Cloud services face taxing dilemma

	WAN optimization as a service goes mainstream | SaaS spending up 18% in a year
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	Cloud services face taxing dilemma States are having a hard time keeping up with the cloud, especially when it comes to taxing it. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Get more out of cloud with a structured workload analysis Adopting cloud technology is a reasonably easy decision. Figuring out when and how to get the most value from cloud computing is the next—often more challenging—step. Read this white paper to learn how a robust analysis of your workloads can help identify candidates for your target cloud environments. Read Now In this Issue WAN optimization as a service goes mainstream SaaS spending up 18% in a year Microsoft adds 'Core' version to Server 8 lineup Netflix uses lots of cloud services -- but don't call it 'NoOps' Plugging a SaaS access hole Red Hat: What an open cloud really means Cloud storage vendor wants to ease mobile collaboration IT operations needs to evolve to support cloud Is there a 'best' way to set up your private cloud storage? WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Solaris on the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud This paper provides a high level overview of the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud and then describes the value that Oracle Solaris brings to the Oracle Exalogic offering. Learn More! WAN optimization as a service goes mainstream With Akamai's uncharacteristic collaboration with Riverbed to embed Steelhead WAN optimization software into its CDN overlay network, the tide has officially turned -- WAN optimization as a service is going mainstream. Read More SaaS spending up 18% in a year Worldwide software-as-a-service (SaaS) spending is forecast to reach $14.5 billion in 2012, a 17.9% increase from 2011, according to analyst house Gartner. Read More Microsoft adds 'Core' version to Server 8 lineup Lost in the hoopla of the Windows 8 client release was Windows Server 8, which came out at the same time. This massively updated server OS will be Microsoft's stake in the ground for cloud computing, built on experiences running Azure and on-premise clouds. But it's not all big iron for Server 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Best Practices to Architect Applications in the IBM Cloud It's clear that cloud environments are a great way to deliver software—but what are the best ways to use it really well? Read this report to learn how to leverage cloud environments, design applications for successful cloud-based deployments and safeguard your virtual machines. Read Now Netflix uses lots of cloud services -- but don't call it 'NoOps' Netflix's streaming-video entertainment via the Internet has become so popular it now represents almost a third of peak downstream traffic in North America. It also represents an IT support challenge for Netflix, which is trying to balance use of cloud services with traditional internal IT and data centers. Read More Plugging a SaaS access hole Our manager's company has a lot of sensitive data on Salesforce.com servers, and until now, we could access it from any device. Read More Red Hat: What an open cloud really means Open source cloud offerings have specific characteristics that provide benefits above and beyond proprietary offerings, two top officials at Red Hat said during a webinar today. Read More WEBCAST: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance Optimized for Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2, the preinstalled, pretuned HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance simplifies database infrastructure management, improves resource utilization, and reduces costs resulting in exceptional levels of return. Learn more Cloud storage vendor wants to ease mobile collaboration When files are stored in the cloud, many companies need access to them on mobile devices. And once they're on those devices, users want to be able to edit the files and place them back into the cloud. That process has been difficult at times, experts say, but cloud collaboration vendor, Box, is making some moves to address it. Read More IT operations needs to evolve to support cloud To say cloud computing is a big trend today is an understatement. There's not a company I talk to, small or large, that doesn't have cloud on the mind. While much of the focus on cloud has been on lowering the cost of computing, some organizations I have interviewed recently have been focusing on understanding what cloud enables that traditional computing does not. Read More Is there a 'best' way to set up your private cloud storage? Given that cloud computing is still emerging, it shouldn't come as a surprise that opinions vary widely on the best way to architect the storage. In fact, it seems likely that there is no such panacea -- different types of private cloud almost always require different approaches. Read More
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