Make 2014 the year you master disruptive technologies

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	INSIDER Forecast 2014: How to master disruptive technologies The cloud and software as a service (SaaS) are one of five key technologies disrupting business as usual, according to Computerworld's Forecast 2014 survey. Upsetting the status quo is exactly the point as companies dive in. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC EMC ViPR SOFTWARE-DEFINED STORAGE Learn more about ViPR, the simple, extensible, and open software-defined storage platform, in this easy-to-use Interactive PDF. Access a rich set of media including videos, interviews with executives and engineers, customer quotes, white papers, blogs and much more. Click to continue In this Issue Don't live in fear of your cloud storage provider going under Why RMS built Its cloud environment in Iceland Opinion: Are your employees gambling on the public cloud? Schools' use of cloud services puts student privacy at risk INSIDER 9 free personal clouds offer something for everyone Opinion: Going to the cloud? BYOS (bring your own security) Red Hat unveils middleware for cloud developers Oracle takes the fight to Amazon, Salesforce.com with new cloud services RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference Your pad or mine? BYOD is changing everything. Tablets and mobile devices are driving a BYOD revolution in the enterprise. Come to Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise One-Day Forum(CITE) November 5, 2013 in New York City and learn how top IT leaders have made it work for them…and how you can, too. Learn more Don't live in fear of your cloud storage provider going under The closure of cloud storage provider Nirvanix sent a chill through the industry and its customers, but is it really a big deal? Read More Why RMS built Its cloud environment in Iceland Iceland has long been touted as an ideal spot for a data center, but companies have been slow to take advantages of its climate, renewable energy and government incentives. Risk Management Solutions jumped at the chance. Read More Opinion: Are your employees gambling on the public cloud? Be forewarned: Employees within your organization may be unknowingly gambling with the security of corporate data every time they use unsanctioned public cloud file sharing and storage services. Read More Schools' use of cloud services puts student privacy at risk Schools that compel students to use commercial cloud services for email and documents are putting privacy at risk, says a campaign group calling for strict controls on the use of such services in education. Read More WEBCAST: Dell Wyse and VMware Accelerating Time to Value with Desktop Virtualization With today's dispersed and mobile workforce, many companies are turning to desktop virtualization to keep pace with computing requirements. But it takes best practices and trusted partners to more quickly and cost-effectively deliver value. View Now INSIDER 9 free personal clouds offer something for everyone A personal cloud service lets you share photos, music and documents among all your devices easily and quickly, but the way that sharing happens depends on which cloud service you choose. Read More Opinion: Going to the cloud? BYOS (bring your own security) There are many benefits to be gained by using the public cloud -- cost efficiencies, elasticity and collaborative access among them. But will your data be secure in the cloud? And who is responsible for keeping it safe? Read More Red Hat unveils middleware for cloud developers In a move to jump ahead of other enterprise platform as a service providers, Red Hat is augmenting its OpenShift offering with a suite of middleware to ease the process of deploying cloud-based applications. Read More Oracle takes the fight to Amazon, Salesforce.com with new cloud services Oracle is offering a series of new services that position it as a one-stop shop for all things cloud, directly targeting the likes of Amazon Web Services and Salesforce.com. Read More
	DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT: SECURITY In our in-depth report on security, we take a closer look at mobile security and the tricky balancing act that comes when you want to give employees greater access to data but also need to keep corporate information safe. Also, we look at how companies are using new technologies to lock down their supply chains, and how one state agency dealt with thousands of security mandates by building a risk framework from the ground up. This free, 28-page magazine-style report is available now [Registration required] To read the report, click here. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST NEWS ON CONSUMERIZATION Our weekly Consumerization of IT newsletter covers a wide range of mobile hardware, mobile apps, enterprise apps and IT trends related to consumerization. We cover BYOD, smartphones, tablets, MDM, cloud, social and how consumerization affects IT. Stay up to date with news, reviews and in-depth coverage. JOIN THE COMPUTERWORLD CONVERSATION ON GOOGLE + Be sure to add Computerworld to your Google+ circles to keep track of breaking news, features, blogs, tech reviews and career advice. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Despite months of leaks regarding Apple's announcement this week, it still managed some surprises. What do you think the most important news from Apple's iPhone unveiling was? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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