Cloud security fears exaggerated, says federal CIO

	Group: US govt' can help encourage cloud adoption | Former NASA CTO launches cloud appliance
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	Cloud security fears exaggerated, says federal CIO Outgoing federal CIO Vivek Kundra believes that cloud security issues ave been used to discourage cloud adoption. That's not stopping the Department of Homeland Security. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0 Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now! In this Issue Group: US govt' can help encourage cloud adoption Former NASA CTO launches cloud appliance CA equips management tools for cloud oversight Will your business data be safe in the cloud? Dell debuts cloud-ready system How to document in the cloud The cloud gets more open, but can you have too much open? New initiative aims to certify open clouds Dell fills data center technology stack with Force10 4 tips for keeping your data center cool this summer 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! Group: US govt' can help encourage cloud adoption The U.S. government can help grow the nation's cloud computing market by assisting private companies in the development of cloud security standards and by encouraging cloud providers to allow data portability among them, a new tech industry report recommended. Read More Former NASA CTO launches cloud appliance The former CTO of NASA and co-founder of OpenStack unveiled a new appliance designed to make it easy for enterprises to build private clouds. Read More CA equips management tools for cloud oversight CA Technologies has updated a number of its programs to make their users more ready to run some operations in a cloud environment, the company announced Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed What's Needed for Cloud Computing Just what is cloud computing anyway? This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment, and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model. Read More! Will your business data be safe in the cloud? Is the cloud is a safe place for your critical business data to be? Cloud security consultant Ara Trembly tells you what you need to know and consider before you decide. Read More Dell debuts cloud-ready system Using OpenStack cloud software, Dell has created a package of hardware, software and services that organizations can use to deploy their own IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) operations. Read More How to document in the cloud There's never been a good excuse for not commenting code or documenting systems, even though these practices are every bit as helpful to cost and quality as test-driven development. But let's face it, documenting systems isn't exactly macho and besides, it doesn't give you the ugly job-security of unmaintainable code (take a look at this page for some terrific worst-practice suggestions). 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! The cloud gets more open, but can you have too much open? OK, get your scorecards out, this could get confusing. Today it was announced that a new open cloud group was launched at OSCON. It is called the Open Cloud Initiative. The group is a "non-profit organization established to advocate open standards in cloud computing." The OCI is modeled after the Open Source Initiative that helped define OSS and OSI accepted licenses. Read More New initiative aims to certify open clouds After forming in 2009 and stalling a couple of times since, the Open Cloud Initiative formally launched on Tuesday in an effort to encourage the adoption of open cloud principles. Read More Dell fills data center technology stack with Force10 Dell's acquisition of Force10 Networks will fill a critical networking hole as the company buys its way into building an integrated technology stack for data centers, analysts say. Read More 4 tips for keeping your data center cool this summer Now that summer is in full swing, it's natural for IT shops to be concerned about keeping their data centers cool. But with limited budgets, keeping the data center operating efficiently without blowing the utility bill out of the water can be a challenge. Read More
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