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	Google Project Loon: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Internet! Google engineers are planning to test a system aimed at providing accessible Internet service to parts of the world with insufficient communications infrastructure – a collection of high-flying balloons equipped with specialized radios, dubbed Project Loon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Wildpackets Network Forensic Solutions in a 10 Gigabit World With 10G networks, you need a network forensic solution in place capturing network data 24x7 to ensure a stable and safe network. This white paper discusses why, and also how to use network forensics for security and real-time analysis on 10G links. Read Now In this Issue INSIDER Ten best practices for the cloud Startup uses new technology to out-Akamai Akamai Regain your visibility and control over cloud computing costs Facebook set to beef up Instagram with video? INSIDER How to become an IT Innovator European and US cloud providers go head-to-head after NSA revelations Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis Can Red Hat do for OpenStack what it did for Linux? What to expect at Cisco Live in Orlando Data that's here today could be gone tomorrow, says Cerf WHITE PAPER: Verizon Building the Best Network for the Cloud In this Verizon Knowledge Vault, you'll learn from videos and other downloadable resources how to move large amounts of data reliably and securely, how to increase performance for the cloud and how to balance risk and opportunity in the cloud era with the help of Verizon Network and Cloud Solutions. Learn More INSIDER Ten best practices for the cloud According to the IT industry trade association CompTIA, "over 80% of companies now claim to use some form of cloud solution, whether that be virtual machines that can be spun up on demand or applications that can be easily procured and put into use." Read More Startup uses new technology to out-Akamai Akamai Instart Logic is taking on the likes of Akamai and Amazon Cloudfront with a Web app-streaming service it says can cut in half the time it takes to load pages and applications to wireless devices. Read More Regain your visibility and control over cloud computing costs Cloud computing is fundamentally changing the ways that IT resources are made available to the business units and individual workers who really need them. With instant provisioning, departments can get what they need immediately. Unfortunately that means that the CIO and CFO have lost visibility to the costs that are incurred for these resources. Now a service called Cloud Cruiser is bringing visibility and control back to the CIO without placing restrictions on departmental use of cloud services. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! Facebook set to beef up Instagram with video? Speculation abounds that Facebook will unveil tools to enable its popular Instagram app to take and share short videos. Read More INSIDER How to become an IT Innovator Innovation has become a top concern for companies seeking a competitive edge in today's business world, especially as more organizations face new competitors that are using technology as a business disruptor. Read More European and US cloud providers go head-to-head after NSA revelations European cloud providers think the U.S. spy scandal will result in more enterprises choosing local alternatives over the likes of Amazon Web Services and Rackspace, which, on the other hand, are adamant that they aren't taking part in programs such as Prism. Read More WEBCAST: NetIQ The Future of Identity in a world of Cloud and Mobility Cloud, Mobility, Social Identity and BYOD are forcing small businesses, major enterprises and government agencies to re-think their interaction with customers and partners. Learn More>> Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis The Open Data Center Alliance, a customer group that shares tips about cloud deployments and tries to nudge vendors into supplying the products they want, has added big data to the list of IT topics it covers. Read More Can Red Hat do for OpenStack what it did for Linux? Red Hat made its first $1 billion commercializing Linux. Now, it hopes to make even more doing the same for OpenStack. Read More What to expect at Cisco Live in Orlando It's late June and school is almost out. High school seniors are getting ready for college, younger kids are planning end-of-year parties, and families are getting ready to head to Disney and other fun spots. However, fun isn't just limited to kids – network managers are getting ready for their own fun in Florida sun, as Cisco Live this year heads to the heart of Disney, Orlando, Florida. Read More Data that's here today could be gone tomorrow, says Cerf As one of the computer scientists who created the Internet's TCP/IP protocol, Vinton Cerf is concerned that much of the data created since then, and for years to come, will be lost. Read More
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