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Network World Cloud Computing Alert Jul 07, 2016 MOOCs put a new spin on professional development MOOCs can bring agility and efficiency to enterprise IT training and skills development Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Private jets, personal security and more pricey CEO perks • Microsoft expands cloud management licensing to include on-premises tools too • Cato Networks offers a new model for network security as a service   • Apstra comes out of stealth, solves the multi-vendor SDN challenge • Spending on public cloud IT infrastructure to hit $23.3 billion • How the FCC fast-tracked its journey to the cloud • Microsoft could overtake Amazon in the cloud, Morgan Stanley survey finds • IBM and Cisco will make Watson into a virtual workmate White Paper: Thycotic Software Black Hat 2015 Hacker Survery Report According to Thycotic's 2015 Black Hat Hacker Survey, hackers confirmed they continue to easily compromise privileged accounts - the 'keys to the kingdom' that help them unlock access to virtually any part of your network, including mission critical data. Read More ▶ Private jets, personal security and more pricey CEO perks 12 biggest CEO perks packages in tech Read More ▶ Microsoft expands cloud management licensing to include on-premises tools too Microsoft Monday announced that customers can purchase a joint licensing agreement for its Operations Management Suite cloud management product and it's popular on-premises infrastructure manager, System Center. Read More ▶ Cato Networks offers a new model for network security as a service   With the traditional network perimeter all but gone, Cato Networks has built a new perimeter in the cloud, offering network security as a service across all entities Read More ▶ Apstra comes out of stealth, solves the multi-vendor SDN challenge Apstra's vendor-agnostic, data center management system delivers on the vision of software-defined networking (SDN) without the associated risks. Read More ▶ Spending on public cloud IT infrastructure to hit $23.3 billion Research firm IDC forecasts strong spending on IT infrastructure for cloud environments in 2016, particularly public cloud environments, despite the slowdown in spending in the first quarter. Read More ▶ Video How the FCC fast-tracked its journey to the cloud CIO David Bray explains how he was able to move the FCC fully to the cloud a very short timeframe. Watch Now ▶ Microsoft could overtake Amazon in the cloud, Morgan Stanley survey finds In what could be foreshadowing a momentous shift in the IaaS public cloud computing market, investment bank Morgan Stanley's survey of CIOs found they're more likely to use Microsoft Azure compared to Amazon Web Services in the coming years. Read More ▶ IBM and Cisco will make Watson into a virtual workmate Watson might schedule your meetings someday if a partnership between IBM and Cisco Systems bears the fruit they're hoping to grow. In the meantime, the companies hope to save employees from some of the meaningless tasks they have to carry out just to work with their colleagues. Read More ▶ Case Study: Thycotic Software Case Study: Protecting Privileged Accounts for a Global Manufacturer This $2 billion manufacturer - with customers in the nuclear, defense, aerospace and power generation industries - chose Thycotic Secret Server to secure and manage their privileged account passwords across its global enterprise. Read More ▶ 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 ▶ SLIDESHOWS 9 Raspberry Pi programming tools bundled with Raspbian When tech and fashion collide Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. The new internet domains are a wasteland 2. Raspberry Pi roundup: The Raspberry Baron takes to the skies; big talk about voice; thin client scuttlebutt 3. 11 signs your kid is hacking -- and what to do about it 4. 10 cutting-edge tools that take endpoint security to a new level 5. 13 top paying cities for software engineers 6. 8 noteworthy improvements in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update 7. Linux distros look to drop 32-bit support 8. 19 free cloud storage options 9. Fearing surveillance, man allegedly shot at Google and set self-driving car ablaze 10. Microsoft releases 'service pack 2' for Windows 7

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