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Moving to cloud computing is harder, costlier than originally envisioned
A substantial number of businesses say cloud computing security challenges are daunting and the costs higher than they originally thought they would be, according to the Cloud Survey report published today by consultancy KPMG International. Read More

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Cisco fills out SDN family with 40G switch, controller, cloud gear for data center
Cisco this week will fill out its programmable networking family with a new line of data center switches, cloud connectivity extensions and a software-based SDN controller. Read More

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Security-as-a-service gaining popularity
Security delivered as a cloud service has several benefits, including costs and flexibility, but there are some cautions, too, adopters say. Read More

HP's building an avatar to manage your mobile connections
Hewlett-Packard researchers are developing a cloud-based "avatar" to manage all of a user's mobile devices and wireless networks. Read More

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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

SilverSky seeks to bring all of its pieces together
SilverSky was launched today as a premiere provider of managed security services via the cloud. SilverSky is not your usual start up, though. Read More

2013's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries
A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1988. Read More

What's up with VMware?
In some people's eyes, VMware has had a tough past couple of weeks. Read More

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FAQ: Microsoft rents out Office 365
Microsoft this week launched the first two of its new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for Office. Is this the way we'll get software from now on? Or is it a gamble that could easily go awry? We've got the answers. Read More

Lotus position: IBM kills the name, but software and founders live on
Thirty-one years ago, Massachusetts-based software developers Mitch Kapor and Jonathan Sachs created a program — an electronic spreadsheet — that would change the world. A year later, on Jan. 26, 1983, Lotus Development Corp. released Lotus 1-2-3 for the IBM PC and grossed $53 million in sales. The following year, sales tripled to more than $150 million. Read More

Neo Technology execs: How Neo4j beat Oracle Database
In an interview, the company's CEO and senior director of products discuss the mobile possibilities of their offering and defend Java's security. Read More

Whatever happened to the art of software testing?
Over the last year I've had the opportunity to attend a number of extremely interesting and mind-expanding conferences focusing on emerging and somewhat disruptive technologies and companies: APIs, mobile, cloud, big data – the works. Coming from a quality background, it has stricken me how little focus these companies give to testing. Read More

IBM bulks up analysis muscle with Star Analytics buy
Adding more performance management muscle to its line of analysis software and services, IBM is acquiring the software assets of Star Analytics. Read More

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