Ford connecting cars to cloud-based apps

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	Ford connecting cars to cloud-based apps Ford is testing technology that would create a wireless network between cars and with cloud-based services to enable drivers to avoid traffic jams, speed traps or even find out their last blood glucose level. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Rackspace It's the year of cloud. Learn more at Cloud U. Through a year-long series of whitepapers and webinars, independent analyst Ben Kepes will be building a cloud computing curriculum designed for technologists and non-technical users alike. The mission is to build widespread knowledge about the cloud revolution and encourage discussion about the cloud's benefits for businesses of all sizes. Learn More Now In this Issue Gartner: Private clouds are a last resort Equinix creates market for data center clients to trade services Robert L. Mitchell: What CIOs don't know about cloud NetSuite boosts global capabilities of its SaaS business software 4 valuable additions to your cloud security toolkit HP's new virtualization servers provide path to cloud Virtual Data Centers on the Way? Poll Results Jean-Marc Seguin: Cloudification: Bringing cloud computing to the masses Syncing iCloud with Windows and Outlook RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems Improve Organizational Communications Cisco Collaboration Solutions offer collaborative technologies, cultures, and processes to enhance information delivery to employees. These solutions help cut costs, support better product launches, and improve productivity and training. You can promote customer success, boost growth and profitability, and gain other tangible business results. Click to continue Gartner: Private clouds are a last resort Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet their needs. Read More Equinix creates market for data center clients to trade services Equinix has launched an online marketplace for its data center customers, to make it easier for them to buy and sell network, managed hosting and other services among themselves. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: What CIOs don't know about cloud In a world that equates cloud with SaaS, the benefits of infrastructure as a service go largely unnoticed by CIOs, Rackspace CTO John Engates claims. Read More NetSuite boosts global capabilities of its SaaS business software NetSuite announced a series of enhancements and offerings meant to make its on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) software more desirable to larger companies, particularly those with international operations. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Empowerment with Mobile Real-Time Analytics IT managers are gearing up to rapidly deploy mobile business intelligence and empower their front-line workers. In this webcast, we'll hear from experts on the challenges and driving forces behind creating BI reports in the field, and how to successfully deploy mobile analytic tools to increase productivity with minimal operational disruptions. Learn More 4 valuable additions to your cloud security toolkit If you ask IT execs why they're hesitant about moving to the public cloud, security comes up at the top of the list. But security vendors are responding to these concerns with a raft of new products. Here are four interesting cloud security tools that we tested. Read More HP's new virtualization servers provide path to cloud Hewlett-Packard announced new servers that come pre-configured with Microsoft software to help companies deploy virtualized workloads more quickly. Read More Virtual Data Centers on the Way? Poll Results IT and business leaders were asked about how they're using public and private clouds. The respondents who say they are well on the way to a completely virtual data center outnumber those who haven't started using the cloud at all. Read More Jean-Marc Seguin: Cloudification: Bringing cloud computing to the masses We are on the cusp of "cloudification" -- cloud computing for the masses -- but to get to that state there are many things to consider, such as people, processes and technology, before cloud computing becomes as mainstream as virtualization technology. Read More Syncing iCloud with Windows and Outlook Apple's iCloud is a nice tool for keeping contacts, calendar items, and other data in sync between my iPhone and iPad, but what about keeping everything synced up with my Windows PC? Apple has that covered as well with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows. Read More
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