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	Azure-based Microsoft video streaming service goes live Microsoft continues to expand its cloud offerings with the general availability of Windows Azure Media Services, which lets enterprises avoid building their own infrastructure for streaming on-demand video. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cloudera Get Certified in Apache Hadoop. Learn with Cloudera! Cloudera University is the world's leading provider of Apache Hadoop training and certification . Get job-specific training for Hadoop administrators and developers, as well as in-depth coverage of other Apache projects such as HBase, Hive and Pig. Check out the free online tutorials or sign up for a live training class near you, by visiting university.cloudera.com/. In this Issue HP launches converged cloud business unit Preston Gralla: Two reasons Microsoft should invest in Dell: Tablets and cloud The public cloud arrives in 2013 Microsoft System Center further fuses Azure with on-premises assets ARM suppliers join Facebook Open Compute Project Review: SoftLayer's cloud is fast and flexible Nnamdi Orakwue: Open the possibilities of cloud Zenga reaps rewards by embracing the cloud NuoDB launches cloud-friendly database RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Manage your data, not your storage At EMC Isilon, our mission is to enable customers to turn big data into unprecedented opportunity. Today, the challenge to effectively aggregate, store and leverage information into real-time insight has never been greater, but neither has the opportunity to maximize your data's value. And that's where EMC Isilon comes in. Click here to learn more. HP launches converged cloud business unit Banking on the trend toward cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard has created a stand-alone organization to oversee the company's hosted computing services and software offerings. Read More Preston Gralla: Two reasons Microsoft should invest in Dell: Tablets and cloud Why would Microsoft invest up to several billion dollars to help Dell go private and become part owner of the company? For Microsoft it's all about two of tech's biggest growth drivers: Tablets and the cloud. Read More The public cloud arrives in 2013 In corporate circles, inside the four walls of IT and at executive gatherings, tales of the affair between the public cloud and IT abound. Read More Microsoft System Center further fuses Azure with on-premises assets With the release of the first service pack for Microsoft System Center 2012, Microsoft is taking another step in its ambitious goal of helping customers manage their on-premises IT and Microsoft Azure cloud services with a single set of IT management controls. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Providing Security for Software Systems in the Cloud The software industry has learned that putting fancy boxes on the network doesn't fix bad software, cloud converts must focus on the risks they bring along with the software they deploy. This paper details risks to software deployed in the cloud and what steps to take to mitigate that risk. Learn more. ARM suppliers join Facebook Open Compute Project Facebook's Open Compute Project is being expanded to incorporate ARM processors, providing new options for companies shopping for low-cost hardware to build out cloud computing environments. Read More Review: SoftLayer's cloud is fast and flexible SoftLayer brings fine-grained configuration options, high performance and interesting extras to the self-service cloud. Read More Nnamdi Orakwue: Open the possibilities of cloud Cloud should be viewed as a business enabler, making the power of technology more accessible to more people and organizations. Read More Zenga reaps rewards by embracing the cloud If Zenga Media needed to keep pace with the customers of its live streaming business, it would need to turn to the cloud. Read More NuoDB launches cloud-friendly database Startup NuoDB is hoping to position itself as having the ideal database for the post-cloud world, now that its Cloud Data Management System is generally available. Read More
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