IBM drops Power7+ in high-end Unix servers

	Box beefs up cloud security and IT controls | Oracle finally releases pricing for cloud software offerings
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	IBM drops Power7+ in high-end Unix servers IBM has started to roll out a new processor for its Power family of servers, a staggered affair that will start with higher-end systems and eventually reach the midrange and low-end boxes. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Samsung Attend the Second Annual Samsung CIO Forum! This year's CIO Forum will be held on November 1st in San Jose, CA. Listen to industry luminaries including ARM, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Samsung and SJ Mayor Chuck Reed regarding the disruptive technology and energy-efficient solutions for tomorrow's data center deployment. Limited seating available. Register now In this Issue Box beefs up cloud security and IT controls Oracle finally releases pricing for cloud software offerings Oracle, Fujitsu team on Sparc64 'Athena' chip SAP NetWeaver Cloud platform as a service release could be soon 5 (more) key cloud security issues Cloud control Looking for a great job in IT? The cloud is hiring WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategic Guide to Converged Infrastructure In addition to other valuable information, this Computerworld guide contains a step-by-step example of how to converge a typical mid-size data center. Read more now. Read Now! Box beefs up cloud security and IT controls Box announced on Tuesday a set of new and improved enterprise security and IT management features for its cloud-based file sharing and storage service. Read More Oracle finally releases pricing for cloud software offerings Oracle has finally answered a big question hovering over its emerging family of cloud services: What do they cost? Read More Oracle, Fujitsu team on Sparc64 'Athena' chip With an eye for better serving big data projects, Oracle and partner Fujitsu have commenced building the next generation of Sparc64 processors, in a project called Athena. Read More WEBCAST: VCE Boosting Asset Utilization of Vblock Customers This webcast will highlight detailed results from a recent IDC study, sponsored by VCE, of five organizations that have implemented Vblock Systems, and seen dramatic cost savings, vast improvement in deployment times, and reduction in downtime. Learn more. SAP NetWeaver Cloud platform as a service release could be soon SAP could be close to announcing the general availability of its foray into the PaaS (platform-as-a-service) market, NetWeaver Cloud, which will go up against rival offerings from the likes of Oracle and Salesforce.com. Read More 5 (more) key cloud security issues As we're adopting cloud computing, we're more aware of the security concerns it raises than we were of issues created by other large-scale technologies we adopted in the past. This is a wonderful thing! But security nirvana has yet not been achieved. While there's still plenty of room for cloud providers to improve, many aspects of cloud security must be the responsibility of the consumer. Read More Cloud control I had the pleasure of sharing the stage at the Cloud Leadership Forum with John Howie. Howie is the newly minted chief operating officer for the Cloud Security Alliance. He came to the CSA after a tenure at "a large cloud provider"--very large indeed--and was able to address both my questions and those from the audience in excellent, useful detail. Read More Looking for a great job in IT? The cloud is hiring IT is moving to the cloud -- and so are the jobs. Here's how to cash in on the hot trend in tech hiring Read More
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