Cloud CIO: Yes, Your Job Is At Risk

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	Cloud CIO: Yes, Your Job Is At Risk Left unsaid--typically, anyway--in most discussions about cloud computing is the implicit threat that it will be the cause of job losses. The clamorous suspicion that many IT groups display toward public cloud services seems to have a large emotional component to it, and highly-charged negative emotions typically reflect visceral fear. It's difficult to conclude that some (if not much) of the resistance from internal IT groups to the use of public cloud resources boils down to simple worry about unemployment. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP BI Leveraging On Demand THINKStrategies Traditional BI systems generally require dedicated staff to generate meaningful analysis, but the analysis is still difficult to share. As a result, many departmental managers and end users have relied on simple spreadsheets, which require significant manual effort and provide limited insight. Read now! In this Issue Riverbed releases WAN cloud storage gateway appliances VMware CEO: What we plan for the post-PC era JR Raphael: Apple's iOS 5 and iCloud no threat to Android U.S., Chinese, EU firms push cloud standards Jonny Evans: WWDC: Industry speaks on Apple's iCloud post-PC attack High on iCloud, Apple slates MobileMe's demise The platform-as-a-service cloud: Developers are in charge Apple's iCloud and iOS 5: New challenges for the enterprise HP shifts to purpose-built systems WHITE PAPER: Ping Identity Secure Internet Single Sign-On 101 The rise of online Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications has increased the importance of eliminating multiple logins and passwords within the Enterprise via Single Sign-On (SSO). This White Paper from Ping Identity explains what SSO is and how it works. Read now. Riverbed releases WAN cloud storage gateway appliances Riverbed today announced three new WAN optimization appliances targeted at backing data up to the cloud. Read More VMware CEO: What we plan for the post-PC era Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, sees virtualization as one piece of the platform VMware intends to offer a mobile, cloud-enabled world. INSIDER (Registration required) Read More JR Raphael: Apple's iOS 5 and iCloud no threat to Android Analysis: Apple's iOS 5 and iCloud are great news for existing iPhone users, but they aren't enough to help Apple stop Android's ever-increasing momentum.   Read More U.S., Chinese, EU firms push cloud standards An alliance of companies that claim more than $100 million in annual buying power have created standards for cloud computing services. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Is Microsoft Desktop Virtualization for you? Desktop Virtualization provides a comprehensive suite of solutions that enables companies to give their employees flexibility to work everywhere; simplifying compliance and management through a centralized and unified infrastructure. Learn how IT is empowering users with Desktop Virtualization with this on-demand roundtable. Click to continue Jonny Evans: WWDC: Industry speaks on Apple's iCloud post-PC attack Developers, competitors and allies comment on Apple's post-PC announcements at WWDC yesterday, where company CEO, Steve Jobs introduced iCloud, Lion and iOS 5, the three hearts of the Cupertino tech giant.   Read More High on iCloud, Apple slates MobileMe's demise Apple told MobileMe subscribers Monday that the sync and storage service will be shuttered next year. Read More The platform-as-a-service cloud: Developers are in charge Current PaaS offerings focus mainly on individual developers, but analysts expect enterprise-class offerings to emerge Read More Apple's iCloud and iOS 5: New challenges for the enterprise Although many of the features Apple talked up Monday during the WWDC keynote could be a boon to enterprise IT shops, some could pose security challanges, says columnist Ryan Faas. Read More HP shifts to purpose-built systems Hewlett-Packard will show off multiple systems built for specific purposes at its user conference this week in Las Vegas. Read More
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