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	Hot cloud products IT pros swear by Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending -- roughly 3% -- but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Inc The Distributed Enterprise: Remote Access and IT Management This white paper examines and analyzes the increases in uptime and security provided by out-of-band access and control tools. Learn More In this Issue Q&A: Microsoft hybrid-cloud push promises benefits for IT, end users, pocketbook Microsoft : Hybrid cloud is good for IT, end users and corporate bottom line CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates IBM: Hey CIA, why let Amazon build you a private cloud? IBM buys SoftLayer as part of public cloud push Google targets developers with cloud-based backend kit Think cloud is no big deal? IBM and Salesforce.com just spent a combined $4.5 billion on it Exclusive research: IT commits to cloud computing Debunking Xbox One cloud myths Open Drive turns cloud storage services into one big file sharing network WHITE PAPER: SiSense Ltd. Choosing the Right Tech for Your Business Analytics Project The size, speed and scalability of different business analytics technologies vary greatly. The advantages and disadvantages of RDBMS, In-Memory and In-Chip technologies are detailed in this report. Read Now! Q&A: Microsoft hybrid-cloud push promises benefits for IT, end users, pocketbook Brad Anderson, Microsoft vice president of Windows Server and System Center, keynoted at the company's user conference TechEd North America 2013 this week, dishing out over a span of two hours a smorgasbord of new versions of platforms, most notably Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio and System Center that encourage business use of cloud services. Read More Microsoft : Hybrid cloud is good for IT, end users and corporate bottom line Microsoft's vision of corporations using hybrid cloud has benefits for IT departments and end users as well as cost savings, says Brad Anderson, Microsoft vice president of Windows Server and System Center. Read More CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps. 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! IBM: Hey CIA, why let Amazon build you a private cloud? Amazon pulled off a coup a few months back, reportedly securing a $600 million contract to build a cloud for the CIA. Read More IBM buys SoftLayer as part of public cloud push IBM has signed an agreement to acquire SoftLayer Technologies, as it looks to accelerate the build-out of its public cloud infrastructure. The company is also forming a services division to back up the push. Read More Google targets developers with cloud-based backend kit Google wants more developers to use its App Engine cloud service, and has launched Mobile Backend Starter to make it easier. 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>> Think cloud is no big deal? IBM and Salesforce.com just spent a combined $4.5 billion on it It's raining money from the clouds as Salesforce.com and IBM this week together spent a total of $4.5 billion to boost their cloud computing services. Read More Exclusive research: IT commits to cloud computing Cloud budgets are rising as IT confronts security and ROI challenges, according to the 2013 Cloud Computing Survey from IDG Enterprise (free download). (Insider: Registration required) Read More Debunking Xbox One cloud myths Cloud computing enables a lot of unique practices, but beware overly generous promises, starting with the one coming from Microsoft for Xbox One. The overall messaging out of that launch was a confused mess, but some parts of it were just plain off the mark. Read More Open Drive turns cloud storage services into one big file sharing network You can keep your Google Drive files private, or you can use it as one huge file sharing network. Many Google Drive users allow public access to their files, which means that if they have a certain type of file that you also need, you can request a copy...if you can find it. Read More
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