Privacy plays an important part in cloud predictions for 2014

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	Privacy plays an important part in cloud predictions for 2014 It's the time of year for cybersecurity predictions, and privacy protections from NSA surveillance play a major role in forecasting what cloud service to trust in 2014. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Mobile-Enabling Your Workforce with Apps You Already Have Learn how Verastream can unlock your legacy assets and make them seamlessly accessible to your mobile audience. An advanced technology tool and mobile-enablement platform, Verastream can quickly package your applications and data into any format, for any device. Learn More! In this Issue Cisco teams with VMware, Citrix to counter Amazon's new cloud-based desktop Frustrated users complain about SkyDrive problems after Windows 8.1 update CouchDB creator joins Salesforce.com to work on 'ridiculously cool' infrastructure project Acer focuses on cloud services to revive business Amazon to host cloud services in Beijing 10 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2014 Eucalyptus Systems and Dell tout cloud-in-a-box Manage app logons and authorizations via the cloud Blue Coat acquires anti-malware firm Norman Shark WHITE PAPER: iLand Internet Solutions Transparency in the Public Cloud To date, IT organizations have been forced to sacrifice transparency to get the scalability, improved performance, and other benefits provided by a public cloud. This paper discusses how you can now get the same visibility in the public cloud that you have in your own data center – or even better. Learn More Cisco teams with VMware, Citrix to counter Amazon's new cloud-based desktop The trio of Cisco, VMware and Citrix are teaming up to provide a new cloud-based desktop as a service (DaaS) offering aimed mostly at service providers. The move comes just weeks after Amazon Web Services announced its foray into the DaaS market, and could signal a wave of new DaaS offerings in the market early next year. Read More Frustrated users complain about SkyDrive problems after Windows 8.1 update As people have moved to Windows 8.1 in the past two months, the drumbeat of reports that the OS update has affected the SkyDrive cloud storage service has grown louder. Read More CouchDB creator joins Salesforce.com to work on 'ridiculously cool' infrastructure project The creator of NoSQL database CouchDB says he is taking a job at Salesforce.com where he will work on a "quite ambitious" and "ridiculously cool" project related to the vendor's cloud infrastructure. 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 Acer focuses on cloud services to revive business In its first move since ordering a company reorganization, Acer said it is focusing more on software and services to revive its struggling PC business. But analysts expect the company to face a tough road with its new direction, at a time when rivals are also focusing on the cloud. Read More Amazon to host cloud services in Beijing Amazon Web Services is opening a datacenter in Beijing, where a limited number of companies will be able to host applications from early next year. Read More 10 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2014 Cloud computing is increasingly becoming the rule and not the exception for application deployment. This will make 2014 an interesting and disruptive year for vendors, service providers and IT organizations grappling with this change. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP Transition to the 3rd Platform for Enterprise Applications The tech industry is in the midst of a major transition brought about by the combination of four forces. Since the lifetime of an application software package in a business is significant, application buyers need to consider support for the 3rd Platform. Learn more Eucalyptus Systems and Dell tout cloud-in-a-box Amid a slew of much higher-profile partnership announcements at Dell World in Austin, Texas, this week, cloud platform provider Eucalyptus Systems joined the Dell Technology Partner Program to provide a "cloud-in-a-Box" product running Eucalyptus's Infrastructure-as-a-Service private cloud software on Dell hardware. Read More Manage app logons and authorizations via the cloud Single sign-on for all apps -- both cloud and on-premises -- is a big reason to go this route. But cost and customization, especially for very large organizations, can be sticking points. Read More Blue Coat acquires anti-malware firm Norman Shark Blue Coat Systems today announced it has acquired anti-malware firm Norman Shark for an undisclosed price, in order to integrate its technologies, such as sandboxing, into other security products available through Blue Coat. Read More
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