IBM bets $1 billion on PaaS to boost cloud apps

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	IBM bets $1 billion on PaaS to boost cloud apps Unsatisfied with the rate of cloud application development, IBM announced on Monday that it is putting $1 billion behind its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) strategy in hopes of encouraging software makers to build many more apps for the cloud and to migrate existing ones there. Read More WEBCAST: SAP SAP IT Transformation Forum On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more In this Issue IBM buys NoSQL cloud provider Cloudant Microsoft Azure continues enterprise push with private on-ramps CloudFlare acquires StopTheHacker malware scanning service Is your trust in cloud services misplaced or true? Find out with a cloud trust rating How 19 Tech Titans Target Healthcare Study: Companies that go all-in with SaaS can save big Joyent offers Canonical-customized Ubuntu as a cloud service IBM begins moving software portfolio to the cloud How IT can establish better cloud control WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | Cisco | Intel® Overcoming the Security Challenges of the Cloud PC Connection, in partnership with Cisco and Intel®, recently conducted a survey to learn how organizations are using the cloud. In this white paper, you'll learn what you can do to mitigate security concerns and make the most out of the cloud. View Now IBM buys NoSQL cloud provider Cloudant Adding more muscle to its cloud operations portfolio, IBM is acquiring hosted NoSQL database provider Cloudant. Read More Microsoft Azure continues enterprise push with private on-ramps Microsoft continues to target the enterprise with the introduction of a private on-ramp for Windows Azure cloud services. Read More CloudFlare acquires StopTheHacker malware scanning service CloudFlare said Monday it plans to acquire StopTheHacker, a malware scanning service that the company said will prevent its content distribution system from being used to spread malicious software. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Introducing Social Business for the Mid-Market This report provides directional guidance for mid-market companies to appropriately use Social Business to achieve their goals. Learn More. Is your trust in cloud services misplaced or true? Find out with a cloud trust rating How do you know if you can trust a cloud service provider with your enterprise data? Skyhigh Networks, in conjunction with the Cloud Security Alliance, has developed a CloudTrust program that measures and evaluates more than 50 attributes that determine a trust rating. Read More How 19 Tech Titans Target Healthcare Healthcare is a huge market with much room for improvement. Here's how the world's largest technology companies -- from Amazon to Verizon -- are lining up for a piece of the pie. Read More Study: Companies that go all-in with SaaS can save big Companies that move the bulk of their IT operations to cloud services can end up realizing significant overall cost savings, according to a study by analyst firm Computer Economics. Read More WEBCAST: Attachmate Modernizing Legacy Applications for Fun and Profit Discover the fastest, simplest way to webify host applications and streamline navigation for internal and external users. Watch this three-minute video podcast on web enablement. View Now. Joyent offers Canonical-customized Ubuntu as a cloud service Joyent wants to bring Linux into its fold of advanced computing cloud services, and has started offering an enterprise-supported version of the Canonical Ubuntu distribution that has been modified to take advantage of Joyent's infrastructure. Read More IBM begins moving software portfolio to the cloud Swiftly putting its recently acquired Softlayer global cloud to use, IBM is moving much of its software portfolio and all of its existing platform services to the Softlayer cloud, where they all can be accessed as services under a common open architecture. Read More How IT can establish better cloud control There's no getting around it: Employees who use SaaS applications are more irresponsible about password security, file transfer and IT compliance. But IT's failure to communicate about risky behavior and provide tools to help employees do their work is part of the problem. Here are steps you can take to bring SaaS back under control. Read More
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