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	It's getting warmer in some data centers With major parts of the U.S. under an intense heat wave, opting for less cooling may seem like a bad idea. But it isn't. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving EMC Data Domain Systems respond to the challenges organizations are struggling with as they balance requirements for disk-based backup, long-term backup retention, and cost-effective archiving. The systems support long-term backup retention and provide a foundation for supporting new archiving workloads. Learn more. In this Issue Who can pry into your cloud-based data? Steve Pate: Will FISMA, FedRAMP impact cloud security? Some data center operators take their chances with floods INSIDER An IT bucket brigade relives Hurricane Sandy Microsoft kills the enterprise cloud WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Next Generation Backup and Recovery Read this IDC analysis of ten midsize companies that have deployed EMC backup and recovery solutions to learn key IDC findings including: - Average payback period of 7 months ROI of 450% over 3 years - Reduced restore times from 17 to 2 hours - Reduced backup windows from 11 to 3 hours Learn more. Who can pry into your cloud-based data? The NSA's Prism spying program highlights the need to make sure your cloud contract safeguards your data from access by third parties. Read More Steve Pate: Will FISMA, FedRAMP impact cloud security? I can usually tell when a regulation has teeth when I start to hear multiple customers asking about it. Interestingly, the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013, also known as HR 1163, isn't even in effect yet, but people are already looking for ways to comply. While regulations aren't usually the most intriguing reading, there are some interesting gems in the new FISMA amendment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Enterprise mobility management: Embracing BYOD The proliferation of user-owned devices in the workplace is creating huge challenges for IT. To meet the challenge, organizations are turning to a comprehensive approach that goes beyond traditional point solutions. This approach, called enterprise mobility management, enables IT to secure and manage devices, apps and data. View Now Some data center operators take their chances with floods Even most of those hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy are hardening their facilities instead of moving them entirely. In the storm-prone South, however, it's a different story. Read More INSIDER An IT bucket brigade relives Hurricane Sandy The improbable tale of a diesel-fuel bucket brigade that kept a flooded Manhattan data center running in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is not retold with fondness by those who were involved, even if they do share a sense of pride in their achievements. Insider (registration required) Read More Microsoft kills the enterprise cloud Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may be taking a page from the Apple playbook in repositioning his corporation as a "devices company", but that's just smoke and mirrors to disguise a firm that's lost its soul: its data surveillance deal with the NSA undermines its precious position in the enterprise. Here's why: Read More
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