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	Weather Channel forecasts heavier reliance on cloud computing During Hurricane Sandy this fall, The Weather Channel experienced its highest traffic ever -- nearly double its previous high watermark. But the network was able to handle the overflow because of its use of cloud-based services. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue Security Manager's Journal: Tracking down rogue IT, aka SaaS The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud Chris Poelker: Will cloud computing kill the storage area network? Rackspace follows Amazon in beefing up its database tools Apptio unveils tool to keep track of cloud costs Google to phase out Sync, other services EMC and VMware spin out big data/cloud division WEBCAST: Workday The Cloud: The Platform of Choice for the Enterprise. As cloud computing infiltrates the enterprise and transforms the business, the CIO's role is also experiencing a transformation. This webcast focuses on how cloud trends arechanging the CIO mindset and how cloud SaaS fosters a cost-effective, productive, and efficient enterprise. View Now Security Manager's Journal: Tracking down rogue IT, aka SaaS The CIO wants to know if rogue IT is a problem. 'Probably,' says our manager. Now he better find out how bad it is. Read More The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption A good way to secure sensitive data in the cloud is encryption. But there are trade-offs. Read More Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle's cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line with industry standards, while others may prompt cause for worry among customers, according to analysts. Read More Chris Poelker: Will cloud computing kill the storage area network? The acceptance of server and storage virtualization has enabled a paradigm shift in how data center infrastructure is purchased and deployed. Read More WEBCAST: Workday CIOs in the Cloud As cloud computing infiltrates the enterprise and transforms the business, the CIO's role is also experiencing a transformation. This webcast focuses on how cloud trends arechanging the CIO mindset and how cloud SaaS fosters a cost-effective, productive, and efficient enterprise. View Now Rackspace follows Amazon in beefing up its database tools Following major announcements from Amazon Web Services in recent weeks around data warehousing and management, Rackspace has announced new capabilities for database hosting and management. Read More Apptio unveils tool to keep track of cloud costs Companies worried about their bills for cloud services have a new -- and free -- option: Apptio's Cloud Express, which can track usage and costs for cloud services from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Rackspace. Read More Google to phase out Sync, other services Google will begin to phase out its Sync service for consumers and discontinue several other services in early January. Read More EMC and VMware spin out big data/cloud division VMware and EMC have confirmed rumors that have been circulating for weeks that the company would spin out its big data and platform as a service (PaaS) cloud products into a new division. Named Pivotal Initiative, the new group will be led by former VMware chief Paul Maritz. Read More
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