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	VCs throwing gobs of money at cloud, security, mobile startups Tech startups focused in hot areas such as virtualization, mobility and security have pulled in tens of millions of dollars over the past week or so from venture capitalists looking to back the next big thing. Read More In this Issue 12 open source tools every Windows admin will love Cloud industry needs to standardize, says Fed CIO How to lose the cloud chasm between executives and IT JumpCloud debuts secure DevOps for cloud servers Red Hat continues to burnish Storage Server Intel trumpets power, versatility of new flagship Xeon server chips Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers This is likely how you will buy cloud resources moving forward Using private clouds for all the right reasons How to use Cloud Integrated Storage to support the distributed enterprise WEBCAST: Crittercism Best Practices on Mobile App Performance and Experience Enterprises across multiple industries are now adopting mobile strategies and running mission critical services through mobile devices and apps. In order to be successful, however, organizations must plan their mobile development and operation practices to ensure optimal app performance. Learn more now! 12 open source tools every Windows admin will love We mined Microsoft's open source hosting repository to unearth 12 invaluable Windows admin tools -- and they're all free. Read More Cloud industry needs to standardize, says Fed CIO Frank Baitman, the CIO of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, was at the Amazon Web Services conference praising the company's services. His talk was on the verge of becoming a long infomercial, when he stepped back and changed direction. Read More     How to lose the cloud chasm between executives and IT   Cloud computing discussions abound these days, but there is a growing gap between executives and IT when it comes to assessing cloud's potential. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications SDN: The next wave of networking innovation Brocade and IDG bring you this exclusive eBook exploring the impact of today's IT and Data Center challenges on your network. With a focus on software-defined networks, use this eBook to start your evolution toward a flatter, less complex and more agile network architecture—an architecture ready for the future. View Brocade's eBook on SDN JumpCloud debuts secure DevOps for cloud servers The Disrupt San Francisco conference was held this week out in the city by the bay. One of the companies presenting is called JumpCloud and is based in Boulder, Colorado. JumpCloud is bringing secure DevOps to cloud servers, making it easier for developers to securely manage their cloud based servers. Read More Red Hat continues to burnish Storage Server Nearly two years after the purchase of Gluster, Red Hat continues to polish the scale-out storage software for enterprises, making it more compatible with cloud services and Microsoft enterprise software. Read More Intel trumpets power, versatility of new flagship Xeon server chips Intel hopes to pump more computing horsepower into servers with new Xeon chips based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture, which will also have the ability to dynamically adapt to cloud, database or supercomputing workloads. Read More WEBCAST: HP HP Mobile App Development Survey Join John Jeremiah, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, HP and John Jackson, Research Vice President, Mobile & Connected Platforms, IDC for an interactive discussion on the results of the HP Mobile Application Development Maturity Peer Assessment Tool. Date: September 18 @ 1:00pm EDT Register Now Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers Five commercial Linux versions feature easy install, solid management tools and cloud integration. Read More This is likely how you will buy cloud resources moving forward The migration of services delivered through cloud-based resources is causing tectonic shifts across the IT vendor landscape and one area of the market that's been unsure about what it means has been channel resellers. But the channel is finally finding its groove in the cloud, according to a new study. Read More Using private clouds for all the right reasons Here's why some customers are adopting the technology and which vendors they turned to for help. Read More How to use Cloud Integrated Storage to support the distributed enterprise Cloud-based or Cloud Integrated Storage (CIS) shifts the actual data storage away from the hardware to the cloud where it can be accessed by a new class of storage controller or cloud gateway. Read More
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