazon adds identity management to Web console The Amazon Web Services Management Console can now handle Identity and Access Management (IAM) features offered in its cloud, the company says. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now Brocade fleshes out cloud strategy for battle with Cisco, others Brocade today unveiled its plan for migrating customers to distributed, virtualized, cloud-based data centers, along with products supporting that plan. Read More Uptime exec: Data center ratings aid cloud choice Julian Kudritzki has more visibility than most into how the Uptime Institute's data center tier system is being used around the world, and according to him it's become a useful tool to help businesses find a reliable hosting provider for their applications. Read More Caveat emptor in the cloud Just as I finished writing the last issue ("SCIMing the provisioning landscape") an interesting new study -- about cloud computing providers -- popped into my inbox. Read More Osama Bin Laden news spurs wave of scams, malware Malware creators are using the news of Osama Bin Laden's death as a opportunity to try and dupe people into clicking on malicious links. According to cloud-security firm Zscaler, researchers were seeing malicious sites emerge to capitalize on the news within hours of the announcement. Read More
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