Wednesday, October 12, 2011

4 valuable additions to your cloud security toolkit

Microsoft releases service packs galore | University medical center virtualizes, cuts storage needs by 65%

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4 valuable additions to your cloud security toolkit
If you ask IT execs why they're hesitant about moving to the public cloud, security comes up at the top of the list. But security vendors are responding to these concerns with a raft of new products. Here are four interesting cloud security tools that we tested. Read More


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Microsoft releases service packs galore
In the past few weeks, Microsoft has released a slew of service packs for SQL Server 2008, as well as SP2 for its firewall, Forefront Threat Management Gateway. It also promised the third-and-final service pack for its Office 2007 wares. Read More

University medical center virtualizes, cuts storage needs by 65%
With data doubling about every year, the University of Kansas Physicians group turned to virtualization to cut costs and boost performance. Read More

5 cloud security companies to watch
Security is one of the major impediments to enterprises moving their resources into the cloud. So, it's not surprising that numerous cloud security companies are springing up, attempting to address specific cloud security issues, like protecting virtual machines or encrypting data in motion. Read More


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The Arrival of Cloud Thinking
Much is being made of the "the cloud." The money it will save. The agility it will bring to computing. What is less obvious is how IT departments are actively employing cloud services today. How they are reacting to both public and private cloud initiatives. What it will mean over the next couple of years for IT decision makers and implementers. Learn More

Zero-day bugs overrated, Microsoft says
Microsoft advises that users don't panic when news breaks about the latest zero-day vulnerability, a flaw that hackers exploit before a software developer manages to patch the problem. Read More

Cloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows
A new vendor-sponsored study of the 1,000 biggest websites quantifies how much better third-party managed service providers are doing at operating DNS services across the Internet cloud than enterprises that run this critical network service themselves. Read More

Infoblox adds master controller to product line
Infoblox unveils a new type of IP appliance aimed at its largest customers, which are increasingly delegating the management of critical network services to business units but want the IT department to monitor overall network performance. Read More


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Building the Next Generation Data Center
Virtualization promotes flexible utilization of IT resources, reduced capital costs, high energy efficiency, highly-available applications, and improved business continuity. Learn More

Choosing the right APM vendor(s) for your cloud environment
As is the fashion, application performance management vendors are now speaking "cloud". But each tool is unique, and it is challenging to see the big picture of how the current crop of APM tools fits into the often complex cloud environment. S Read More

4 essential cloud security tips
More and more enterprise IT shops - as they get comfortable with virtualization practices in their own private clouds - are considering a jump to the public cloud. But before making that leap, consider these pieces of advice from those that have already jumped. Read More

IBM takes its BI capabilities into the data center
IBM is taking its business analytics capabilities down a new path by making them available to IT organizations to monitor and predict issues with systems and processes. Read More

Fiberlink boosts mobile device management
Fiberlink is moving beyond just managing the delivery of enterprise mobile applications with the launch of MaaS360 AppCloud, a service in which Fiberlink will host the apps. Read More



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