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	First look: Google Compute Engine vs. Amazon Web Services This week Google Compute Engine became generally available, meaning that anyone can sign up to use the same on-demand virtual machines and storage that the Internet's leading search website uses to power its own operations. In light of this news, Gartner analyst Lydia Leong says the cloud computing market has entered a new era. Amazon Web Services has been the kingpin of the market, but it now has a more legitimate competitor than ever. Here's a look at how the two cloud offerings compare. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Corporation Manage storage growth & archiving with StorSimple StorSimple cloud-integrated storage (CiS) provides primary storage, backup, archive, and disaster recovery. Combined with Windows Azure, this hybrid cloud storage solution optimizes total storage costs and data protection for enterprises. This allows you to optimize total storage costs and increase data protection and service agility. Download an informative eBook where you can gain insight into topics ranging from scaling architecture, to dynamically allocating and expanding capacity. Download today In this Issue Google Compute Engine's biggest challenge The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies Supreme Court leaves online sales tax question to Congress Why Microsoft SharePoint Faces a Challenging Future Intel aims at enterprise, carrier networks with faster silicon Google, Amazon reveal their secrets of scalability Microsoft: 'We don't provide governments with direct, unfettered access to your data' Quick look: Inside Amazon's vast distribution business Google Compute Engine vs. Amazon Web Services cloud: The battle is on WHITE PAPER: Dell Tech Brief: Exchange 2013 Data Loss Prevention Protecting your company's critical data is a critical, mandatory part of an Exchange administrator's tasks. In this white paper, learn about the data loss prevention feature in Exchange 2013 and Exchange Online, how it controls inbound and outbound data flow and how it works for businesses of any size. Read now! Google Compute Engine's biggest challenge Is Google serious about the level of enterprise customer service needed to make its cloud computing service successful? Read More The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies Here they are – the 21 companies that have the biggest effects on the day-to-day operations of enterprise networks. Spanning a broad range of different businesses – from wireless carriers to hardware vendors to cloud providers – these firms are, in our view, the ones with the most sway over what happens on the network. We drew on our own institutional expertise, as well as extensive discussions with industry analysts, to come up with the list. Read More Supreme Court leaves online sales tax question to Congress The U.S. Supreme Court will leave it to Congress to settle the contentious question of online sales tax collection that brick-and-mortar retailers contend puts them at a disadvantage to giants such as Amazon.com. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco and Netapp Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform The study examines the estimated ROI for the composite Organization and presents the aggregate findings derived from the interview and analysis process as well as from Forrester's independent research. View Now Why Microsoft SharePoint Faces a Challenging Future Many enterprises use and like SharePoint. Microsoft likes it, too, because it's one of the company's fastest-growing product lines. But making enterprises support separate cloud and on-premises versions and telling SharePoint app developers not to work in C# and ASP.NET may make for a rocky relationship as time goes by. Read More Intel aims at enterprise, carrier networks with faster silicon Intel has beefed up its networking silicon in a bid to capture a bigger share of enterprise, carrier and cloud-provider networks for its chip architecture. Read More Google, Amazon reveal their secrets of scalability Internet giants such as Google and Amazon run IT operations that are far larger than most enterprises even dream of, but lessons they learn from managing those humongous systems can benefit others in the industry. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences Watch this on-demand webcast to review the findings of IDC's recent analytical report titled: "The Business Value of IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions." Learn More Microsoft: 'We don't provide governments with direct, unfettered access to your data' Microsoft today pushed back once again against the idea that it's giving the National Security Agency (NSA) carte blanche access to its cloud-based services, an allegation that's cropped up in media reports since the revelations from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden began last June. Read More Quick look: Inside Amazon's vast distribution business Amazon has made online product selling and distribution an art form. Read More Google Compute Engine vs. Amazon Web Services cloud: The battle is on With news this week that Google Compute Engine cloud is now generally available, the battle in the Infrastructure-as-a-Service market has hit a new level. The biggest question is: Can Google give the kingpin of the public IaaS market, Amazon Web Services (AWS), a run for its money? Read More
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