Why CIOs shouldn't block rogue cloud apps

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	Why CIOs shouldn't block rogue cloud apps Enterprises have an average 461 cloud apps running in their organizations (nine to 10 times IT's estimates), according to some reports. Line-of-business managers hesitate to bring in the CIO out of fear of being blocked. If CIOs can remove this fear, everyone, it turns out, benefits. 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 SDN start-up targets enterprise WAN complexity Mobile security tools win over IT pros Cloud Foundry is turning into an open source platform that's worth watching HP joins with Foxconn to build low-cost cloud servers JumpCloud just made cron obsolete How IBM is starting to look at lot like Amazon in the cloud Oracle Solaris update plays nice with OpenStack Big data giants Cloudera and MongoDB join forces As wearables catch on, Amazon cashes in with new online store VMware looks to AirWatch to simplify management and centralize client storage WEBCAST: Brocade Communications Top 3 Network Challenges Limiting IT Agility Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT Are technical challenges preventing you from building cloud infrastructures? This Webinar will explain the top three challenges facing network architects today, along with the key steps for improving IT agility. View Now>> SDN start-up targets enterprise WAN complexity CloudGenix looks to ease provisioning of business policy to remote sites. Read More Mobile security tools win over IT pros When we asked about tech favorites, several IT pros cited tools they've acquired to help address mobile device management, data security and application control. Read More Cloud Foundry is turning into an open source platform that's worth watching It's hard to tell when a new technology reaches a critical mass that it's really worth taking a look at and paying attention to. It still may be a little bit early for Cloud Foundry, but all the signs are pointing toward this open source application development platform being one that could impact the cloud computing industry. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent From Application Chaos to Application Fluency IT and business units living in harmony, embracing application and device freedom, sounds more like science fiction than reality? But this is not only possible, it has become essential for today's business to achieve growth and remain competitive. Learn More HP joins with Foxconn to build low-cost cloud servers Hewlett-Packard is partnering with Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturing giant best known for producing Apple's iPhone, to tackle the growing market for low-cost servers in cloud data centers. Read More JumpCloud just made cron obsolete For just about as long as I have been in technology, when I spoke to engineers about having a specific task run on schedule, I was told that we could "run a cron job" to make it happen. Over the years I realized that sys admins and engineers had a love/hate relationship with cron. It was a simple way of running repetitive tasks over and over again on a schedule, but it was just too simple. Read More How IBM is starting to look at lot like Amazon in the cloud Log on to a portal, swipe a credit card and get access to virtual machines, storage, SaaS applications and dozens of other cloud-based services. No long-term contracts, no on-site, in-person planning teams or months-long roll out initiatives. Log on and spin up. Guess which company offers these services? Read More : Logicalis Logicalis eBook: SAP HANA: The Need for Speed Without timely business insights, organizations today can suffer logistical, manufacturing, and even financial disaster in a matter of minutes. Considering the vast amounts of data being collected by these organizations, the need for real-time business analytics for big data is essential. View Now Oracle Solaris update plays nice with OpenStack Oracle has gotten cloud religion. Read More Big data giants Cloudera and MongoDB join forces When it comes to the infrastructure that powers big data applications, organizations are floundering, says Matt Asay, vice president, Marketing, Business Development & Corporate Strategy at MongoDB. Read More As wearables catch on, Amazon cashes in with new online store Amazon.com launched a Wearable Technology online store on Tuesday, saying customers are increasingly interested in the devices. Read More VMware looks to AirWatch to simplify management and centralize client storage VMware is leaning on AirWatch to let users access files from one place using virtual and physical clients and let admins manage desktops in the same way they handle mobile devices. Read More
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