Networking World: FAQ: Inside Microsoft's cloud ERP strategy

Cloud services: Computus Interruptus | Bomgar CEO talks mobility, cloud risks and old cars

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FAQ: Inside Microsoft's cloud ERP strategy
Microsoft has announced some key details of how it will introduce Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) software products to the cloud computing model, from initial release dates to the precise role of partners. Read More

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In this Issue

WHITE PAPER: Cisco

Transitioning to the Private Cloud with Confidence
Gain a clear understanding of cloud characteristics and the respective benefits of the different cloud models. Look closely at how enterprises are minimizing risk and utilizing private cloud to overcome the barriers to cloud computing. Read Now

Cloud services: Computus Interruptus
I use Google Docs as part of my day job. On one recent morning I accessed a file and updated it but when I went back a short time later I got a "502" error page -- something had gone amok in Google land. Everything seemed to work when I tried a few hours later, but the incident was a forceful reminder of one of the important features of cloud services -- when they go down so do you. Read More

Bomgar CEO talks mobility, cloud risks and old cars
To hear founder and CEO Joel Bomgar tell it, he might never have started his eponymous company if he'd had a cooler car. Read More

Rackspace program looks to 'seed' cloud workforce
Rackspace launched the Open Cloud Academy today, a training program to teach skills in various open source areas, such as OpenStack, Hadoop and Linux, with a specific focus on cloud computing. Read More

WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel®

Accelerate Performance with High Performance Computing
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!

Report: Amazon building $600M cloud for CIA
In what's being described as a "radical shift" in its cloud strategy, the CIA has signed a reported $600 million, 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a private cloud, according to a story in Federal Computer Week. Read More

INSIDER

Google Apps broker exploits enterprise concerns about Microsoft's Office changes
A cloud service broker is pitching Google Apps to enterprises by playing on their fears about recent changes Microsoft's made to Office. Insider (registration required) Read More

DHS shifting to cloud, agile development to boost homeland security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved to agile development and is shifting to cloud platforms in an effort to improve its IT operations. Read More

WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware

Your IT Journey - Your Way
Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now!

Ranking the Top 10 Cloud Startups
More than 10,500 people cast votes for their favorite cloud startups. But before we get on to our final rankings, a bit of background on the voting process: Unfortunately, a couple of frisky engineers decided to try to hijack the vote with a few automated bot ballot-box stuffers, so some votes had to be purged. Read More

Is Converged Infrastructure the Future of the Data Center?
If the term 'converged infrastructure' (also called integrated systems or unified computing) sounds like a mix of grid, cloud, utility, on-demand and shared computing services, you're right. However, this complexity doesn't seem to bother customers, especially small and midsize enterprises. But will this trend continue? Read More

Privacy Protection for Documents Stored in the Cloud Gets DoJ Nod
As House subcommittee weighs overhaul of 1986 statute to strengthen privacy in the cloud, senators introduce their own legislation to update Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Department of Justice affirms the Obama administration's support for an overhaul. Read More

Lawmakers call for greater protections from e-surveillance
If U.S. law enforcement agencies agree to changes in electronic surveillance law to better protect the privacy of stored email and documents, they want several changes in return, including a requirement that email and cloud service providers hold onto records longer. Read More

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