Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lags

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	Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lags Colleges and universities have been aggressive in expanding campus mobility, but slower in shifting key systems to cloud computing, according to a new survey of IT in higher education. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Get Your Network Cloud Ready Exclusive 2-day webinar shows how to get your network cloud-ready while delivering services with greater security, scalability and flexibility. Featuring Citrix Systems, Andre Kindness from Forrester, and customer success stories, this webinar also features practical demos you don't want to miss! Learn more In this Issue Oracle aims at Salesforce in buying RightNow Forrester: Tech changes to expect in next 3 years 8 ways to become a cloud security expert Is cloud-based security in your future? USTA scores cost savings, agility with Amazon cloud Service Oracle buys RightNow for about $1.5 billion NetSuite boosts global capabilities of its SaaS business software Salesforce.com to 'unlock' SAP's core software for 'social enterprises' Equinix creates market for data center clients to trade services RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Rackspace The Cloud Made Simple You know about all the benefits of using the Cloud but it means nothing if you don't have the resources to set it up. Consider our team of Rackspace Cloud specialists an extension of your team. We help you set up, monitor and manage the ongoing updates of your environment. Did we mention we're available 24/7/365 via email, phone and online chat? Click to continue Oracle aims at Salesforce in buying RightNow Software giant Oracle is acquiring RightNow Technologies Inc. for $43 a share, or a total of about $1.5 billion, to expand its Internet-based offerings and offer a challenge to customer relationship management powerhouse Salesforce.com. Read More Forrester: Tech changes to expect in next 3 years Business Intelligence tools, mobile apps and cloud application platforms are areas that will evolve and create significantly more business value between today and 2014, according to a new Forrester report on enterprise technology trends. Read More 8 ways to become a cloud security expert Information about how to securely navigate in the public clouds is, well, cloudy. We asked enterprise IT folks and IT consultants what resources they turned to get educated on this particular topic. The responses can loosely be broken down into three categories: niche conferences; big conferences, and authoritative voices accessible on the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Is Private Cloud Better for Compliance? Private clouds are capital intensive, but offer more control, visibility and security. Learn how to adopt security measures that take into account elasticity and a changing perimeter, ineffective device-specific controls, and increased data leak risks. Read Now Is cloud-based security in your future? Hi ho, hi ho it's off to the cloud we go! We go to the cloud for office applications, CRM, email, computing, storage, etc. Increasingly, we go to the cloud for security services. It's interesting that while the cloud delivers some of the greatest security threats it also delivers some of the greatest security opportunities—opportunities that up until now have only been available as on-premise solutions. Read More USTA scores cost savings, agility with Amazon cloud Service Two days of rain may have wreaked havoc with the 2011 US Open tennis tournament schedule, but clouds of another sort are coming up aces for the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Read More Oracle buys RightNow for about $1.5 billion Oracle is buying RightNow Technologies for about $1.5 billion in order to boost its recently announced Public Cloud with customer-service software, the companies announced Monday. The deal is expected to close late this year or in early 2012. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now NetSuite boosts global capabilities of its SaaS business software NetSuite announced a series of enhancements and offerings meant to make its on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) software more desirable to larger companies, particularly those with international operations. Read More Salesforce.com to 'unlock' SAP's core software for 'social enterprises' Salesforce.com is rolling out a set of consulting and integration services aimed at SAP customers that want to build "social enterprises" with Salesforce.com's Force.com platform. Read More Equinix creates market for data center clients to trade services Equinix has launched an online marketplace for its data center customers, to make it easier for them to buy and sell network, managed hosting and other services among themselves. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 2011 tech industry graveyard Fortunately for the tech industry, there's a lot more living than dying, with 2011 seeing the birth of everything from Apple's iPad 2 to the Google+ social network. But inevitably, 2011 has also seen its share of dead, killed, murdered, offed, obliterated companies, technologies and ideas as well. Here's your chance to pay last respects, and who knows, maybe a few of these will sprout back to life. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 21 The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake? Cisco CEO's pay falls 32% Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012 Gartner: 16 long-held IT business practices you need to kill iPad 2 vs. business class tablets Cheap power: An overnight revolution Wi-Fi devices crowd 2.4GHz band; IT looks to 5GHz SQL injection attack has compromised nearly 200,000 ASP.Net sites Steve Jobs ranted, raged against Android as 'grand theft'
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