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	File transfer systems adapting to today's cloudy conditions Email is still the dominant way to send information from one person to another. But when lots of big files are being sent, email servers can quickly start feeling the pressure, leading to degraded performance and network bandwidth strain. Read More WHITE PAPER: RIM The CIO's Guide to Building an MDM Strategy The incredible success of mobile communications is plain to see. Anywhere you go people are on mobile devices. This trend has helped drive the evolution of the enterprise computing platform from fixed PCs to mobile devices. Read Now! In this Issue 6 tools to manage large file transfers Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft AT&T rolls out cloud-based Microsoft Office Analyst report advocates for cloud, SaaS buyers' 'bill of rights' How to set up secure Wi-Fi for BYOD Cloud security vendor Crossbeam bought by private equity firm VMware updates micro version of Cloud Foundry PaaS The cloud as data-center extension Evolving security standards a challenge for cloud computing, expert says RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! 6 tools to manage large file transfers The managed file transfer (MFT) industry has a players ranging from big-name tech titans to up-and-coming next-generation cloud-based vendors. Below is a list of some, but not all, players in this industry and a brief description. Read More Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft Tech vendors have been as bombastic as ever promoting the magical and amazing things their latest smartphones, cloud computing wares and network gear can do. When things go wrong, they're naturally a little less visible, but plenty of companies have sucked it up and done the right thing this year (perhaps with a little legal prodding here and there) and publicly apologized for minor and major customers inconveniences. Read More AT&T rolls out cloud-based Microsoft Office Seeking to beef up its products and services for small and midsize businesses, AT&T Monday announced that it will offer Microsoft Office 365 as a cloud-based service. 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. Analyst report advocates for cloud, SaaS buyers' 'bill of rights' With SaaS (software as a service) having become a preferred deployment model for new software purchases, customers should be entitled to a clear-cut set of rights and expectations from vendors, a report from analyst firm Constellation Research argues. Read More How to set up secure Wi-Fi for BYOD QuickConnect and XpressConnect offer cloud-based methods to automate BYOD client configuration and connection. Read More Cloud security vendor Crossbeam bought by private equity firm Crossbeam has been bought by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, opening up the door for the security company to expand its product line both in-house and via acquisitions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Airwatch Enabling Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the Enterprise While AirWatch strives to provide some level of direction for customers in terms of initially implementing a BYOD program, it is up to each organization's legal, human resources, and management teams to create a device management program that is right for your organization. Read Now! VMware updates micro version of Cloud Foundry PaaS Everything in the cloud seems to be getting bigger or smaller. VMware today went the small route, releasing an updated micro version of the company's popular open source platform as a service (PaaS), Cloud Foundry. Read More The cloud as data-center extension A year after Oregon's Multnomah County deployed an on-premises portfolio management application, the two IT staffers dedicated to it resigned. Other staff struggled to maintain the specialized server environment. Left with no other option to guarantee support of the mission-critical tool, the county leapt into the cloud. Read More Evolving security standards a challenge for cloud computing, expert says Any enterprise looking to use cloud computing services will also be digging into what laws and regulations might hold in terms of security and privacy of data stored in the cloud. At the Cloud Security Alliance Congress in Orlando this week, discussion centered on two important regulatory frameworks now being put in place in Europe and the U.S. Read More
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