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	9 free personal clouds A personal cloud service lets you share photos, music and documents among all your devices easily and quickly, but the way that sharing happens depends on which cloud service you choose. We looked at nine personal cloud services: Apple's iCloud, Bitcasa, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, MediaFire, SpiderOak and Ubuntu One. Read More   In this Issue Schools' use of cloud services puts student privacy at risk Forecast 2014: How to master disruptive technologies NetApp's hybrid cloud plan targets storage for any virtual systems Demand for cloud skills still outpaces supply of workers RightScale's cloud gateway expands to control virtual networks AT&T, Microsoft team to link business customers to Azure cloud Bossies 2013: The Best of Open Source Software Awards Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers The battle for cloud market share is just beginning WHITE PAPER: Citrix 10 Reasons to Strengthen Info Security with Virtualization New ways of working call for new ways of managing risk. Mobility, flexwork, BYOD and increased collaboration across organizations have changed the risk profile and undermine existing IT architectures. This paper describes how desktop virtualization can help regain control and reduce risk without sacrificing business productivity and growth. Learn More Schools' use of cloud services puts student privacy at risk   Schools that compel students to use commercial cloud services for email and documents are putting privacy at risk, says a campaign group calling for strict controls on the use of such services in education. Read More   Forecast 2014: How to master disruptive technologies These three organizations are taking steps into the unknown, changing business processes, even strategies, with social networking, cloud and more. Insider (registration required) Read More   NetApp's hybrid cloud plan targets storage for any virtual systems Hybrid is a hot word in the cloud right now. All the cloud vendors seemingly have a hybrid strategy that they say gives users a common management platform between public clouds and their on-premises deployments. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CDNetworks Dynamic Web Acceleration Delivering web applications over the Internet and ensuring reasonable response times for users around the globe is a significant challenge. Find out how Dynamic Web Acceleration can accelerate highly dynamic and interactive web applications aimed at a global audience. Learn more. Demand for cloud skills still outpaces supply of workers   Cloud technology is a 'must-have' for organizations building out or replacing their data center architecture, but there's still a major cloud skills gap that's impeding faster adoption and growth Read More   RightScale's cloud gateway expands to control virtual networks RightScale is one of the leading gateway tools between customers and public cloud service providers, allowing users to spin up compute and storage resources from multiple providers through a single console. Today, the company announced plans to add the ability to provision advanced networking controls just like users would handle compute and storage. Read More   AT&T, Microsoft team to link business customers to Azure cloud   AT&T is putting the finishing touches on a service that connects its corporate customers' VPNs to Microsoft Azure services, eliminating the need to find separate links between business sites and Microsoft's cloud. Read More   WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks   F5 makes Citrix App Delivery better As Cloud, VDI, and BYOD converge upon IT, it can be challenging to meet performance and security expectations. Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp, and CloudGateway--coupled with F5 ADCs--enable you to meet business objectives while streamlining IT and creating a flexible foundation that adapts to new clients and devices immediately. Learn More Bossies 2013: The Best of Open Source Software Awards This year, the annual Bossie Awards recognize 120 of the best open source software for data centers and clouds, desktops and mobile devices, developers and IT pros Read More   Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers We initially thought commercial goliath Red Hat might dominate in our tests, but in our final tally Ubuntu came out on top. Ubuntu delivered intuitive, uncluttered management tools, excellent hypervisor support, and transparency (commercial and open source versions are one and the same). Canonical also boasts progressive strategic alliances with large cloud providers. Ubuntu is also closely associated with the popular OpenStack platform. Read More   The battle for cloud market share is just beginning If you think the uber-competitive cloud computing market is hot right now, you haven't seen anything yet. Read More
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