Automate security orchestration across platforms, environments

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	Automate security orchestration across platforms, environments IT security professionals sometimes have a tough choice: put reins on the business until all necessary security controls are in place, or let the business run at the pace it wants with security controls that may have weaknesses or gaps? A new security orchestration platform from NetCitadel aims to resolve that conflict by automating security changes across multiple platforms and within physical, virtual and cloud environments. Read More WEBCAST: HP Determine Your Cloud Storage Readiness Cloud will impact your storage environment. Hear what a HP Storage expert has to say. View Now! In this Issue VA deploys sensors to track most equipment Highly regulated companies tiptoe into social media IT training gets an extreme makeover Learn to fail and avoid the next cloud outage Cloud security tips and tricks WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Expert Evaluation of 11 UC Vendors This must-read publication features independent research from Gartner, providing a wealth of information around Unified Communication systems. Unified Communications vendor ratings, along with their strengths and cautions, are provided. This report delivers the information needed to evaluate Unified Communications solutions. Learn more. VA deploys sensors to track most equipment The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun installing millions of sensors to track any piece of equipment that costs more than $50. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies CA APM and CA APM Cloud Monitor CA Technologies Application Performance Management (CA APM) provides advanced application and infrastructure monitoring to ensure optimal business service performance. Watch this flash demo to see how CA APM enables IT operations and line of business owners to reduce revenue risks and keep customers loyal. Learn More Highly regulated companies tiptoe into social media Some healthcare providers, financial services firms and other companies in highly regulated industries are taking full advantage of social media, even though they're awash in rules. Here's how they do it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Forrester: Defining the Next-Generation Workspace How will you meet the needs of a mobile workforce? In this Forrester study, discover approaches to BYOD and desktop virtualization. Learn why Cisco Unified Workspace may be the solution for your mobility, virtualization, and security challenges. Read Now IT training gets an extreme makeover From movie-like videos with comedy sketch warmups to hands-on freestyle hacker contests with big cash prizes, fresh approaches to training are helping a new generation of IT professionals get engaged in their training. Read More Learn to fail and avoid the next cloud outage The total public cloud services market in 2011 was $91 billion and it will grow to $207 billion in 2016, according to Gartner. Despite this tremendous surge, large, very publicized cloud outages have everyone thinking about cloud risks. The reality, however, is that outages with large public cloud providers aren't more common than they are with a business' own private infrastructure. In fact, for many organizations, these cloud providers probably provide better uptime than they could achieve on their own. Read More Cloud security tips and tricks Users and security consultants familiar with the process of securing hybrid clouds have one steady piece of advice to offer: the only way to go is one step at a time. Read More
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