Security concerns for a data center in the cloud

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	At Interior Dept., Google Apps to co-exist with Outlook, Office -- for now Although the U.S. Interior Department plans to replace its on-premises email servers with Google Apps' cloud-based Gmail, the agency will retain Microsoft Outlook and Office as its standard e-mail client and desktop office productivity software for end users. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cloud Leadership Forum Cloud economics workshop Come to the Cloud Leadership Forum to evaluate the financial benefits--and challenges--of migrating to cloud. Includes a free cloud economics workshop led by IDC analysts using IDC's online Cloud Decision Framework to help you quantify cloud costs. Learn more. In this Issue Security Manager's Journal: Security concerns for a data center in the cloud Most Oracle users prefer Fusion in the cloud Google Drive could be a boon -- and a headache -- for IT Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress Canonical gears Linux upgrade to the cloud Office Live Small Business customers grapple with migration Infor partners with Amazon to deliver ERP in the cloud Sage moves ERP apps to Microsoft's Azure cloud Master MySQL in the Amazon cloud AMD consolidating data centers with cloud, hardware upgrades CIOs' cloud strategy must include public cloud Amazon Web Services eases private cloud creation WHITE PAPER: Imation Scalable Storage 7 Simple Truths About Tiering Your Data Dealing with the explosion of extreme data means more than containing it all. It's about determining what data is most useful to your business and where "speed meets need." Learn how you can use data tiering to transform unstructured data into "content" while keeping protection high and costs low. View Now Security Manager's Journal: Security concerns for a data center in the cloud When the company data center moves to various cloud configurations, the provisioning of servers will need to be addressed. Read More Most Oracle users prefer Fusion in the cloud Most of the 250 customers that have licensed Oracle's recently launched Fusion Applications to date have chosen a hosted deployment model, according to a senior executive at the software vendor. Read More Google Drive could be a boon -- and a headache -- for IT With the launch of Google Drive, IT managers can look forward to a potential new productivity tool -- and some significant headaches, analysts say. Read More Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress Here's a look at the growing list of open-source platform-as-a-service providers and how IT managers can decide where the technology fits best in their organizations. Read More Canonical gears Linux upgrade to the cloud Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS will feature the Essex release of the OpenStack cloud fabric layer. Read More Office Live Small Business customers grapple with migration The deadline to migrate email domains and websites hosted on the Microsoft Office Live Small Business (OLSB) online service suite has passed, but customers continue to post a steady stream of complaints and problem reports, indicating that the number of businesses that haven't made the transition is considerable. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue Infor partners with Amazon to deliver ERP in the cloud Infor, a provider of industry-specific enterprise applications, has partnered with Amazon Web Services to deliver its Infor10 Business Cloud as a service to companies worldwide. Read More Sage moves ERP apps to Microsoft's Azure cloud Following an ongoing industry trend, Sage Group is moving a number of its ERP software products to Microsoft's Azure cloud service. Read More Master MySQL in the Amazon cloud Amazon Web Services offer new challenges and flexibility for database admins -- here's how to avoid the pitfalls and tune for performance. Read More AMD consolidating data centers with cloud, hardware upgrades Advanced Micro Devices is cutting costs and reducing the number of its data centers worldwide with the help of the cloud and hardware upgrades, an AMD executive said. Read More CIOs' cloud strategy must include public cloud For all the apprehension they may bring, public clouds demand a position in the enterprise IT strategy. CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden explains how CIOs and business leaders can make their peace with the public cloud, and how it's not incompatible with the much-revered private cloud. Read More Amazon Web Services eases private cloud creation Amazon Web Services said it has made it possible to create private clouds using CloudFormation, which automatically creates stacks of resources described using templates. Read More
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