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	Who's making money in the cloud? Who's really making money in the cloud computing market? It can be tough to say for sure because most cloud computing companies don't make official revenue and earnings figures available. But, that hasn't stopped some analysts from making estimating at least the revenue results. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Introducing AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk. With up to 1,000 contacts and a broad range of devices and platforms, you'll get instant communication -- because your business doesn't have time for lag time. Learn how to get started with free handsets today! In this Issue 12 Android apps to help keep your IT shop humming Ex-Cisco engineers tackle Layer 4-7 SDNs Up-and-comers pushing cloud stalwarts to diversify Startup NetCitadel aims to orchestrate security management controls in virtualized nets Hadoop goes to the cloud Government IT's move to cloud slowed by security concerns, misconceptions Actian to acquire Pervasive Software in big data deal Big goals for Big Data IT's 2013 resolutions: Faster app delivery, but less cloud Startup takes aim at multi-hypervisor management RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG Research New Survey: Purchase Process of Enterprise Technologies Tell us about the buying process for enterprise technologies in Network World's Technology Influence Survey! This survey should take about 10 minutes of your time. To thank you, you will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a $250 cash prize*! Please be assured your responses are confidential. To participate, click on the link below. *Due to regulations, prize sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. and Canadian (except Puerto Rico and Quebec) residents, age 18 or older. 12 Android apps to help keep your IT shop humming From cloud management to remote tech support to database administration, these apps have your IT needs covered. Read More Ex-Cisco engineers tackle Layer 4-7 SDNs Another SDN startup with a Cisco pedigree has emerged. Anuta Networks, a provider of network services virtualization, came out of stealth mode this week and unveiled its plan for delivering "on-demand, anytime, anywhere" network services for cloud. Read More Up-and-comers pushing cloud stalwarts to diversify Leading cloud computing vendors are diversifying into new product and service areas, as well as expanding into new geographic territories in an effort to stave off up-and-comers, according to new research. 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. Startup NetCitadel aims to orchestrate security management controls in virtualized nets Startup NetCitadel today launched with a product called OneControl intended to automate what might otherwise be manual research and changes related to configuring firewalls, switches or other gear when virtual-machine (VM) workloads are spun up or down in enterprise data centers or cloud environments. Read More Hadoop goes to the cloud Two public cloud service providers have rolled out hosted versions of Hadoop clusters, including SkyTap announcing a partnership with Hadoop distributor Cloudera, and Joyent teaming with HortonWorks on a cloud-based Hadoop service that's available today. Read More Government IT's move to cloud slowed by security concerns, misconceptions Experts explain the importance of demystifying cloud computing for federal agencies, stressing that security worries and concerns are a matter of implementation. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Good APM Practices Get Results According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More. Actian to acquire Pervasive Software in big data deal Actian, formerly Ingres, is to acquire Pervasive Software, a vendor of cloud-based and on-premises software for data management and analysis. The deal is targeted at the growing big data market. Read More Big goals for Big Data A year ago--perhaps a bit more--big data was just starting to take its place among the industry's most-used buzz terms. Today everyone talks about it as a potentially powerful piece of enterprise security. But there are still plenty of practitioners struggling to get the concept, much as they struggled to figure out cloud security a few years ago. Read More IT's 2013 resolutions: Faster app delivery, but less cloud Survey also shows greater business alignment a goal, but moreso than usual. Read More Startup takes aim at multi-hypervisor management An updated version of software from startup HotLink aims to ease the management of multi-hypervisor environments, as well as provision off-premises resources, like VMs from Amazon's cloud, all from VMware's vCenter management console. Read More
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