The data is in: IT commits to cloud computing

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	The data is in: IT commits to cloud computing Cloud budgets are rising as IT confronts security and ROI challenges, according to IDG Enterprise's 2013 Cloud Computing Survey. (Free download, registration required.) Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Total Economic Impact of Mimecast's UEM Solution This research provides a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of unifying your email management in the cloud. Learn More. Learn More. In this Issue INSIDER Hot cloud products IT pros swear by Cloud tech to transform supply chain performance Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks IT, get ready to be 'Amazoned' Microsoft strives to focus IT pros on the 'Cloud OS' HP launches Cloud OS for Moonshot and other HP systems IBM builds out its public cloud infrastructure WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems Cloud Performance Hinges on Virtual WAN Acceleration Enterprises are relying on WANs to carry more data than ever. With cloud computing on the rise, it's important for IT professionals to boost application performance across the WAN. Instead of deploying a WAN acceleration device, a better approach is to use virtual WAN acceleration software that can be downloaded to run on a virtualized server. Read Now INSIDER Hot cloud products IT pros swear by Tech professionals explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. Read More Cloud tech to transform supply chain performance International supply chains encompass dozens or even hundreds of partners. How to connect them all? Cloud platforms, says Accenture. Read More Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID and a search-engine-enabled file manager to help users find files, photos and other digital media. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Service Assurance Suite Discover how you can get visibility into virtualized environments, the cloud and software-defined date centers, analyze availability and performance, optimize the environment and control costs with end-to-end performance, capacity management and reporting. Learn more. IT, get ready to be 'Amazoned' Information technology is a 60-year-old, boring, staid predictable business -- which means it's ripe to be the next industry to have its business model upended by Amazon. Read More Microsoft strives to focus IT pros on the 'Cloud OS' At its recent North American TechEd conference, Microsoft urged administrators and IT professionals to think of it as the provider of the "Cloud OS." Read More HP launches Cloud OS for Moonshot and other HP systems Hewlett-Packard has launched a OS designed specifically for cloud computing -- but for now at least, the software can only be obtained by purchasing HP systems. Read More IBM builds out its public cloud infrastructure IBM formed a new services division and signed an agreement to acquire SoftLayer Technologies as it looks to accelerate its push toward a public cloud infrastructure. Read More
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