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	Google, Amazon and other online giants warn FCC on net neutrality More than 100 online firms including Google, Amazon and Facebook have signed a joint letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission warning of "grave consequences" if it fails to protect the openness of the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems, Cisco, & NetApp University of Tennesse Knoxville success story The University of Tennessee Knoxville needed a desktop virtualization solution to support anywhere, anytime student computing while conserving IT resources and budget. Discover how an integrated infrastructure from NetApp, Cisco and Citrix helped them simplify deployment, reduce costs and minimize risk. Learn more In this Issue HP looks to ease enterprise IT cloud fears Cloud, virtualization take front seats in EMC storage debuts Google picks up cloud monitoring service Stackdriver SAP parts ways with cloud sales chief in strategy shift HP to invest $1 billion in open cloud services Viptela joins the WAN disruption party IoT will stump IT until clouds and big data come aboard, EMC says Dell moving Project Ophelia to consumers HP jumps into OpenStack fray with new Helion distribution WHITE PAPER: CDW Adobe Single-app FAQ Frequently asked questions about the new Creative Cloud for teams single-app plan. Adobe offers two Creative Cloud for teams plans--complete and single app. A single-app plan includes access to the latest version of one CC desktop app of your choice View Now HP looks to ease enterprise IT cloud fears Hewlett-Packard hopes its focus on private clouds -- and it's investment of muscle and money in the technology -- can convince enterprise IT executives that it can provide a secure way to enter the fray. Read More Cloud, virtualization take front seats in EMC storage debuts EMC's introductions this week of its Elastic Cloud Storage Appliance (ECS) and of ViPR 2.0, the latest generation of its enterprise storage virtualization software, are two sides of the same coin. Read More Google picks up cloud monitoring service Stackdriver Google has snapped up startup Stackdriver that offers a service for developers to monitor apps and services on the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Plantronics Unleash your UC Potential By Putting Users First What's holding back Unified Communications (UC) adoption? Too often, today's solutions are simply too hard to use. Now, survey results show high-quality audio and a simple and intuitive user experience can turbo-charge acceptance. Read this exclusive report from Plantronics and IDG to learn how you can start making the most of UC. Read now! SAP parts ways with cloud sales chief in strategy shift SAP cloud software sales chief Shawn Price is leaving the company in the latest high-profile executive departure at the company in recent days. Read More HP to invest $1 billion in open cloud services Following a similar move by IBM, Hewlett-Packard is unifying its cloud portfolio under a single architecture and brand name, called HP Helion. Read More Viptela joins the WAN disruption party In one week, the industry has seen the launch of two enterprise WAN-focused startups. Read More WHITE PAPER: Apperian Unlock the Value of Enterprise Mobility Download this guide and learn how to manage the secure deployment of enterprise mobile apps and data, while still encouraging the levels of employee adoption needed to drive the productivity and ROI gains that are possible. Learn More IoT will stump IT until clouds and big data come aboard, EMC says The IT systems of the past 20 years won't be able to handle the emerging Internet of Things, which will call for cloud computing, virtualization, efficient storage and big-data analysis, according to EMC. Read More Dell moving Project Ophelia to consumers Dell is making updates to its Android-based, thumb-size PC called Wyse Cloud Connect -- widely known as Project Ophelia -- as the company moves to make the stick computer suitable for consumers. Read More HP jumps into OpenStack fray with new Helion distribution Joining Red Hat, Oracle, Canonical and others, Hewlett-Packard is releasing its own distribution of the OpenStack cloud hosting software. Read More
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