10 open source projects that power the cloud

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	10 open source projects that power the cloud With recent negative reports from Gartner and Zenoss, it seems "dump on open source cloud" season is open. For those quick to point the finger at some of these technologies that may not have the market share some expect, it would be good to remember that without open source, it would be difficult to have a cloud at all. Read More 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 In this Issue Microsoft greases the skids for Windows 8 developers Rackspace offering lets users build customized virtual networks Gartner: How big trends in security, mobile, big data and cloud computing will change IT 8 best cities to find cloud computing jobs INSIDER Virtual Instruments CEO: We're the bridge between physical and virtual Can Citrix make any Windows app or desktop a cloud service? Boundaries between IT outsourcing and BPO are becoming blurred: Ovum Cloud bridges, gateways and brokers for external cloud deployment Canonical aims to make cloud orchestration a breeze with Juju Are you ready for a cloud security officer? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Microsoft greases the skids for Windows 8 developers How badly does Microsoft need attractive applications for its Windows 8 operating system? So badly that it's giving everyone attending its Build 2012 developers conference a Surface tablet/PC, 100GB of free cloud storage via SkyDrive, a free Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 phone and a discounted developer's registration to the Windows store. Read More Rackspace offering lets users build customized virtual networks Rackspace says it is now offering customers the ability to create customized virtual networks in a public cloud, using software defined networking-like capabilities. Read More Gartner: How big trends in security, mobile, big data and cloud computing will change IT When you go to a Gartner conference one of the main things you'll notice is the sheer volume of data they can generate on just about any IT topic. Last week's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., was no different. The conference, attended by some 9,000 executives, focused on the changes security challenges, mobile computing, big data and cloud will be bringing to IT in the near future. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. 8 best cities to find cloud computing jobs Looking for a new job in the growing cloud computing market? Open to a change of scenery? Get on the road to one of these 8 cities where cloud jobs are hottest. Read More INSIDER Virtual Instruments CEO: We're the bridge between physical and virtual John Thompson, former Symantec CEO, explains why the company he now heads offers a better way to manage the performance of cloud infrastructure. Read More Can Citrix make any Windows app or desktop a cloud service? Citrix is focused on helping enterprises deal with the challenge of running desktops and applications in a new mobile-centric world where tablets and smartphones proliferate. Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware A Lower Entry Cost for Desktop Virtualization High entry costs and overall complexity have prevented many SMBs from taking advantage of the benefits of client virtualization. Now HP and VMware have teamed to bring desktop virtualization that delivers results right out of the box. Learn More Boundaries between IT outsourcing and BPO are becoming blurred: Ovum What is the potential impact of cloud on propositions of platform business process outsourcing (BPO)? Will it develop and merge into business-process-as-a-service (BPaaS)? According to research firm Ovum, the answer is yes. Read More Cloud bridges, gateways and brokers for external cloud deployment Originally used as an inexpensive alternative to quickly deploy services outside the realm of IT, cloud computing is quickly becoming a de facto standard for new application resources. The challenge is how to manage those resources transparently. The cloud should be an extension of the internal data center, and cloud bridges, gateways and brokers are all components that IT should focus on for connecting to their external cloud deployment. Read More Canonical aims to make cloud orchestration a breeze with Juju While there are a growing number of OpenStack code distributions and more to come, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth says inefficiencies remain around being able to easily deploy and manage OpenStack clouds. Read More Are you ready for a cloud security officer? Governance, Risk and Compliance pulls together lots of disparate data and seeks to give a broader picture of an organization's risk posture, where it stands on compliance with various rules and regulations, and its own thresholds for security. The problem is putting all of that together is a big job that only a big company could handle. Read More
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