What is Metacloud and why did Cisco buy it?

	This is what's holding the public cloud back | Cisco gives OpenStack a kick in the 'aas'
	Network World Cloud Computing
	Cisco acquires OpenStack cloud provider Privately held Metacloud provides OpenStack-as-a-service for global enterprises. Read More   In this Issue This is what's holding the public cloud back Cisco gives OpenStack a kick in the 'aas' iOS 8 is here – and it's all over your network Box has high hopes for iOS 8 doc picker extension What is Metacloud and why did Cisco buy it? Apple updates privacy policy, sets up site to guide users Dropbox upgrades API for its lightweight app databases iOS app devs warn customers off iOS 8's iCloud Drive Startup backs services with elasticity of AWS, Azure clouds to outlast DDoS attacks Dyn sells Internet performance data via SaaS Jive adds Office 365 connectors for its enterprise social suite : Samsung Is your smartphone secure enough? Learn how Samsung KNOX's multi-layered approach to mobile security protects against malicious apps, prevents attacks from one domain spreading to another domain and more. Learn More This is what's holding the public cloud back The response by Boston Children's Hospital to a DDoS attack shows why some organizations will always want to have some resources on-premises and not in the public cloud. Read More   Cisco gives OpenStack a kick in the 'aas' Earlier this year, Cisco announced its strategy to build a world of interconnected clouds. The strategy, called Intercloud, was based on the concept that the compute industry would transition to a number of interconnected public and private clouds where information, data, and workloads could migrate from one cloud to another, securely, and automatically. Read More   iOS 8 is here – and it's all over your network iOS 8 comes out today, creating the usual raft of IT headaches that accompanies the roll-out of new software. Linked services look like they could pose problems, for a start. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   A New Opportunity for Capacity Planners Mainframe software costs are the cost driver in many company's IT budgets and as such an increasing concern. We will describe the difficulty of managing an increasingly complex environment with limited data and small staffs and offer a methodology to safely and sanely identify achievable cost reductions. Learn More Box has high hopes for iOS 8 doc picker extension The cloud storage provider expects the new iOS feature will boost usage of its iPhone and iPad app. Read More   What is Metacloud and why did Cisco buy it? In one of the biggest acquisitions in the OpenStack community, Cisco has announced its intentions to acquire Metacloud, a three year old company that helps organizations build OpenStack clouds. Analysts say the move is about Cisco providing choice to customers. Read More   Apple updates privacy policy, sets up site to guide users Apple outlined its new privacy policy and set up a site to explain what information it collects from users and how it handles it, as the company enters new areas like health tracking and mobile payments that have potential privacy implications. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems   Gartner Magic Quadrant for ADCs Citrix is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers for the seventh consecutive year: the Gartner Magic Quadrant Report focuses on vendor's ability to solve complex application deployment challenges. Don't miss this chance to learn from Gartner's independent research. Learn More Dropbox upgrades API for its lightweight app databases Dropbox's Datastore API, which gives apps a lightweight cloud database for storing structured user data, like settings and contacts, has been extended to let apps store data locally if users aren't logged into Dropbox. Read More   iOS app devs warn customers off iOS 8's iCloud Drive Third-party developers of iOS apps today urged iPhone and iPad users not to accept Apple's offer to upgrade iCloud storage to iCloud Drive after they install the new iOS 8. Read More   Startup backs services with elasticity of AWS, Azure clouds to outlast DDoS attacks Security services startup Sentrix mirrors customer Web sites in Amazon Web Services and Azure clouds in order to dynamically expand site resources during distributed denial of service attacks and keep the sites running until attackers exhaust their resources, give up or move on to easier targets. Read More   Dyn sells Internet performance data via SaaS The new owner of monitoring company Renesys has packaged historical and real-time information as a service. Read More   Jive adds Office 365 connectors for its enterprise social suite The new tools link Jive with the cloud versions of Outlook, Office, SharePoint and OneDrive for Business. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Sneak Peek: New features coming to Internet Explorer Microsoft's new Developer Channel offers glimpse into upcoming features of IE. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES of 2014 1. Is SWAT raid on wrong house, based on open Wi-Fi IP address, unconstitutional? 2. Internet of Overwhelming Things 3. Cisco gains strength in next-gen firewalls via Sourcefire 4. In memoriam: Apple's iPod through the years 5. Leaks show Windows 9 is looking good 6. How Boston Children's Hospital Hit Back at Anonymous 7. What would you do if you lost access to your Gmail 8. Researchers' new app outs iPhone and Android phone energy hogs 9. Cisco acquires OpenStack cloud provider 10. Many Android devices vulnerable to session hijacking through the default browser
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_cloud_computing_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2014 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **