Addressing security in a cloud-enabled organization

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	Addressing security in a cloud-enabled organization The adoption of cloud computing is rapidly gathering momentum, as more companies use this technology to store data and access applications online. However as cloud computing becomes more mainstream, security concerns are being raised. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue In this Issue Review: Weighing Windows Server 2012 Amazon Cloud Hit By Storm, Knocking Out Sites Like Netflix, Instagram Google launches IaaS Compute Engine Dan Morris: Turbulence pushing banks into the cloud Survival guide: Dos and don'ts for next-gen IT Leigh Jasper: Pulp friction: The consumerization of mobile is doing us all a favor Salesforce.com hit with outage Should cloud contracts cover client responsibilities? Apple warns MobileMe users they have just 7 days before service's death Long live SOA in the cloud era WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how Review: Weighing Windows Server 2012 From network services and storage to virtualization and private cloud, the beefy new Windows Server leaves no server role unturned Read More Amazon Cloud Hit By Storm, Knocking Out Sites Like Netflix, Instagram Digital cloud services aren't immune to the impact of real clouds, and that meant some bad news this weekend for the folks at Amazon and sites that rely in its web services. Read More Google launches IaaS Compute Engine Expanding its portfolio of cloud computing services, Google is launching an IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) package, called Google Compute Engine (GCE). Read More Dan Morris: Turbulence pushing banks into the cloud   We all know that the old business model for investment banking technology doesn't work and this is driving bank technology departments everywhere to cut costs.  However I was struck by a recent special report in The Economist which outlines that, while investment banks are shrinking, their retail arms (Citibank, HSBC, Santander, etc.) are growing due to changes in technology.  The key trends they found were: Read More Survival guide: Dos and don'ts for next-gen IT Business IT is evolving behind your back. Here's how to head off extinction and assert a larger role Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon M2M Makes a Business Connection A Computerworld Quick Poll survey of enterprises exploring M2M found three quarters are considering global M2M deployments. Survey respondents also said M2M deployments require specific skills and working with a single partner might be the best approach to a successful M2M deployment. Learn More Leigh Jasper: Pulp friction: The consumerization of mobile is doing us all a favor "The consumerization of IT" is a big buzz-phrase these days and, while it might seem over-hyped, I believe this trend has legs and it directly impacts collaboration in the workplace. Read More Salesforce.com hit with outage Salesforce.com experienced system problems in a number of regions on Thursday, starting at 3:34 a.m. PDT, according to an online status page. Read More Should cloud contracts cover client responsibilities? The main focus of a cloud computing contract is on vendor responsibilities, but it's appropriate to consider what the client remains responsible for. Read More Apple warns MobileMe users they have just 7 days before service's death Apple has again warned MobileMe subscribers that it will pull the plug on its sync and storage service at the end of this month. Read More Long live SOA in the cloud era You might not hear much about SOA anymore, but its imperative to make 'everything a service' is more relevant than ever Read More
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