Cloud services can save you money -- if you're careful

	Chris Poelker: Backups as a source for data mining | How Micro Inks Virtualized Core Apps and Got Rid of Downtime
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	Editor's note: With this issue, the Computerworld Servers & Data Center newsletter has a new name and welcomes readers who previously received the Disaster Recovery newsletter. The Data Center newsletter will continue to bring you news affecting the data center and servers and will increase its coverage of disaster recovery stories. Look for it every Wednesday in your inbox! Please see www.computerworld.com/s/newsletters for a full list of newsletters or to change your subscriptions. Thanks for reading. Cloud services can save you money -- if you're careful Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ANSYS, Inc. 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In this Issue Chris Poelker: Backups as a source for data mining How Micro Inks Virtualized Core Apps and Got Rid of Downtime Amazon, the mother of all clouds Automating the cloud, a single website script at a time Google BigQuery update aims for enticing Hadoop users Marian Cook: HIT legacy systems: Outrunning the Zombie Apocalypse Oracle acquires Nimbula for hybrid cloud software DHS shifting to cloud, agile development to boost homeland security Microsoft extends Azure Hadoop, mobile app development functionality WEBCAST: HOSTING How The Cloud Threatens Midsize Enterprises Date: March 21st, 2013 1: 00 PM EST A recent study showed 92% of IT pros recognize that moving to the cloud provides a competitive edge, but only 20% plan to get there. The failure to close that Cloud gap poses a serious threat. Learn More Chris Poelker: Backups as a source for data mining Hey, backup guys. How would you like to finally get some respect and become one of the go-to data management experts for your company? Read More How Micro Inks Virtualized Core Apps and Got Rid of Downtime Vapi-based ink-manufacturer Micro Inks dares go where few other companies do: It virtualizes its core apps and achieves business gains. Read More Amazon, the mother of all clouds Ah, Amazon -- did Jeff Bezos choose that name to symbolize the largest bookstore in the world or did he realize that he would one day create an enterprise cloud service that was as large and complex as the river basin? After spending some time with his enterprise infrastructure service, I think he saw this coming. Read More Automating the cloud, a single website script at a time Cloud-based APIs offer the promise of seamless integration between services. All you need is the programming chops to make the most of them and the bandwidth to keep up with the rapid pace of change of today's most popular services. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp NetApp FAS6240 Clustered SAN Champion of Champions Storage systems today must match agility with diversified I/O performance to satisfy an enterprise's changing needs. In their review, Silverton Consulting ranks the NetApp FAS6240 Clustered SAN, as an Enterprise OLTP "Champion of Champions." Read the results of their benchmark testing and the features that impressed them the most. Read Now. Google BigQuery update aims for enticing Hadoop users Hoping to lure more Apache Hadoop users to its own data analysis services, Google has outfitted BigQuery with the ability to query multiple data tables. Read More Marian Cook: HIT legacy systems: Outrunning the Zombie Apocalypse A staggering, decaying hulk blocks your path. Hungrily, it roars, "Braaaiiins! Must have braaaaiins!"  This isn't "The Walking Dead," the popular zombie TV show.  This is about something much scarier:  the walking dead legacy health information technology (HIT) systems lurching about and sucking life out of our enterprises. C'mon.  Admit it.  You have systems costing more than they are worth, and would look good in a chalk outline. Secretly, you would love to axe them in the head. Read More Oracle acquires Nimbula for hybrid cloud software With the intent of rounding out its software stack for building hybrid clouds, Oracle is acquiring Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software. Read More DHS shifting to cloud, agile development to boost homeland security The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved to agile development and is shifting to cloud platforms in an effort to improve its IT operations. Read More Microsoft extends Azure Hadoop, mobile app development functionality Microsoft has released a number of enhancements to Windows Azure that will make it easier to deploy and manage Hadoop clusters and integrate more mobile apps with the cloud platform. Read More
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