Tuesday, August 07, 2012

'Calculating Cloud ROI' gives IT managers the math to argue for cloud budget

Wozniak: Cloud could create 'horrendous' problems | EMC rolls out Symmetrix disk library for mainframes

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'Calculating Cloud ROI' gives IT managers the math to argue for cloud budget
When the time comes to get in line to ask the chief financial officer (CFO) for budget money for cloud services, will you be ready to compete with everyone else in the organization who also has their hand out? Financial managers want to see return on investment, and a written guide now out entitled "Calculating Cloud ROI: From the Customer Perspective" gives you step-by-step advice on how to do the math to argue for cloud-based services, whether public or private. Read More


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Wozniak: Cloud could create 'horrendous' problems
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's worried about the continued adoption of cloud computing, which he contends does not give users enough control of their data. Read More

EMC rolls out Symmetrix disk library for mainframes
DLm8000 is the first EMC disk library for mainframe that will leverage its flagship VMAX storage teshnology. Read More

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CEOs talk about outsourcing, customers, mobility, big data and so much more
In a recent series of interviews, IDG Enterprises's chief content officer, John Gallant, spoke with several CEOs about a wide range of current challenges facing top tech executives. Some put the customer first, and some decidedly do not. Register to download the PDF. Read More

Sensor uses body's electrical signature to secure devices
A group of researchers is proposing a sensor that would authenticate mobile and wearable computer systems by using their unique electrical properties of a person's body to recognize their identity. Read More


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Cisco Bring Your Own Device
This paper explores the challenges mobile devices create for IT, offers key considerations before adopting a BYOD strategy and highlights a comprehensive architecture from Cisco that enables freedom of choice for users while affording IT security and control. Learn more.

10 cloud computing companies to watch
Cloud computing is spreading through the IT world like wildfire, with innovative start-ups and established vendors alike clamoring for customer attention. Read More

Car-hacking: Bluetooth and other security issues
Thanks to increased computerization and access to the outside world for functions including music and social networking, researchers have successfully hacked cars -- brakes applied remotely, conversations overheard, GPS signals interfered with. This has potentially disastrous consequences, especially for managers of large fleets of trucks, cars and other vehicles. Read More

Criminals target companies with rogue emails from payroll services providers
Criminals are sending malicious emails that purport to come from payroll services firms in order to infect with malware the computers of payroll administrators from various companies, according to researchers from the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC). Read More

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Three tools to pinpoint rogue access points
Locating and tracking an object via radio waves has been in everyday use since the WWII invention of RADAR (Radio Detection And Ranging). Today, everybody from automobile drivers to airline pilots to mapmakers to construction professionals rely on GPS, another form of radio-based location and tracking. Read More


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Bring Your Own Mobile Devices to School
In today's educational environments, more and more students, guests, and faculty are bringing in their own Wi-Fi devices into the school's network. This paper discusses the challenges and solutions IT administrators are facing and how to address the security and management of the multiple devices being introduced into the wireless/wired network. Learn more.

Location and tracking technologies: Understanding the technology
In principle, the use of a Wi-Fi signal for location and tracking is simple. There's no need for the approach used in RADAR, generating and bouncing a signal off of the object to be located or tracked, because Wi-Fi-equipped devices are usually transmitting data, and with that unique information identifying a given station. Once a given environment is installed with sensors or access points, as required to meet the specifications of a given solution, and any calibration required to tell the infrastructure what to expect when signals are sent from a known location - a form of RF fingerprinting, if you will - you're good to go. Read More

Defcon Wi-Fi hack called no threat to enterprise WLANs
Security researchers at the recent Defcon event showed a successful attack against one part of Wi-Fi network security, but experts say it will have zero impact on enterprise WLANS. Read More

Are Enterprise App Stores the Future?
Enterprise app stores like the SAP Store can change the way enterprise software is bought and sold. Like any revolution, though, it won't be an easy process. Read More

Virtualization wars: VMware vs. Hyper-V vs. XenServer vs. KVM
Ten years ago the argument over virtualization would have been a short one because VMware was the only game in town, but that early dominance is now being significantly challenged by Microsoft, Citrix and Red Hat (KVM). Read More

Top 10 technology skills
Amidst the worst job market in 25 years, IT is holding steady. Most CIOs are maintaining their current staffing levels; while a few are hiring specialists who have in-demand IT skills. Read More



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