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	VMware joining OpenStack delayed, for now The OpenStack Board of Directors met this week and on the agenda was a somewhat surprising action item: Vote on whether or not to accept VMware - once thought to be a competitor to the project - into the increasingly popular who's-who club of cloud computing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Teradata Experts Share the Five Pieces of Private Cloud Success Private clouds are emerging as a way for enterprises to take advantage of many of the benefits of the cloud model, but with less risk. This eBook discusses why private cloud models are the best choice for many organizations today. Learn more. In this Issue Open source leads the way into the cloud Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more Office 365 earns high marks in education, struggles in enterprise vCloud vs. vSphere: VMware explains security changes Survey: One-third of Americans believe "the cloud" is related to the weather, not tech IBM goes big on new mainframe with fastest chip, flash memory INSIDER Developing apps for the mobile cloud: What you need to know Top 5 cities for big data jobs Tidemark looks to reinvent cloud-based analytics through mobile platform HTC launches entry-level Android smartphone with Dropbox storage WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Join the scale revolution for cloud ready networks Today's cloud evolution requires a full scale revolution. Citrix TriScale technology transforms enterprise data centers into highly scalable enterprise clouds. Download this whitepaper and learn how to scale your cloud network for more elastic performance, seamless expansion and simple consolidation. Learn More Open source leads the way into the cloud Virtualization is now a well-established technology in enterprise computing. And in virtualization, VMware is the established leader. But virtualization has begat cloud computing and now the field of play in cloud computing is far more open thanks to open source technologies. Read More Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more Before their corporate jobs, many tech CEOs got their hands dirty, scrubbing oils stains off asphalt, cleaning bathrooms, and shoveling monkey cages. Here are their stories. Read More Office 365 earns high marks in education, struggles in enterprise Office 365 celebrated its first birthday in July, and the cloud service has attracted an impressive list of educational customers over the last year. But when it comes to gaining traction in the enterprise, the picture is far less encouraging for Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Capitalize on the Cloud with a Sound Network Strategy New research underscores cloud computing's challenging effects on corporate networks, but solutions are available. Learn More! vCloud vs. vSphere: VMware explains security changes In unveiling its VCloud suite at its annual conference this week, VMware took pains to explain how the security model for it differs significantly from that of its existing vSphere cloud computing virtualization operating system both in terms of functionality and naming conventions. Read More Survey: One-third of Americans believe "the cloud" is related to the weather, not tech Cloud seems to be a buzzword in tech, but it's misunderstood by a majority of regular Americans too, according to results of a new survey sponsored by Citrix. Read More IBM goes big on new mainframe with fastest chip, flash memory IBM's latest mainframe, the zEnterprise zEC12, is big on data analytics and hybrid clouds. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The iEverything Enterprise Virtualization, cloud computing, and wireless technology are fundamentally changing enterprise computing, providing revolutionary gains in productivity and cost savings. Powerful enterprise applications can now be delivered to almost any device, anywhere, at any time. Learn more. INSIDER Developing apps for the mobile cloud: What you need to know From choosing a mobile app platform to deciding if your back-end cloud is up to the task, here are some factors to consider. Read More Top 5 cities for big data jobs The big data deluge is creating a hiring boom across North America. Modis, an IT staffing firm, identified five cities in particular where big data is driving job growth. Read More Tidemark looks to reinvent cloud-based analytics through mobile platform Leveraging a cloud-based delivery platform, Hadoop-powered analytics software and a mobile delivery platform, Tidemark looks to compete with industry giants SAP, Oracle and IBM in the enterprise performance management space. Read More HTC launches entry-level Android smartphone with Dropbox storage HTC has launched the Desire X, which has integrated cloud storage and a camera that can shoot video and take pictures at the same time, the company said on Thursday. Read More
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