Even the most secure cloud storage may not be so secure, study finds

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	Even the most secure cloud storage may not be so secure, study finds Some cloud storage providers who hope to be on the leading edge of cloud security adopt a "zero-knowledge" policy in which vendors say it is impossible for customer data to be snooped on. But a recent study by computer scientists at Johns Hopkins University is questioning just how secure those zero knowledge tactics are. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Hardware Test is the Key to Accurate Network Testing Surprisingly, many organizations are not adequately testing their networks. Network testing is crucial for any IT organization that wants to ensure availability, security and performance of applications and services running on their networks. Learn More In this Issue 9 Things You Need to Know Before You Store Data in the Cloud Google steps up competition with Amazon, expands Cloud Platform to Asia Riverbed re-brands storage offerings, adds to the stack BMC automates the mainframe change ticket WHITE PAPER: VCE Power Plant Achieves Required High-Availability with VCE Faced with an external compliance audit and the need to improve availability, one of Europe's largest power plants turned to VCE Vblock™ Systems to: - Transform twin data centers to active-active mode - Enable business continuity and reliable delivery of electricity - Virtualize 95% of applications Learn More 9 Things You Need to Know Before You Store Data in the Cloud The amount of electronic information (e.g., documents, images, emails, videos) organizations produce is staggering. Storing all your digital data in your data center can be expensive. That's why cloud storage -- which often comes at a fraction of the cost of storing the information on-premises -- has become increasingly popular. Read More     : ExaGrid How Data Deduplication Impacts Recovery Data deduplication has clear benefits when it comes to efficiently retaining backup data on disk and replicating data offsite for disaster recovery – you save both disk space and bandwidth by employing deduplication. Learn More Google steps up competition with Amazon, expands Cloud Platform to Asia Google has expanded its Cloud Platform to include locally hosted computing capacity, storage and data bases for the Asia-Pacific region. Read More WEBCAST: VCE VCE Simplifies Core Infrastructure Implementation Servers were at capacity, power and cooling costs were escalating and disaster recovery from tape was unreliable. That's when the CTO of Purdue Pharma turned to VCE for a converged infrastructure solution that enabled them to avoid a data center expansion, save the organization millions of dollars and guarantee fast data recovery. View Now Riverbed re-brands storage offerings, adds to the stack Riverbed Technology Tuesday released a rebranded SteelFusion line of storage appliances, signaling its intention to further centralize its branch office lines and combine as much functionality as possible into a single device. Read More BMC automates the mainframe change ticket Mainframe operators using BMC software may now be able to enjoy the speedy, devops-style development pace that is quickly becoming the norm for customer-facing mobile applications and Internet services. Read More
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