From small to big: 5 tips for managing clouds at scale

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	From small to big: 5 tips for managing clouds at scale The enterprise adoption of cloud computing resources has taken a precarious path. Many organizations have started by running small workloads in the public cloud, reticent to use the platform for bigger mission-critical workloads. Read More In this Issue OpenStack's new code release packed with enterprise features Introducing the smart chair Amazon adds audio to cloud-based transcoding service IBM offers 2-factor authentication package for securing Android mobile transactions How to assess risk when considering cloud computing SAP reports strong revenue growth from HANA and cloud VMware identifies vulnerabilities for ESX, vCenter, vSphere, issues patches Russian search giant just released a product named Cocaine. Yes, Cocaine Open source app development platform aims to ensure privacy in the cloud WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology ESG – What's Needed for Cloud Computing Just what is cloud computing anyway? Skeptics might say it is nothing but industry hyperbole, visionaries might say it is the future of IT. Read Now OpenStack's new code release packed with enterprise features The latest code release of OpenStack's cloud computing platform named Havana is packed with features that organizers say appeal directly to enterprise audiences. Read More Introducing the smart chair Do you cocoon when you're texting? Or strunch when you're laptop gazing? Does your back ache from hunching over small electronic devices and tapping at tiny keypads? Read More Amazon adds audio to cloud-based transcoding service Amazon Web Services has added the option to use its Elastic Transcoder for audio-only conversions. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Cloud Computing for CIOs No longer is moving to the cloud only spearheaded by small IT groups - increasingly, CIOs and CFOs are getting involved in the process. This white paper discusses how CIOs that establish a combined approach with CFOs on cloud IT investments are seeing more real business value for their organization. Learn more. IBM offers 2-factor authentication package for securing Android mobile transactions IBM engineers have developed a simple two-factor security system that can be used to handle mobile transactions such as online banking and accessing private clouds. Read More How to assess risk when considering cloud computing How to make decisions about moving your organization's IT solutions to the cloud while considering the risks involved. Read More SAP reports strong revenue growth from HANA and cloud SAP reported strong revenue growth in its HANA in-memory database and cloud businesses, but also saw revenue from software decline in the third quarter. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Top 10 Secrets to Using Data Mining to Succeed at CRM This white paper addresses how data mining is used to get more value from CRM systems -- particularly focused on application of predictive analytics to the customer lifecycle (acquire, grow, retain.) Learn More. VMware identifies vulnerabilities for ESX, vCenter, vSphere, issues patches VMware said that its popular virtualization and cloud management products have security vulnerabilities that could lead to denials of service for customers using ESX and ESXi hypervisors and management platforms including vCenter Server Appliance and vSphere Update Manager. Read More Russian search giant just released a product named Cocaine. Yes, Cocaine Want to get users hooked on your latest product? Name it after a powerful drug. Perhaps that's the thinking behind the move by Russian search giant Yandex - who some call the Google or Russia. The company launched a new cloud-based application development product and named it, yes Cocaine. Read More Open source app development platform aims to ensure privacy in the cloud Data privacy is top of mind for users everywhere. Cloud storage and backup vendor SpiderOak plans to address privacy concerns with Crypton, an open-source Web app dev platform that crunches data in a browser-based client instead of the cloud. Read More
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