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	Cisco data center forecast very cloudy Global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from now to 2015, according to a new Cisco study. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Systems, Inc. Register for Cisco's cloud 12/6 webcast. See how Cisco helps build complete cloud networks. Learn how we are helping deploy solutions that meet your organization's needs while navigating within, between, and beyond the clouds. Gain insight from industry leaders on using innovative cloud business models by registering for our December 6 webcast. Click to continue In this Issue Why Puma dumped four cloud vendors for one Google slaps down Ballmer's assertion about cloud biz Ruby clouds: Engine Yard vs. Heroku Netflix opens door to leaving Amazon Web Services The cloud security checklist Mohawk Fine Papers builds integration-in-the-cloud CRM packages look to ease financial firms' move to Salesforce Salesforce.com rolls out social marketing cloud Microsoft: Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses Start-up Agari debuts with security to stop fake e-mail, phishing attacks WHITE PAPER: i365 Trusted Data Assurance in the Cloud Cloud-based services are here to stay. Cloud services are even more attractive for companies who are being hit with the high cost of meeting compliance requirements - especially for small and mid-size companies that have shrinking or no information security budget. Read now! Why Puma dumped four cloud vendors for one Puma simplified its cloud strategy and saved money by consolidating from using four cloud vendors down to just one. Here's what they did and why they did it. Read More Google slaps down Ballmer's assertion about cloud biz A Google executive refuted recent comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who said Microsoft wins enterprise cloud contracts 98 percent of the time when up against the search giant. Read More Ruby clouds: Engine Yard vs. Heroku Engine Yard provides the most extensive control over the application environment, while Heroku makes life easier for developers. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! Netflix opens door to leaving Amazon Web Services Netflix designed its cloud architecture so that it has the option to move to an Amazon Web Services competitor, but doesn't expect a real competitor to emerge for a few years, a Netflix executive said. Read More The cloud security checklist Whether you're a small business relying on Google Docs for document sharing or an enterprise moving your global ERP system to the cloud, you should demand that some common security and compliance requirements are met by vendors providing applications and services over the Web. Read More Mohawk Fine Papers builds integration-in-the-cloud Just two weeks after Mohawk Fine Papers made the decision to sell its products on Amazon.com, integration work was complete, connections to its ERP system lit up and sales started rolling in. "Amazon generated tens of thousands of dollars in revenue immediately," says Paul Stamas, vice president of IT at the $83 million, 725-employee manufacturer of premium papers. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Finding the right cloud solutions for your organization Today's Instant-On Enterprises need to think differently about how they source and deliver services that are enabled by technology. They need to take advantage of a hybrid delivery model—one that truly optimizes the mix between traditional IT, private cloud, and public cloud. Learn more CRM packages look to ease financial firms' move to Salesforce Cloud computing consulting firm GlobalOne released the first of three CRM packages that aim to help financial services firms and banks transition to cloud computing with Salesforce.com. Read More Salesforce.com rolls out social marketing cloud Salesforce.com rolled out the Radian6 Social Marketing Cloud, a new set of services that builds on its core CRM software. Read More Microsoft: Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses Office 365, Microsoft's cloud collaboration and communication suite for organizations, is selling eight times faster than its predecessor, the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and has been particularly successful among small businesses, which make up over 90 percent of its customer base, the company announced. Read More Start-up Agari debuts with security to stop fake e-mail, phishing attacks Start-up Agari debuts with cloud-based e-mail security services aimed at allowing enterprises and e-commerce companies to identify and block fake and spoofed e-mail exploiting their legitimate business domain names to conduct scams and phishing attacks. Read More
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