10 cloud predictions for 2013

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	10 cloud predictions for 2013 The time for dabbling in the cloud is over, according to industry analysts. 2013 is the year that companies need to implement a serious cloud strategy that puts certain workloads in the public cloud and retains other workloads in-house. Here are 10 predictions for what we'll see happening in cloud computing in 2013. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Verizon Wireless Verizon M2M technology helps transform businesses. Verizon offers customizable, scalable, end-to-end machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions. Only Verizon has the expertise, industry-specific knowledge and high-performance 4G LTE network to develop and deploy integrated solutions to meet the needs of your business. And the Verizon Machine to Machine Management Center helps you monitor and control your deployment from a single, easy-to-use portal. In this Issue Cloud computing showdown: Amazon vs. Rackspace (OpenStack) vs. Microsoft vs. Google Network World's 15 Hottest Tech Arguments Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics disagree...over the cloud 2013: Year of the hybrid cloud ERP: Oracle vs. SAP vs. The Upstarts Eucalyptus: We're the Amazon of private cloud companies Legal concerns curb corporate cloud adoption Adidas Heads to the Cloud to Control IT Spending Collaborating and videoconferencing over the cloud with OmniJoin 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! Cloud computing showdown: Amazon vs. Rackspace (OpenStack) vs. Microsoft vs. Google It wouldn't be a mischaracterization to equate the cloud computing industry to the wild, wild west. Read More Network World's 15 Hottest Tech Arguments Here's our take on the nastiest, most colorful and in some cases, still unresolved network industry arguments. Read More Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics disagree...over the cloud When the Brooklyn Nets traveled to Boston to play the Celtics last week, it became apparent that the two organizations disagreed about something - the cloud. Read More WEBCAST: IBM SDN & The Future of Enterprise for Cloud & Business Agility Learn from IBM and guest speaker, principal analyst Andre Kindness of Forrester Research Inc., about software defined networking (SDN) and the future of enterprise networking in an informational webcast on Thursday, 6 December, 10:30 AM PT/1:30 PM ET. Register Now 2013: Year of the hybrid cloud The time for dabbling in cloud computing is over, say industry analysts. 2013 is the year that companies need to implement a hybrid cloud strategy that puts select workloads in the public cloud and keeps others in-house. Read More ERP: Oracle vs. SAP vs. The Upstarts NetSuite, Workday and other cloud-based ERP vendors are giving Oracle, SAP, Microsoft and others a solid challenge. Read More Eucalyptus: We're the Amazon of private cloud companies Late last year Daniel Bozeman, a software engineer at wireless analytics firm Mosaik Solutions, wanted to build a private cloud. The company is a heavy user of Amazon Web Services public cloud resources, and Bozeman had a vision of creating a system that would allow him to seamlessly run workloads either in the company's own data center, or in Amazon's public cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Capella University MP Explore Capella University IT/MBA Programs As an accredited university, Capella University offers online graduate degrees in business, education, human services, information technology, psychology, public health, and public safety and undergraduate degrees in business, information technology, and public safety. Learn More. Legal concerns curb corporate cloud adoption Inside the enterprise, the biggest obstacle to cloud computing is often the company's own corporate counsel. Here's how IT is getting to yes with legal. Read More Adidas Heads to the Cloud to Control IT Spending The sporting goods unit in Latin America implemented cloud-based procurement software in a multinational environment. It wasn't easy. Read More Collaborating and videoconferencing over the cloud with OmniJoin Shaw reviews Brother's OmniJoin Web and videoconferencing service. Read More
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