Gartner: Cloud storage viable option, but proceed carefully

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	Gartner: Cloud storage viable option, but proceed carefully Storing information in the public cloud from a growing market of vendors is a viable alternative to on-premise, traditional storage options for some use cases, research firm Gartner says. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T / AT&T Wireless Data Growth Presents Challenges And Opportunities This study focuses on storage-as-a-service and the value of cloud-based services to securely store, manage, and effectively leverage data to find valuable information that can improve a business' process or offering. Learn more. In this Issue 26 Cloud Specific IT Certifications For the first time, a small data breach draws a big fine ($50K) Gartner: Top 10 cloud storage providers Imation buys solid-state storage vendor Nexsan Amazon Web Services accommodates big data storage MIT research shows new magnetic state that could aid quantum computing Cisco sacrificing one for another? 10 free router and IP admin tools you should know about WHITE PAPER: HP Storage Without Boundaries This paper discusses these dynamics and explains how you can leverage technology to better capitalize on information in the context of your business. Read Now! 26 Cloud Specific IT Certifications Few areas within the IT industry have seen the kind of growth that cloud computing has. As a result, many IT professionals are now seeking cloud specific certifications. Here is an overview of what is currently available to help you figure out which certification may be best for you. Read More For the first time, a small data breach draws a big fine ($50K) Losing a single laptop containing sensitive personal information about 441 patients will cost a non-profit Idaho hospice center $50,000, marking the first such penalty involving fewer than 500 data-breach victims. The data was unencrypted. Read More WHITE PAPER: SafeNet Inc Securing Sensitive Data in Virtual and Cloud Environments This paper reveals how SafeNet ProtectV delivers critical capabilities that combine encryption, access policies, key management, content security, and authentication to help security teams effectively meet governance, compliance, and data protection mandates. Learn More Gartner: Top 10 cloud storage providers According to a Gartner survey, about 19% of organizations are using the cloud for production computing, while 20% are using public cloud storage services. Read More Imation buys solid-state storage vendor Nexsan Imation, a storage and data security company, has acquired Nexsan, a vendor of disk-based storage systems, in a deal worth about US$120 million, the company announced. Read More WHITE PAPER: Exceed Group Insider Tips on Reducing Mobile Data Expenses Direct from master agents for the cellular carriers: - How to create effective employee pooling groups. - Learn productivity ROI calculations to determine how to fully optimize your current data plans. The results will drastically reduce your wireless expenses without impacting your contract. Learn More. Amazon Web Services accommodates big data storage Eyeing the growing market for big data analysis, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a storage package, called High Storage, that can offer fast access to large amounts of data. Read More MIT research shows new magnetic state that could aid quantum computing Researchers at MIT and other institutions have demonstrated a new type of magnetism, only the third kind ever found, and it may find its way into future communications, computing and data storage technologies. Read More Cisco sacrificing one for another? Just as Cisco is reportedly looking to shed its Linksys home router business, which it acquired in 2003 for $500 million, more speculation surfaces that the company may make an even bigger splash in an effort to energize growth. Bloomberg reports that Cisco's appetite for growth-through-expansion means that storage player NetApp, virtualization partner Citrix and cloud provid Read More 10 free router and IP admin tools you should know about Who says network operations has to be expensive? Read More
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