Cloud pricing: It's (really) complicated

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	Cloud pricing: It's (really) complicated In theory, cloud computing offers a fairly straightforward model for consuming compute and storage resources. Customers request capacity, it is provided by a vendor and it is paid for. Customers should be able to spin up and down resources as they need to and only pay for what they use. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >> In this Issue Using BYOD? Get SaaS-based mobile device security 8 Ethernet predictions for 2014 Why CIOs stick with cloud computing despite NSA snooping scandal Cloud Security Alliance offers ultra-high cloud security plan HP (quietly) snubs Amazon's cloud in latest release Should Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter really judge what's news? IT managers are increasingly replacing servers with SaaS IBM lays plans to be a cloud storage broker Don't say no to BYOD and personal clouds, but understand the legal risks when you say yes IT security pros often seen as 'innovation killers,' says ADP's IT security chief WHITE PAPER: Dell Understanding Enterprise Cloud Governance This whitepaper covers how to deliver the agility of cloud computing address while still maintaining operational control, through the use of cloud management software, View Now Using BYOD? Get SaaS-based mobile device security CISOs' number one concern about allowing BYOD is the security of enterprise data. A close second is the security of the enterprise network that can be compromised by just one malware-infected smart device. Mojave Networks addresses those concerns by offering enterprise-grade security for mobile devices from the cloud. Read More 8 Ethernet predictions for 2014 Among the many expectations for IT in 2014, Ethernet is projected to broaden its penetration in the metro area and the WAN. The ubiquitous technology will become further entrenched as a broadband access, cloud interconnect and wide area medium, further distancing itself from legacy TDM services. Read More Why CIOs stick with cloud computing despite NSA snooping scandal Explosive revelations in the past six months about the U.S. government's massive cyber-spying activities have spooked individuals, rankled politicians and enraged privacy watchdogs, but top IT executives aren't panicking -- yet. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Practices for Success This white paper discusses best practices that can dramatically increase your success rate of a SAM deployment. Make sure and follow these steps and verify that your SAM toolkit has the necessary functionality to keep your organization steps ahead of the competition -it's a long term investment. Read Now Cloud Security Alliance offers ultra-high cloud security plan The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is putting forward an innovative encryption-based security architecture for software-defined networks and cloud environments that draws some of its inspiration from high-security networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. Read More HP (quietly) snubs Amazon's cloud in latest release HP this week released the 13.5 version of its cloud platform, which is the software that serves as the basis for the company's public cloud offering. Toward the bottom of a note about new features, HP mentions something quite interesting: HP's cloud no longer inherently supports Amazon Web Service's cloud Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). It may not sound like a big deal, but it marks a strategic shift. Read More Should Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter really judge what's news? Where did you first learn about Amazon's crazy plan to deliver packages via drone? "60 Minutes"? The New York Times? Increasingly, the answer is likely to be Twitter, Facebook or Yahoo, and that's just how the online giants like it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Enterprise Governance and Automation for AWS & Hybrid Clouds Cloud solutions like AWS allow you to increase operational agility and reduce costs. Now you need a fast and easy way to increase security, improve governance and simplify hybrid cloud management. That's where a cloud management solution comes into play. View Now IT managers are increasingly replacing servers with SaaS IT managers want to cut the number of servers they manage, or at least slow the growth, and they may be succeeding, according to new data. Read More IBM lays plans to be a cloud storage broker IBM is developing software that will allow organizations to use multiple cloud storage services interchangeably, reducing dependence on any single cloud vendor and ensuring that data remains available even during service outages. Read More Don't say no to BYOD and personal clouds, but understand the legal risks when you say yes While you have undoubtedly heard all the gloom and doom stories regarding individuals using personally owned devices or personally controlled cloud services like Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Idrive, Evernote and similar services, don't forget the law of unintended consequences. Read More IT security pros often seen as 'innovation killers,' says ADP's IT security chief The problem with IT security professionals is they spend too much time stopping business people from trying new things, including cloud services, out of worries about risk when they should really be working directly with business managers to help them innovate by means of security. Read More
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