Inside CEO paychecks: Who got raises and who knocked Larry Ellison off his perch?

	After trying its own data center, Zynga retreats to the cloud | For containers, security is problem #1
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	Inside CEO paychecks There's a new player at the top of our CEO pay tally, and his $85.8 million pay package far exceeds the $67.3 million Oracle paid Larry Ellison -- who often ranked the highest-paid tech CEO. In the middle of the pack of 50 tech CEOs, median pay was $11.5 million last year. At the low end, just two tech CEOs opted for token $1 salaries. Read More WEBCAST: Rimini Street Navigating Operating Costs and Roadmap Uncertainties for SAP New innovation and updates in core ERP lag as SAP focuses all its attention on a long-term, high-risk "re-platform" strategy with its newly announced S/4HANA suite. Join us on May 14th at 1:00 p.m. EST for a live discussion and expert insight. Learn More In this Issue After trying its own data center, Zynga retreats to the cloud For containers, security is problem #1 Zynga's data center troubles prove cloud computing isn't a game INSIDER Automotive retailer drives into the cloud IBM cloud will reach back into tape for low-cost storage Beware the ticking Internet of Things security time bomb IBM aims to help developers build analytics-driven cloud apps Startup Ionic Security takes the sweat out of securing documents Cross Microsoft off the list of potential Salesforce suitors -- and maybe everyone INSIDER Tech's highest paid CEOs WEBCAST: Coresite Achieving True Scalability in the Cloud Join CoreSite and industry strategist Andrew Schroepfer in this on-demand webinar to learn how your organization can effectively map applications to the right IT infrastructure. Learn More After trying its own data center, Zynga retreats to the cloud In a surprising move, game maker Zynga tried to do its own data center thing, then went back to the cloud, reports the Wall Street Journal. Was it a game of chicken, to see who would bleed first between Zynga and Amazon? Or was it a venture where, as the WSJ cites, you discover that your groove doesn't involve adding expertise in a field where lowering your costs may not pay off? Read More For containers, security is problem #1 I get it. I really do. Containers let data-center and cloud administrators put two to three times more server instances on a given server than they can with virtual machines. That means fewer servers, which means less power usage, which equals -- Ka-ching! -- less spending on your IT budget. What's not to like? Read More Zynga's data center troubles prove cloud computing isn't a game Last week, embattled game maker Zynga announced $100 million in spending reductions. The hundreds of layoffs rightly garnered most of the headlines, but there was another important development as well – the company also said that it was abandoning the data centers on which it reportedly just spent $100 million to build. Zynga will return its infrastructure to the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMTurbo, Inc. Capacity Management Processes Fit for the Cloud Era Read this whitepaper for these 3 takeaways; the complexities of pursuing efficient capacity planning,wow to define functional requirements for your capacity management strategy, and a capacity management strategy that assures service levels while reducing performance risk and hardware footprint. Learn More INSIDER Automotive retailer drives into the cloud Asbury Automotive Group CIO Barry Cohen says his team should focus on what it does best, and drop the rest. With that as its guiding philosophy, the $5.9 billion automotive retailer decided to become data-center-free. (Insider Story) Read More IBM cloud will reach back into tape for low-cost storage In the new world of cloud storage, there's still room for old standbys like tape. IBM says combining them can save enterprises money. Read More Beware the ticking Internet of Things security time bomb IBM's Andy Thurai didn't quite put the words into former RSA CTO Deepak Taneja's mouth, but did prompt him by asking at the start of a TIE Startup Con panel in Cambridge, Mass., earlier this month whether Internet of Things security is a 'time bomb ready to explode.' Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Learn more This white paper provides an overview of Dell Red Hat Enterprise Cloud Solutions and the benefits of cloud computing, specifically private cloud deployments. Learn about the different configuration options available from Dell and Red Hat to address your organization's specific needs. View more IBM aims to help developers build analytics-driven cloud apps IBM today rolled out new services geared to helping developers create analytics-driven cloud applications. Read More Startup Ionic Security takes the sweat out of securing documents Well-funded startup Ionic Security has launched a data-protection service that guards encrypted documents no matter where they go until access is authorized by its policy engine based in the cloud, making it possible to protect data even if the files that contain it fall into the wrong hands. Read More Cross Microsoft off the list of potential Salesforce suitors -- and maybe everyone Rumors of a potential Salesforce acquisition have been flying for over a week now, including the recent suggestion that Microsoft was a likely contender. According to a new report, however, it now looks like that's not the case. Read More INSIDER Tech's highest paid CEOs The median pay for CEOs at 50 tech companies was $11.5 million in 2014, according to Network World's analysis of compensation packages. (Insider Story) Read More
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