US cyber chief says cloud computing can manage serious cyber threats

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	US cyber chief says cloud computing can manage serious cyber threats The security of cloud computing is often debated, but such debates seem to be over for the general tasked with running the United States military's cyber command, who sees the technology not only as way to rein in IT costs but a way to more easily protect IT assets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications The Real Cost of Dealing with Carriers What is the TCO for your company's data network services and solutions? If you work with one of the large carriers, it's probably a lot higher than you think. Read Now! In this Issue iPad in healthcare: Not so fast Harris Corp. sees opportunity, challenges in the cloud Oracle's best-of-breed strategy, as described by president Mark Hurd Simon Crosby, the godfather of Xen, on virtualization, security and wimpy private clouds Top user companies accelerating cloud adoption, says user group RSA to integrate SecurID tokens with Microsoft cloud, Citrix virtual desktops Big data goes mainstream Rackspace to offer support for clouds in other data centers Dome9 centrally manages cloud server firewalls Study: IT's future lies with cloud computing, security and mobile RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Syncplicity Sync your files across devices. Try FREE Sync your files and folders, across all devices. Share documents between work and home. Access files on mobile devices. Share files and folders across project teams and with direct reports. Reliable cloud backup. Enterprise grade security. Scalable. Syncplicity Business Edition: the only seamless way to sync, share, access, & backup. Try FREE! iPad in healthcare: Not so fast One hospital hasn't jumped on the iPad-in-healthcare craze yet. Critical desktop apps just don't render well on the iPad, while iCloud's security concerns cause "trepidation," the CTO says. Read More Harris Corp. sees opportunity, challenges in the cloud With all the security challenges encompassed in cloud services, one company is working to ensure that its users and other customers can rely on it for business critical computing. Read More Oracle's best-of-breed strategy, as described by president Mark Hurd It used to be easy journalistic shorthand to write 'database-giant Oracle Corp.', but that labeling no longer fits a company that's now a key player in applications, appliances, servers, development tools, operating systems and, yes, even cloud computing. How do all these components gel into a coherent plan for IT customers? What makes Oracle better than the other big integrated systems players like HP and IBM? In this latest installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Oracle President Mark Hurd spoke with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant about Oracle's strategy and why the company is uniquely positioned to help IT leaders deal with the difficult challenges they're facing today. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! Simon Crosby, the godfather of Xen, on virtualization, security and wimpy private clouds Bromium is a well funded startup that promises to tap some little-used inherent strengths of Xen virtualization to secure public clouds, opening up the possibility of greater cost savings for businesses that will be able to trust more data to these services. Read More Top user companies accelerating cloud adoption, says user group The Wild West era of cloud computing is ending. So says cloud computing's new sheriff, a user group called the Open Data Center Alliance. Read More RSA to integrate SecurID tokens with Microsoft cloud, Citrix virtual desktops If you want to use single sign-on with Microsoft's clouds, the go-to method is a Microsoft product called Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (ADFS). RSA on Monday announced ADFS can now tap into RSA's SecurID tokens. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle The Application Grid Approach to a Modern Data Center An application grid approach significantly automates the process of adding, reducing, or modifying existing IT deployments in support of highly scalable systems that have less downtime and lower resource consumption. Learn More! Big data goes mainstream Like the cloud, the concept of 'big data' is the subject of a lot of hype and means different things to different people. Here's what it really means, who's really doing it, and what it could mean for the future of data mining. Insider content (registration required) Read More Rackspace to offer support for clouds in other data centers Rackspace for the first time plans to extend its support services to OpenStack cloud implementations that reside within the walls of an enterprise or third-party commercial data centers, the company announced Monday. Read More Dome9 centrally manages cloud server firewalls Many companies are hesitant to adopt hosted solutions or cloud computing because of security fears. One of the biggest areas of vulnerability is also the first line of defense: the host firewall. Administrators leave ports open so they can access their servers and applications for routine operations and maintenance. Dome9 provides a SaaS solution aimed at controlling and monitoring those ports to reduce vulnerabilities. Read More Study: IT's future lies with cloud computing, security and mobile Cloud computing, security and the mobile space hold the most growth potential in the coming years, according to IT professionals surveyed by tech staffing firm Modis. Read More
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