The two biggest lies about cloud security

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	Cloud CIO: The two biggest lies about cloud security Survey after survey note that security is the biggest concern potential users have with respect to public cloud computing. A survey from April 2010, for instance, indicates that 45% of respondents felt the risks of cloud computing outweigh its benefits. CA and the Ponemon Institute conducted a survey and found similar concerns. But they also found that deployment had occurred despite these worries. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Transaction Tracing through Complex Web Applications In this Quest white paper, learn about the components of a transaction as they cross various application domains. Then, discover the difficulty in connecting transaction components for monitoring, why continuously monitoring is key and how a third-party solution simplifies the challenge. Learn more. In this Issue IT roles shift with move to cloud Calculating virtualization, cloud costs: 4 approaches 5 top social media security threats Capgemini to support SAP apps on Amazon's cloud The networked world Data centers, under strain, expand at furious pace Can you have too much security? Match.com wants to get to second base with Meetic Preparing for World IPv6 Day Cloud-based IT services SAP launching in-memory computing cloud WEBCAST: Citrix Why Just Another Day at the Office Won't Be Attend this interactive webinar to discover: • Why your competition isn't just down the street • Why failure IS an option • Why a "career" is as outdated as the typewriter • How learning to work as a team means learning to work online Learn more IT roles shift with move to cloud When Steel Technologies outsourced its back-office systems, a business-focused IT team emerged. Read More Calculating virtualization, cloud costs: 4 approaches For IT departments wanting to do chargebacks or cost-justification, figuring virtualization and cloud services ROI is tricky, at best. Experts outline four methods you can use to break down costs and returns. Read More 5 top social media security threats Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn increasingly are being used by enterprises to engage with customers, build their brands and communicate information to the rest of the world. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Moving to a Cloud-based Delivery Model Help Desk software as a service is attractive to many IT departments. It offers the same benefits of traditional IT help desk solutions, in addition to reducing capital expenses, accelerating implementation, and providing easier upgrades. This paper explores considerations for implementing IT service management in-house or as a service. Read Now! Capgemini to support SAP apps on Amazon's cloud Consultancy Capgemini's North American business will offer support to enterprises that want to run SAP applications in Amazon Web Services' cloud, the company said in a joint statement with Amazon on Thursday. Read More The networked world Cell phones and social media tools help topple Middle Eastern regimes. Telemedicine lets surgeons reach across time and space. Smart grids let power companies reduce fuel consumption and lower pollution. Networking has changed the world. Read More Data centers, under strain, expand at furious pace About a third to half of all data centers will be physically expanding or leasing new space in the next two years, according to recent surveys. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Business-Ready Configuration for Servers with Storage The technical configurations in this guide are optimally configured to run virtualized workloads and provide redundancy with no single point of failure. Read more. Can you have too much security? Is there such a thing as too much security? Read More Match.com wants to get to second base with Meetic Online dating site Match.com has made an offer for the outstanding shares of French dating site Meetic, of which it is already a part owner. Read More Preparing for World IPv6 Day World IPv6 Day (June 8, 2011) is approaching in about a week. This will be a landmark day for IPv6 Internet connectivity and IPv6-capable content providers. You will want to be prepared for this historic day in networking. This article will give you the background on what is happening on that day and how to help your organization be ready for the fun. Read More Cloud-based IT services It is easy to suggest that one of the leaders of the first wave of public cloud computing was salesforce.com. A few years ago, the Salesforce CRM solution was one of a small number of enterprise applications that companies were just beginning to acquire from a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider. Read More SAP launching in-memory computing cloud SAP is opening up a cloud-based platform for its HANA (High-Performance Analytic Appliance) in-memory computing technology, enabling partners to develop applications that take advantage of its capabilities. Read More
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