How the Apple iCloud compares to Google's cloud

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	How the Apple iCloud compares to Google's cloud Apple and Google now dominate the world's smartphone and mobile device markets and both are now pushing quickly into the cloud. While Apple this week finally acknowledged the cloud as the future of computing -- and will finally allow iPads and iPhones to be set up and backed up without being tethered to a computer running iTunes -- many Google fans accurately note that Apple's iCloud doesn't bring a lot of new features to the table. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Avaya Virtual Services Platform 9000 A high performance modular routing switch for core deployments. Core network infrastructure needs to be able to handle increased load without packet loss, while providing quick recovery times in case of a component failure. Learn More In this Issue New Cisco edge routers optimized for IPv6 traffic IaaS is smart choice for ConnectEDU VMware CEO: What we plan for the post-PC era iCloud and iOS 5: New challenges for the enterprise IBM brings high-performance computing to the cloud Data center group issues cloud usage guidelines The platform-as-a-service cloud: Developers are in charge Embotics gets deeper into private cloud management Options for cloud, SaaS data integration grow Riverbed releases WAN cloud storage gateway appliances WHITE PAPER: Qwest Maximizing The Cloud To Your Needs Today's enterprise is increasingly IT-dependent and network-based, requiring agile IT infrastructure sourcing approaches to meet rapidly changing business objectives. See how a dynamic, cloud-based infrastructure can flexibly supports key business needs—and whether it's right for your organization. Read now! New Cisco edge routers optimized for IPv6 traffic Cisco this week rolled out two routers designed to allow service providers to migrate to IPv6 and more capably support video, mobility and cloud offerings. Read More IaaS is smart choice for ConnectEDU As most parents and teachers can attest, teenage students have a tendency to procrastinate -- not a particularly endearing characteristic, especially if you're a company that helps students with their college applications. Read More VMware CEO: What we plan for the post-PC era Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, sees virtualization as one piece of the platform VMware intends to offer a mobile, cloud-enabled world. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Storage technologies for server virtualization When deployed together, highly virtualized HP 3PAR Utility Storage, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, and server virtualization from VMware deployed on HP server blades deliver a compelling utility computing solution. Read now iCloud and iOS 5: New challenges for the enterprise Apple CEO Steve Jobs is known for wowing audiences with his presentation style and with new and polished technologies for Apple's desktops, mobile devices and media services. His keynote address Monday at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was no exception. Jobs and other Apple executives showed off some of the features of the company's Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion," which is due out next month; the next generation of its iOS mobile platform; and the company's new cloud service known as iCloud. Read More IBM brings high-performance computing to the cloud IBM hopes to help companies more efficiently use their high-performance computing resources with new software that links separate pools of resources into a single private cloud. Read More Data center group issues cloud usage guidelines Users and vendors this week got a framework for implementing virtual data center and cloud computing environments from a group formed eight months ago to define such requirements. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobile Technology: The Productivity Edge IT must devise a workable balance by ensuring security of mobile data without squashing worker productivity. This Mobility KnowledgeVault will walk you through four key factors to build a workable plan and highlights real-world examples of businesses that are succeeding at fulfilling the productivity promise of mobility. View now The platform-as-a-service cloud: Developers are in charge Current PaaS offerings focus mainly on individual developers, but analysts expect enterprise-class offerings to emerge. Read More Embotics gets deeper into private cloud management From its roots tagging and tracking virtual machines across the virtual data center, virtualization management company Embotics is set on helping IT organizations effectively and efficiently manage private clouds. Read More Options for cloud, SaaS data integration grow The options for cloud and SaaS (software as a service) data integration grew larger on Wednesday with the announcement of Talend Cloud, a new product from open-source vendor Talend. Read More Riverbed releases WAN cloud storage gateway appliances Riverbed today announced three new WAN optimization appliances targeted at backing data up to the cloud. Read More
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