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	3 cool Google cloud features In the increasingly competitive cloud IaaS market, Google is attempting to distinguish its platform by arming its cloud with unique features and cutting-edge technology that customers can't quite find anywhere else in the market. Read More WHITE PAPER: SIGMA Solutions and EMC Corporation Confront consumerization with convergence Virtualization expert Elias Khnaser spotlights the security, compliance, and governance issues that arise when enterprise users "consumerize" with shadow IT and public cloud services. And he provides a prescription for modifying this behavior with a private cloud hosted on a robust converged infrastructure. Learn More In this Issue Amazon hopes to simplify mobile app testing with new tool Cisco slashing up to 6,000 jobs Splunk digs deeper with Stream app for network monitoring Dropbox sharpens search on Android app Gartner: Internet of Things has reached hype peak Google wraps its trans-Pacific fiber cables in Kevlar to prevent against shark attacks Amazon protects its virtual desktops with two-factor authentication Docker gets a GitHub-like repository from CoreOS Coding platform for IoT could bring data-crunching apps online faster Amazon introduces mobile card reader to compete with Square, PayPal RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ConnectIT Top Reasons to Attend ConnectIT - New York - Aug 21 Get the latest research on private cloud, data management and storage technologies. Meet with a range of solution providers to advance your data strategy. Learn about the latest solutions in a fast-paced round of presentations. Network with other data-, cloud- and storage-oriented IT professionals. Register today. Amazon hopes to simplify mobile app testing with new tool A new tool called Live App Testing from Amazon lets mobile developers distribute apps to a predefined group of users before the apps are launched. Read More Cisco slashing up to 6,000 jobs Cisco Systems will cut as many as 6,000 jobs over the next 12 months, saying it needs to shift resources to growing businesses such as cloud, software and security. Read More Splunk digs deeper with Stream app for network monitoring Splunk's new App for Stream will give IT departments more insight into their infrastructures by collecting network traffic on response times, network performance and database queries. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Guide to Managing and Lowering Mainframe Software Charges Monthly license charges (MLC) are rising by 7% or more each year, and account for 30% of total mainframe costs. Yet managing MLC costs is an inexact science. This best practice guide provides a step-by-step process to reduce mainframe MLC costs up to 20% without compromising business critical services. Learn More Dropbox sharpens search on Android app The cloud storage company's Android app also gained document preview capabilities. Read More Gartner: Internet of Things has reached hype peak The Internet of Things has reached the height of its hype, according to Gartner. Read More Google wraps its trans-Pacific fiber cables in Kevlar to prevent against shark attacks Google wraps its underwater fiber cables in Kevlar material, at least in part to protect against shark attacks, an official with the company said recently. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Forrester 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave Forrester has released its 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave, and for the second consecutive time, IBM is a leader. View Now>> Amazon protects its virtual desktops with two-factor authentication Amazon Web Services now lets enterprises use two-factor authentication to better protect hosted WorkSpaces virtual desktops. Read More Docker gets a GitHub-like repository from CoreOS Chasing the successful hosting model of GitHub, Linux distributor CoreOS has set up an online repository where organizations can store and share their Docker containers. Read More Coding platform for IoT could bring data-crunching apps online faster The "Internet of things" won't be built overnight, but vendors are now stepping in to give enterprises a helping hand. Read More Amazon introduces mobile card reader to compete with Square, PayPal Amazon.com has introduced a card reader coupled with smartphone and tablet apps that aim to provide small businesses with a way to accept payments on these devices. Read More
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