Networking World: Google and Verizon take big steps in the cloud

Monday, March 10, 2014

Google and Verizon take big steps in the cloud

IPv6 could open networks up to zero-day attacks | Virtual machine (VM) security still a work in progress

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Google and Verizon take big steps in the cloud
Google and Verizon each made announcements that are significant in their race to catch the company many consider to still be the market leader in the IaaS public cloud: Amazon Web Services. Read More

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Service Enablement & Beyond
Learn the four practical steps to rapid service enablement. This two-page solution brief focuses on the mainframe challenge and the importance of using standards-based technologies in any integration project. Learn More.

In this Issue

WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems

Mobile, Secure AND Cost-Efficient Desktop Virtualization
Desktop virtualization offers the flexibility, security, and reliability that IT needs, but cost effectively achieving this can be challenging. Discover how a unified storage approach simplifies deployment, increases efficiency and reduces costs. Learn more

INSIDER

IPv6 could open networks up to zero-day attacks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warns that moving from IPv4 to IPv6 is a process fraught with peril, which may explain why government agencies are so far behind their own deadlines for implementation. Read More

Virtual machine (VM) security still a work in progress
Trying to protect your expanding virtual machine (VM) empire will require a security product that can enforce policies, prevent VMs from being terminated or infected, and deliver the virtual equivalents of firewalls, IPS and anti-virus solutions. Read More

Not enough data scientists? Use AI instead.
One of the really hard things about having Big Data is figuring what to do with it. There are obvious questions that can be asked such as "what's the correlation between demographics and purchasing choices" but when it comes to complex inductive reasoning you need expertise and thus we've seen the rise of a new analytics role: Data scientist. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Attachmate

Safe and Economical Reuse of Legacy Applications
See if web enablement is a good fit for your IT organization. You'll learn how to quickly provide a new web interface and, as needed, simple controls over application workflow. The paper presents the user perspective, the IT perspective, and methods for accomplishing application rejuvenation. Learn More!

What CISOs can do about the cybersecurity skills shortage
I had the opportunity to present some of my research on the IT security skills shortage at last week's RSA Conference. This is a serious issue that doesn't get nearly enough attention. Read More

If you haven't retired Windows XP and haven't been fired yet, get busy
CIOs who haven't moved their companies from Windows XP by now ought to be fired, some people think, but those who haven't and are still on the job have options for saving their bacon. Read More

U.S. spy agencies adopt new IT approach
The CIA's decision to use Amazon's cloud is part of a broader IT shake-up to make the spy business more efficient. Read More

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Best Best & Kreiger success story
Best Best and Kreiger needed to maximize efficiency and productivity by delivering virtual desktops and apps to more than 200 attorneys. Find out how they achieved a faster desktop performance at net-zero cost and reclaimed 60% of their storage capacity with FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop. Learn more

FCC urged to make more Wi-Fi spectrum available
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should move forward with a plan to open up new 5GHz spectrum to Wi-Fi as consumer demand for wireless bandwidth skyrockets, a member of the commission said Friday. Read More

Microsoft sketches ambitious enhancements for Office 365
Microsoft didn't disappoint with the new and improved capabilities it announced and demonstrated for Office 365 this week, but how well they work in the real world remains to be seen. Read More

6 IT Strategies to Stay Ahead of Data Center Trends
Automation, virtualization, cloud computing -- these technology trends are transforming the data center and enabling companies to lower costs, increase flexibility and improve reliability. However, these shifts require IT, and their outsourcing providers, to rethink traditional strategies. Read More

CA moves from "constantly acquiring" to innovation factory
Growing up on Long Island, Computer Associates was the local big dog in technology. Founder Charles Wang owned the Islanders hockey team, was a legendary success, our own Long Island version of Bill Gates. He built Computer Associates by constantly acquiring companies and adding them to the revenue mix. Read More

SLIDESHOWS

The 700MHZ spectrum: Who owns what?

700MHZ spectrum holdings, from T-Mobile to Verizon and AT&T to Echostar.

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