Microsoft's Nadella sets lofty cloud goals

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	Microsoft's Nadella sets lofty cloud goals Less than a week after reporting that Microsoft's enterprise cloud business is currently on an annual run rate of US$6.3 billion, CEO Satya Nadella says the company's goal is to increase that figure to $20 billion by fiscal year 2018. Read More WHITE PAPER: Windstream Communications The Path to Value in the Cloud The Path to Value in the Cloud, by Oxford Economics and Windstream, brings together the latest insights, tactics and strategies C-suite respondents are using to make the cloud work for them. Learn More In this Issue Is Google worried about Amazon in the cloud? Cisco's partner community: In Cisco we trust Amazon buys ClusterK, a firm that helps users buy cloud capacity cheap Microsoft to offer three new ways to store big data on Azure Juniper still challenged in switching Salesforce said to be fielding buyout offers INSIDER Lies that uptime vendors may tell you Microsoft refines Azure management portal preview to give IT pros more control Cisco secures its SDN IDC's state of the network at Interop: Change, or be left behind WHITE PAPER: ServiceNow The Future of IT: From Chaos to Service Automation Learn how innovative CIOs are automating IT services and shifting focus from cost to agility and growth across the enterprise. Read Now Is Google worried about Amazon in the cloud? Google is seen by many as one of the big three public clouds in the IaaS market today, but by most analysts estimate it's behind Amazon Web Services and some say Microsoft Azure, too. Read More Cisco's partner community: In Cisco we trust At the Cisco Partner Summit in Montreal, partners are more willing to take chances in the market because of Cisco's track record of success. Read More Amazon buys ClusterK, a firm that helps users buy cloud capacity cheap Amazon has acquired ClusterK, a developer of software that helps companies run mission-critical applications on spare cloud compute capacity sold by Amazon Web Services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Coresite How to Cure Failed Business Continuity Plans Understand why business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) processes fail, and how a hybrid cloud solution may help your cure those pitfalls. Learn More Microsoft to offer three new ways to store big data on Azure Microsoft will soon offer three additional ways for enterprises to store data on Azure, making the cloud computing platform more supportive of big data analysis. Read More Juniper still challenged in switching Obscured by Juniper's solid first quarter results were underwhelming results in its enterprise and switching businesses. Read More Salesforce said to be fielding buyout offers Salesforce is working with financial advisors to field bids after being approached by an unnamed party about a possible buyout, according to a Bloomberg report. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection Adobe Creative Cloud for Team Security Overview Adobe takes the security of your digital experience seriously. A proactive approach to security helps to protect your Creative Cloud data. Learn More INSIDER Lies that uptime vendors may tell you Whether your services are hosted in the cloud, you are a consumer of cloud services or you are a cloud provider, chances are you are dealing with vendors that are making promises about uptime and availability. (Insider Story) Read More Microsoft refines Azure management portal preview to give IT pros more control Microsoft has upgraded an IT management portal it's developing for Azure that's intended to calm the nerves of IT pros wary about moving on premises applications to the vendor's cloud. Read More Cisco secures its SDN Cisco is looking to provide threat protection for data centers and clouds by integrating acquired security technology with its programmable, policy-based networking portfolio. Read More IDC's state of the network at Interop: Change, or be left behind IDC says the so-called third platform, which includes those mega-trends of cloud and mobile workloads, will disrupt one-third of leading businesses across all sectors. Read More
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