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	Microsoft Azure hosts Hadoop, other open-source apps Making good on an announcement made earlier this year, Microsoft has installed a version of Apache Hadoop on its Azure cloud service. The company now offers a limited preview version of the open-source data analysis platform, often used for big data-style analysis. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of execution. Register Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Who's the best cloud provider? Amazon beats Microsoft by a hair Cloud adviser: Where's your data? Squeeze WAN providers now for a better cloud later Salesforce.com acquires Rypple for push into cloud HR software 10 must-have tools for cloud power users Zoho guns for Salesforce.com with major upgrade to its SaaS CRM software Deal means more SAP cloud changes On CIO.com: Beware cloud computing advice from IT research firms TwinStrata integrates storage gateway with OpenStack-based clouds EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds Microsoft, HP unveil joint cloud offering Feds launch cloud security standards program New Cisco cloud computing framework pushes management, collaboration Robert L. Mitchell: Lessons from the cloud: How I got my TurboTax data back WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Open Source Virtualization FAQ Learn the key advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), reasons for moving from Xen open source to the KVM hypervisor, RHEV's scalability, and avoiding the rising costs of VMware. Learn More Preston Gralla: Who's the best cloud provider? Amazon beats Microsoft by a hair Wondering which cloud storage provider to go with for your business? The data services company Nasuni has run tests, and it shows Amazon on top, just nosing out Microsoft. Read More Cloud adviser: Where's your data? Be sure your contract specifies where your data can be located and obligates the cloud provider to tell you when the data has been disclosed to a third party. Read More Squeeze WAN providers now for a better cloud later Businesses should be formulating cloud strategies now that get the most out of their network providers to better support whatever cloud services they wind up buying, according to a prominent cloud-economics expert. Read More Salesforce.com acquires Rypple for push into cloud HR software Salesforce.com announced it will acquire cloud-based performance management vendor Rypple in a bid to enter the human resources software market. Read More 10 must-have tools for cloud power users All it takes is a few simple browser add-ons and other tools to unlock the potential of the Web's most popular services including Gmail, Dropbox and more. Read More Zoho guns for Salesforce.com with major upgrade to its SaaS CRM software Zoho unveiled a significant upgrade to its on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) software with new features including an overhauled user interface and an integration with LinkedIn. Read More Deal means more SAP cloud changes If its $3.4 billion bid to buy SuccessFactors is successful, SAP could finally stabilize its cloud computing strategy, which has so far been mostly ineffectual. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD Building a Virtualized Data Center CIOs are wrestling with new business demands and they are turning to virtualization to consolidate resources and make this happen. Learn how an AMD technology-based virtual strategy can help. Learn More! On CIO.com: Beware cloud computing advice from IT research firms It's nearly 2012, and if IT research firms are telling you to consider moving low-risk applications to the cloud, it means two things: 1) You're hopelessly behind the times. 2) You need advice that's much more cutting-edge. Read More TwinStrata integrates storage gateway with OpenStack-based clouds Enterprises can now use TwinStrata's CloudArray to access storage capacity hosted in OpenStack-based clouds, the company said. Read More EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds EMC has tied its fortunes to the future of cloud computing and is working hard to change the hearts and minds of IT executives so they will embrace the same vision, according to the firm's chief marketing officer. Read More Microsoft, HP unveil joint cloud offering Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, hardly strangers to joint product efforts, are now teaming up to sell cloud services. Read More Feds launch cloud security standards program Federal agencies will soon have a government-wide security standard for assessing, authorizing and monitoring cloud products and services. Read More New Cisco cloud computing framework pushes management, collaboration Cisco unveiled products and packaging options for customers looking to implement public, private and hybrid cloud computing. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Lessons from the cloud: How I got my TurboTax data back Need your TurboTax Online tax return data file from a prior year, perhaps to file an amended return? Chances are you don't have it --and you won't find it online. Here's how to get it - and what Intuit is doing to make the process easier. Read More
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