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	Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test Microsoft Azure's cloud outperformed Amazon Web Services in a series of rigorous tests conducted by Nasuni, a storage vendor that annually benchmarks cloud service providers (CSPs). Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Smart Solutions Deliver Unified Workspace Strategy Workers today use up to four mobile devices daily--yet companies are struggling to integrate mobile devices into their business models. Learn how Cisco Unified Workspace can help meet these challenges for increased efficiency and growth. View Now In this Issue Review: Dell Cloud lets you have it your way Coke bottler picks SaaS over SAP OnApp: The most popular cloud platform you've probably never heard of Startup spins up identity and access-control cloud service Citrix releases XenMobile MDM for Apple iOS, Android devices Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security Host your own document storage service with ownCloud Automate security orchestration across platforms, environments Japan's NTT Com goes on global data center offensive Security standards council cuts through PCI cloud confusion Panzura cloud storage controller gets NIST FIPS 140-2 certification for crypto WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Service-Oriented Performance Management Strategy This white paper is to help IT organizations adopt a management methodology that enables them to improve the user experience by focusing on service delivery management. Learn More. Review: Dell Cloud lets you have it your way Dell's VMware-based cloud infrastructure provides all of the flexibility and complexity of the leading enterprise virtualization platform. Read More Coke bottler picks SaaS over SAP Gas prices may be rising, federal sequestration looming, and perhaps another meteor will strike. Bad things are happening, but not so much to Software as a Service providers. Read More OnApp: The most popular cloud platform you've probably never heard of For a company that has powered 2,000 clouds with more than 500 service providers in 40 countries, London-based OnApp has largely flown under the radar of industry watchers. But that could be changing for OnApp, which has built up an impressive cloud management platform, complete with an integrated content delivery network and a new storage-area network that it released today in the 3.0 version of its product. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation The Best Path to SaaS Cloud computing is here to stay. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is particularly popular because it can lower cost while enabling business agility. But not all applications are suited to SaaS. In this Webcast you will learn the best applications for SaaS deployment and how to avoid SaaS pitfalls and cost overruns. Learn More. Startup spins up identity and access-control cloud service Startup Stormpath makes its debut today with an identity and access-control cloud-based service primarily intended for use by software development teams that are building web applications. Read More Citrix releases XenMobile MDM for Apple iOS, Android devices Citrix has announced its mobile device management platform, XenMobile, which will offer companies a secure way for employees to access native Citrix apps in the cloud as well as third-party software, such as Windows, SAP or even Salesforce.com. Read More Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security Dell can trump Cisco in the information-technology security market, say Dell's executives in describing how the company with its multifaceted approach will hold an edge against some powerful rivals that also include HP and IBM. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Providing Security for Software Systems in the Cloud The software industry has learned that putting fancy boxes on the network doesn't fix bad software, cloud converts must focus on the risks they bring along with the software they deploy. This paper details risks to software deployed in the cloud and what steps to take to mitigate that risk. Learn more. Host your own document storage service with ownCloud Cloud storage services like Dropbox have changed the way people collaborate and share files, but to get the most out of them, you need to trust your data to a third-party provider. This might not be an issue for the average desktop user, but for an enterprise it may be a deal-breaker. Read More 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 Japan's NTT Com goes on global data center offensive NTT Communications, the IT arm of Japan's main telecommunications operator, is aggressively expanding its data center operations outside the country as part of a push to offer its cloud-hosting services worldwide. Read More Security standards council cuts through PCI cloud confusion Can you hold Payment Card Information (PCI) data in a cloud-based service? Yes, but doing so isn't straightforward, so the PCI Security Standards Council has published a guideline that clarifies what approaches compliance-minded businesses can take. Read More Panzura cloud storage controller gets NIST FIPS 140-2 certification for crypto Panzura, which provides what's called the Panzura Global Cloud Storage System for network-attached storage, backup and disaster recovery, today said its product has earned FIPS 140-2 validation for its encryption technology from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Read More
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