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	Amazon comes out on top in cloud data transfer speed test If your enterprise finds itself needing to transfer a lot of data in the cloud, beware: depending on where the data's being moved to, it can take a long time. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. In this Issue Cloud security registry slow to catch on NEC to add mini earthquake sensors to its cloud-based device platform Power your mobile strategy with a cloud Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals 7 simple steps for thwarting hactivists Quantum unveils enterprise-class cloud backup services AMD reaches for the cloud with new server chips Egnyte looks to tap enterprise hybrid cloud market Cisco offers virtualized video surveillance WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Building, Managing, and Securing Cloud Services Many lines of business are now procuring cloud services on their own because cloud computing professes to do what IT has long promised: deliver more for less and act as a business enabler. Learn more Cloud security registry slow to catch on Last August the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas a registry that it hoped would serve as a place for prospective cloud users to go to easily inspect and compare cloud vendors' security controls. But to date, only three companies have submitted their cloud security data, making the registry of limited use. Read More NEC to add mini earthquake sensors to its cloud-based device platform NEC said Wednesday it will add small earthquake sensors to the growing set of devices that work on its cloud-based network platform. Read More Power your mobile strategy with a cloud Using a private cloud to handle back-end infrastructure tasks for your mobile workforce is the way to go. To get there, be prepared to make an investment of time and resources. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Optimizing Business Processes in Today's Enterprises What is workload automation, and how does it compare to traditional job scheduling? IDC tackles these questions and more in a new white paper. You'll read about: • Key factors increasing IT complexity – and how to manage them • Building an automation strategy • Definition and components of today's workload automation software Learn More Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals Hactivists - not cybercriminals - were responsible for the majority of personal data stolen from corporate and government networks during 2011, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More 7 simple steps for thwarting hactivists More data was stolen from corporate networks last year by hactivists than by cybercriminals, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More Quantum unveils enterprise-class cloud backup services Quantum has partnered with Xerox, which is using two new products for a cloud-based backup service. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Accelerate OLTP database workloads HP and Microsoft® recognize the need for compelling transactional database solutions that bring together these best of breed technologies, based on open standards and at lower total cost of ownership versus expensive one size fits all alternatives. Learn more AMD reaches for the cloud with new server chips Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday is expected to announce new Opteron 3200 series chips for low-end servers, which the company hopes will give it a competitive edge over Intel in the cloud server market. Read More Egnyte looks to tap enterprise hybrid cloud market There are two main types of cloud synchronization services available today, according to Terri McClure, a market analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group: consumer-focused ones, such as DropBox, and enterprise-focused ones such as Amazon Web Services and Rackspace. Egnyte, a hybrid cloud provider, is looking to bridge the advantages of each with a new offering it released today. Read More Cisco offers virtualized video surveillance Cisco today announced a virtualized version of its Video Surveillance software for use on its Unified Computing System platform for enterprise- or government-operated video-camera deployments. Read More
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