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	SaaS predictions for 2014 While the bulk of enterprise software is still deployed on-premises, SaaS (software as a service) continues to undergo rapid growth. Gartner has said the total market will top $22 billion through 2015, up from more than $14 billion in 2012. Read More   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 In this Issue Cisco leads cloud infrastructure again Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth The worst cloud outages of 2013 (part 2) 'PGP' encryption has had stay-powering but does it meet today's enterprise demands? IBM gets fast file transfers with Aspera acquisition Intel eyes cloud servers with Broadwell server system-on-chip 10 of the most useful cloud databases IBM follows Amazon's move into China's cloud computing market Secure Cloud Gateway: Using the Internet to fight cyber-attacks WEBCAST: Egnyte Consider Hybrid Approach to File-Sharing Security. Scalability. Control. These are just some of the many benefits of enterprise cloud file-sharing that you'll discover in this KnowledgeVault, packed with short videos, white papers and demos. View Now! Cisco leads cloud infrastructure again Cisco has maintained leadership in the $40 billion cloud infrastructure equipment - compute, networking and storage - market for three straight quarters, according to Synergy Research Group. Read More   Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth The rush of businesses to move their operations to the cloud is creating a slipstream that's pulling security services into the nimbus. Read More   The worst cloud outages of 2013 (part 2) We've seen some embarrassingly bad cloud outages in 2013 from some of the biggest names in technology. So which fail was the worst of them all? Read More   WEBCAST: PC Connection Achieve the Benefits of a Converged Infrastructure Learn how the Dell PowerEdge VRTX and makes it possible to achieve the benefits of a converged infrastructure in a small office environment (small business, remote offices, or mobile environments) with this versatile, simple, and efficient platform. Learn More 'PGP' encryption has had stay-powering but does it meet today's enterprise demands?   PGP encryption, as industry old-timers know, started out as "Pretty Good Privacy" invented by Phil Zimmermann in 1991, and since then, was sold on to various corporate owners until it ended in the hands of Symantec in 2010. While it is a widely used vintage brands, does PGP public-key encryption still meet today's enterprise demands, given the rise of cloud computing and mobile? Read More   IBM gets fast file transfers with Aspera acquisition Continuing to bulk up on its cloud software portfolio, IBM is acquiring Aspera, a company with an Emmy-award-winning, high-speed bulk data transfer protocol. Read More   Intel eyes cloud servers with Broadwell server system-on-chip   There's been an uptick in the adoption of dense servers for cloud deployments and Intel hopes to capture a larger share of that market through server chips it will release next year. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Savvis Global IT Trends: IT Outsourcing Fuels Business Growth Enterprises are now more concerned with shifting IT infrastructures to an outsourced model. Organizations are now moving to a complex mix of infrastructure including managed services and cloud. Furthermore, in 5 years outsourced cloud is predicted to become the leading IT model. Learn the 5 steps your organization can take towards outsourcing. View more 10 of the most useful cloud databases As businesses deal with more and more data, providers are making it easier to manage that data in the public cloud. Read More   IBM follows Amazon's move into China's cloud computing market Pack your bags and bring your passport: The cloud is off to China. Read More   Secure Cloud Gateway: Using the Internet to fight cyber-attacks   Today's security platforms, which are plagued by reactive intelligence, gaps in enforcement, and the inability to integrate the two, can't keep up. This has paved the way for a new category of cyber-security platform called a Secure Cloud Gateway (SCG). Read More
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