'Rogue clouds' giving IT staffs nightmares

	Microsoft supports unified management for Cloud OS | Skytap hopes to simplify adoption of Hadoop with its cloud
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	'Rogue clouds' giving IT staffs nightmares Cloud computing is increasingly being adopted by companies around the world, but IT managers say "rogue cloud implementations" in which business managers sign up for services without getting IT approval is among their biggest challenges. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Oracle Discover the World's Most Complete Cloud for the Enterprise Mobile, social and cloud are redefining how business gets done. Immediate access to the latest technologies is essential to be able to innovate and thrive. Learn how to master these technologies at Oracle CloudWorld LA on Jan. 29th. Register FREE. In this Issue Microsoft supports unified management for Cloud OS Skytap hopes to simplify adoption of Hadoop with its cloud Oracle launches line of on-premise IaaS systems Cisco working on an IT simplification platform Microsoft System Center further fuses Azure with on-premises assets Feds look to Big Data to position 'government as a platform' SMB and midmarket betting big on the cloud and Big Data Dell cloud service targets retailers EMC offers online file sharing with on-premise storage product Cloud consultancy Cloud Sherpas makes pair of acquisitions WHITE PAPER: Cisco Entering the Cloud: 4 Things You Need to Know Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now Microsoft supports unified management for Cloud OS Microsoft is upgrading System Center so businesses can manage data-center resources under a single platform regardless of whether those resources are spread out across private, public and hybrid clouds or within Microsoft's Azure cloud service. Read More Skytap hopes to simplify adoption of Hadoop with its cloud To simplify the roll-out of clusters for big data applications, Skytap is now offering pre-configured Cloudera Hadoop templates that can run in the company's public cloud. Read More Oracle launches line of on-premise IaaS systems Oracle has launched a set of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) systems that companies can run in-house and pay for on a monthly basis, a project the company announced at OpenWorld in September. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! Cisco working on an IT simplification platform Cisco is developing a "platform" to simplify IT operations over the next five years by better aligning applications and business processes. Read More Microsoft System Center further fuses Azure with on-premises assets With the release of the first service pack for Microsoft System Center 2012, Microsoft is taking another step in its ambitious goal of helping customers manage their on-premises IT and Microsoft Azure cloud services with a single set of IT management controls. Read More Feds look to Big Data to position 'government as a platform' As Federal IT's march to the cloud continues, a new digital government strategy calls for departments and agencies to open their data sets to create a platform for innovation. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® High Performance Computing eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Computerworld and InfoWorld offer case studies, examples and opinions of how HPC can be applied to real-world problems today, and what the future of the technology is likely to hold. Read Now! SMB and midmarket betting big on the cloud and Big Data As part of a series of interviews I did looking back at 2012 and ahead at 2013 and beyond, I had a chance to sit down with Ed Abrams, IBM's VP of marketing and strategy for SMB. Ed and I spoke about what IBM's 2012 Tech Trends Report shows. Read More Dell cloud service targets retailers Dell has released a trial version of public cloud computing services aimed specifically at the retail industry, joining a handful of companies that are attempting to position their products and services to serve specific vertical niches in the cloud computing market. Read More EMC offers online file sharing with on-premise storage product EMC is building on its acquisition of the Syncplicity file-sharing and collaboration service by combining it with its Isilon scale-out NAS to provide the enterprise what the storage giant claims provides the convenience of a cloud-based file-sharing service with the administrative and governance capabilities of an on-premise solution. Read More Cloud consultancy Cloud Sherpas makes pair of acquisitions Cloud Sherpas is continuing its string of acquisitions of boutique consulting firms for cloud services, with the purchase of Innoveer Solutions and Navigis. Terms of the deals, which were announced Tuesday, were not disclosed. Read More
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