Gartner: Platform as a service market to see sharp growth

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	Gartner: Platform as a service market to see sharp growth The PaaS (platform as a service) market will grow to US$1.2 billion this year, up from last year's $900 million take, as vendors and customers seek easier ways to create new applications and customize existing ones, according analyst firm Gartner. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now In this Issue Cisco Buys Meraki: Start of a WLAN Consolidation? The Ninth Annual Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards Boston's commuter rail rolls out mobile ticketing system Microsoft's SQL Server will have in-memory technology 7 outsourcing nightmares -- and how to avoid them 'Bring your own services' is the next big thing not to worry about Big Switch arrives Buyer's guide: Powerline networking 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! Cisco Buys Meraki: Start of a WLAN Consolidation? The news this morning (leaked, as is often the case, over the weekend) that Cisco is buying Meraki isn't really all that surprising. Read More The Ninth Annual Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards For the ninth time, Gibbs hands out awards to those on the path to Failsville Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Voice Transformation: Taking the First Steps Voice has been - and will continue to be - a foundational component in business communications. But the aging, disconnected voice infrastructures of today are doing more than just impeding productivity, they're impeding progress. Find out in this AT&T article how to transform voice communication in your enterprise today. Click Here Boston's commuter rail rolls out mobile ticketing system Boston's MBTA commuter rail riders can now avoid ticket lines and fumbling with cash thanks to a new mobile ticketing app rolled out last week. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Microsoft's SQL Server will have in-memory technology The next version of Microsoft's SQL Server will allow users to host database tables, or even entire databases, within a server's memory. Read More WHITE PAPER: RedSeal Networks The Challenge of Continuous Monitoring It's a daunting responsibility: keeping an enterprise network secure and in compliance with government regulations. This customizable white paper gives you strategies for doing so, based on the specific demands of your industry and whether you are a security or IT pro. Learn More 7 outsourcing nightmares -- and how to avoid them Poor communication, shortsighted contracts -- don't get derailed by an IT outsourcing agreement gone awry Read More 'Bring your own services' is the next big thing not to worry about CIOs often complain that the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement is undermining their ability to keep their infrastructure and data secure. Every employee who comes to work with his or her smartphone or tablet and pulls up sales reports, help tickets and other corporate data creates a small hole in the armor companies have spent billions to build. Over time, the argument goes, the holes become a dangerous sieve. Read More Big Switch arrives The march toward software-defined networking will be a long slog given current investments in the installed base, but industry forces are coalescing rapidly in anticipation of the huge benefits to be reaped from this fundamental shift in the way we build and run networks. Read More Buyer's guide: Powerline networking While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring to transmit data, turning every outlet in your house into a potential network connection—can be a lifesaver when Wi-Fi won't reach or when you can't (or won't) run Ethernet cabling. Read More
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