Self-service IT: Are users up for the task?

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	Self-service IT: Are users up for the task? Self-service procurement. Self-service business intelligence. Self-service recovery. User provisioning in private clouds. It's a wondrous world for end users today as IT departments roll out tools that hand them the reins to the data and services they desire, whether it's instant access to their employee benefits accounts or a deep dive into corporate data stacks that were once off-limits. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel The Best Way to Build a Cloud Learn how HP CloudSystem Matrix and HP 3PAR Utility Storage provide a solid, flexible foundation for your cloud environment. Read Now! In this Issue Apple's iCloud, Siri doubles iPhone 4S data consumption AT&T joins OpenStack Consumerization creates IT management blind spots, increases business risk LAPD drops Google Apps plan Acer to offer free cloud service, shows super-slim ultrabook NASA expands open source activities Prepare Ye the Way of the Intercloud The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services Grow your data center with colocation WHITE PAPER: NetApp Market Overview: Midrange Storage, Q3 2011 Infrastructure and operations execs know that to achieve cloud flexibility and economics, the storage architectures in place needed to change. This document will walk you through key drivers for storage, the criteria that should be considered and a summary of the top solutions in the space. Read now! Apple's iCloud, Siri doubles iPhone 4S data consumption Owners of Apple's new iPhone 4S consume twice as much data as iPhone 4 users, and triple that of iPhone 3GS owners, a U.K.-based network management firm says. Read More AT&T joins OpenStack AT&T became the first U.S. telecom service provider to join OpenStack, the organization that has developed an open-source cloud software stack. Read More Consumerization creates IT management blind spots, increases business risk As end users bring their own devices to work, download apps and sign up for cloud services, it's getting harder for IT to maintain application visibility and control performance. Trends such as consumerization, mobility and cloud computing are also increasing business risk, CIOs say. Read More WHITE PAPER: Bradford Networks (BYOD) Unleashed in the Age of IT Consumerization IT departments need to understand what devices are trying to connect to their networks, so they can provide convenient, secure access to those that are authorized, including personal iPads and smartphones. This white paper explains how IT departments can implement a practical and secure strategy and offer the convenience mobile devices provide. Read more LAPD drops Google Apps plan After more than two years of work, the city of Los Angeles has abandoned its effort to migrate its police operations to Google's hosted email and office application platform because it says the service cannot meet FBI security requirements. Insider (registration required) Read More Acer to offer free cloud service, shows super-slim ultrabook Acer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday by previewing a free cloud service for storing images and other documents online, and showing a novel ultrabook that hides its I/O ports in a hidden pop-up section at the back. Read More NASA expands open source activities On January 4, NASA launched code.nasa.gov, a new website dedicated to helping the organization unify and expand its open source activities. Read More WEBCAST: Aternity Banish Poor Application Performance Are you ready to gain the proactive ability to rapidly respond to end user problems (before they call the help desk)? Then you won't want to miss a special event that will show you the latest innovation in end user monitoring. Learn more Prepare Ye the Way of the Intercloud The term Intercloud describes the future interconnectedness--or federation--of clouds, similar to the network of networks that is today's Internet. Like the electrical grid, in which a utility is shared based on supply and demand, the Intercloud will be a mesh of cloud computing resources owned by many, and interconnected and shared via open standards. Read More The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services Here is our list of 2012 Technology of the Year Award winners, given to the hardware and software we reviewed over the past year that make life better for the people who toil in service of the enterprises and, it only follows, for the customers who are served by them. Read More Grow your data center with colocation Brian Burch knew the moment had arrived. Two of his data center's key services -- availability and business continuity -- needed fast and dramatic improvement. Design and location limitations meant that his company's existing data center couldn't be upgraded to the levels necessary to provide the improvements in functionality and performance that he required. Read More
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