Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast

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	Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast Gartner upgraded its forecast for worldwide IT spending, saying it will grow 7.1 percent this year to $3.7 trillion as companies migrate to the cloud and spend more on software and IT services. 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! In this Issue Startup opens videoconference bridging service Dimension Data scoops up OpSource Microsoft discontinues Hohm energy monitoring service 5 things you need to know about Google Chromebooks Dassault enters cloud era with caution, works with Amazon SolidFire targets cloud providers with all SSD primary storage Google+ could be Google's latest enterprise weapon Cisco's Cius loses CTO The case for using hosted/cloud VoIP and UC Share files easily with ProFTPD 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! Startup opens videoconference bridging service Startup Blue Jeans Network launches its videoconferencing bridge service, letting customers blend conferences over legacy systems as well as with video services such as Skype. Read More Dimension Data scoops up OpSource Systems integrator Dimension Data plans to enhance its cloud computing offerings by acquiring OpSource, a Santa Clara, California, provider of hosted cloud services. Read More Microsoft discontinues Hohm energy monitoring service Consumers are ambivalent about closely tracking their own power usage, Microsoft finds. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Leveraging security from the Cloud Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective and proven deliv-ery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet. This whitepaper discusses the who, what, when, why and how of cloud-based security services. Read Now 5 things you need to know about Google Chromebooks The simplicity of cloud computing might be appealing to some users, but connectivity and security are still concerns. Read More Dassault enters cloud era with caution, works with Amazon Dassault Systèmes has decided to make its products for computer-aided design and manufacturing, product lifecycle management and simulation available on Amazon's cloud. Read More SolidFire targets cloud providers with all SSD primary storage SolidFire recently revealed the details of its all solid state storage technology targeted at cloud storage providers. The system has features that make it useful in cloud applications, including a REST API and a scalable architecture that allows from 1TB to over a petabyte of useable storage in a single system. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Distributed Virtualization Management from Big Iron Many enterprises started virtualization efforts to reap the benefits of consolidating their distributed infrastructure. This consolidation, however, has not ended datacenter infrastructure heterogeneity since enterprises seem intent on acquiring different virtualization platforms as well as heterogeneous hardware platforms. Read Now Google+ could be Google's latest enterprise weapon Google's new social networking service just a day old, but analysts are already wondering how long it will be before Google+ is refocused for the enterprise. Read More Cisco's Cius loses CTO As Cisco is trumpeting the arrival of its Cius collaboration tablet, its collaboration CTO has quietly left the building. David Knight has gone to Proofpoint, a maker of cloud-based e-mail security and compliance products, to be its executive vice president of product management and marketing. Read More The case for using hosted/cloud VoIP and UC In this newsletter, we're wrapping up (for the moment) our discussion of why moving VoIP and UC services into the cloud could be a great choice for you. In particular, our excerpts from the complimentary "2011 Sourcebook for VoIP and UC Services" by Delphi and Webtorials continue, and we encourage you to download the full version (45 pages) to get all of the details. Read More Share files easily with ProFTPD Despite the advancements in interoperability between file systems, and the availability of file sharing services nowadays, hosting your own FTP server still offers advantages. FTP is easy to set up and use, and any files transferred via FTP stay securely within your network. With ProFTPD server, you can allow users to share files, and even allow people outside the corporate firewall to send files. Read More
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