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	U.S. malware share rising, Amazon service No.1 in hosting it In its quarterly report on global malware distribution and threats, security firm Solutionary Tuesday said that 56% of the malware it captured via sensors and other means was hosted in the U.S.— a 12% increase from six months ago — and about half of the malware overall appeared to originate at 10 Internet service and hosting providers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ConnectIT Free Pass: Attend ConnectIT Seminar - New York - Aug 21 Computerworld invites you to ConnectIT, a NEW peer networking forum with sessions surrounding Private Cloud, Data Management, and Storage. The event takes place on Thursday, Aug 21 at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Register today for free at: http://events.computerworld.com/ConnectIT.NY14 In this Issue Microsoft's future under Nadella less about Windows, more about mobile and cloud Why a Media Giant Sold Its Data Center and Headed to the Cloud Chromebooks beyond the cloud: Everything Chromebooks can do offline Highs and lows of CEO pay NetApp Private Storage adds an Azure cloud option Pennsylvania, a 'Fortune 20' state, consolidates IT Rackspace rolls out new hosted computing tier: Managed cloud SAP raises annual cloud revenue forecast after the business soars in Q2 Oracle ties its social intelligence apps to LinkedIn WHITE PAPER: VMware Ebook: A Guide to Hybrid Cloud Hybrid cloud allows you to augment your internal data center resources, providing a flexible and cost-effective solution for a variety of use cases. This eBook presents an inside-out approach for extending your data center to the cloud. Learn more! Microsoft's future under Nadella less about Windows, more about mobile and cloud Microsoft's future will be less devoted to its Windows operating system as it continues to push into mobile and cloud services, CEO Satya Nadella said, using his keynote speech at the Worldwide Partner Conference to talk about where the company is headed. Read More Why a Media Giant Sold Its Data Center and Headed to the Cloud Two weeks ago, venerable media company Condé Nast — publisher of magazines like Vogue, The New Yorker and Wired — decommissioned its Newark, Del. data center. The 67,200 square feet facility had already been sold and the deal closed. The 105-year-old company had gone all-in with the cloud. Read More Chromebooks beyond the cloud: Everything Chromebooks can do offline From productivity to playtime, offline Chromebooks aren't the useless hunks of plastic that they used to be. Read More WHITE PAPER: PrinterLogic Printer Installer: Eliminating Print Servers Printer Installer is an on-premise web application that enables you to centrally manage and deploy Windows shared or direct iP printers. Learn More Highs and lows of CEO pay A roundup of the tech industry's biggest earners, over-the-top perks, and most drastic pay cuts. Read More NetApp Private Storage adds an Azure cloud option Microsoft Azure just became the next cloud connection for NetApp Private Storage, which can already link enterprise storage to Amazon Web Services. Read More Pennsylvania, a 'Fortune 20' state, consolidates IT Pennsylvania has signed a deal with Unisys to consolidate its data centers and create an on-demand, cloud computing environment. The just-announced seven-year deal was valued at $681 million by Unisys. Read More WHITE PAPER: MovinCool Using Ceiling-Mount Air Conditioners to Cool Server Rooms A new class of self-contained ceiling-mount air conditioners offers a cost-effective solution for cooling server rooms. The compact, space-saving units fit easily above a drop ceiling, have low installation costs, do not require penetration of walls and have no outside condensing unit to maintain. Learn more! Rackspace rolls out new hosted computing tier: Managed cloud Rackspace Tuesday announced a Managed Cloud offering, which combines the benefits of a managed service with the elastic scalability of a cloud. Read More SAP raises annual cloud revenue forecast after the business soars in Q2 SAP reported strong growth in cloud revenue in the second quarter, while its software revenue continued to fall, reflecting a shift in the market from on-premises software and services to applications delivered through the cloud on a subscription model. Read More Oracle ties its social intelligence apps to LinkedIn Oracle also announced a series of enhancements to its marketing cloud software family. Read More
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