Thursday, March 7, 2013

Rackspace enhances private cloud offering

Microsoft issues free tool it says will cut Azure costs | US lawmakers introduce electronic surveillance reform bill

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Rackspace enhances private cloud offering
Rackspace, the major public cloud provider, is not ignoring private clouds. The company today updated its OpenStack-powered private cloud framework, which customers can download for free to spin up private clouds analogous to Rackspace's public cloud in their own data centers behind their own firewalls. Read More

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In this Issue

WHITE PAPER: Phoenix NAP

Eliminate Virtualization Management Challenges
A hosted private cloud can offer many advantages for organizations looking to benefit from a secure cloud model. This white paper details how the hosted private cloud can address security and compliance concerns, deliver scale-up and scale-down capabilities, reduce costs and improve IT utilization all while minimizing loss of control by IT. Learn more.

Microsoft issues free tool it says will cut Azure costs
If it works, a new free tool called MetricsHub can help cut costs of using Microsoft's Azure cloud services by automatically making the service run more efficiently and by increasing and decreasing Azure resources as customer need fluctuates. Read More

US lawmakers introduce electronic surveillance reform bill
Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to provide more protection from government surveillance for people who store data in the cloud. Read More

Cloud forensics: In a lawsuit, can your cloud provider get key evidence you need?
Any business that anticipates using cloud-based services should be asking the question: What can my cloud provider do for me in terms of providing digital forensics data in the event of any legal dispute, civil or criminal case, cyberattack or data breach? Read More

WEBCAST: CDW Corporation

The Best Path to SaaS
Cloud computing is here to stay. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is particularly popular because it can lower cost while enabling business agility. But not all applications are suited to SaaS. In this Webcast you will learn the best applications for SaaS deployment and how to avoid SaaS pitfalls and cost overruns. Learn More.

INSIDER

5 Things IT Pros Need to Know About SaaS Governance
Software as a service is here to stay. So CIOs need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software. Read More

10 Hot Cloud Startups to Watch
After evaluating more than 150 new cloud ventures, here are the top 10 cloud startups. These companies are shaping--or have the potential to shape--how the cloud computing market will evolve. Read More

Federal CIOs Need Authority to Improve IT Efficiency
The soon-to-be-introduced Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act would grant agency CIOs control over federal IT budgets, encourage cloud computing and seek to reduce waste and under-performing technology programs. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Winning Strategies for Omnichannel Banking
Research reveals new ways for banks to prosper. Customers are ready for omnichannel experiences. Respond now-learn how to manage the transition to omnichannel banking and reap the rewards of delivering innovative services. Read Now

ARM server maker offers cloud service to port x86 code
ARM processors are used mostly in smartphones, but Boston Limited is offering a service through which developers can port existing x86 applications to work on ARM servers, which can then be tested via a cloud service. Read More

EMC Greenplum Tackles Big Data With Hadoop Distribution
In a further sign that Big Data is beginning to hit its stride, EMC Greenplum on Monday debuted a new Apache Hadoop distribution that it hopes will soon become the de facto standard, pushing aside current leaders like Cloudera and Hortonworks. Read More

35 Open Source and Free Tools to Manage Your Online Store
From shopping carts to marketing tools to image-editing software, here's a look at 35 open source tools and hosted services that can help you get started with your own Web store. Read More

OneNote, Yammer, SkyDrive are growth drivers for Office, DelBene says
The note-taking application OneNote, cloud storage service SkyDrive and Yammer enterprise social networking software have emerged as rising stars in the Office family, according to Microsoft's Office Division chief. Read More

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