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	Cisco plans $1B investment in global cloud infrastructure Cisco Systems plans to invest more than $1 billion to expand its cloud business over the next two years, including building an OpenStack-based "network of clouds" with partners. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DEMO Enterprise DEMO Enterprise: New Tech Solving Big Problems Technologies from cloud computing, mobile, and big data to sensor networks, 3D printing, and robotics are changing the landscape for enterprises large and small. Attend DEMO Enterprise, April 3 in SF for an eye-opening array of products solving big problems for business. Special offer to newsletter subscribers, register and save 40%. In this Issue Bank of America sees software-defined data centers as 'irresistible' Servergy now the first company outside IBM to build Power server Cisco's Intercloud could supercharge its Internet of Things plans Google cuts prices, adds features to boost enterprise cloud services INSIDER Survey: State of the enterprise 2014 WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink The Business Case for the Enterprise Cloud This article aims to explore the business case for the enterprise cloud, focusing on public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The discussion will examine the business differences between enterprise and commodity cloud IaaS. Topics to be covered include infrastructure services and support, automation, management, and application services. Learn More Bank of America sees software-defined data centers as 'irresistible' Driven by a very strong belief in the future of software-defined data center technology, Bank of America is steering its IT to almost total virtualization. Read More Servergy now the first company outside IBM to build Power server IBM for decades was the only company making servers based on its proprietary Power architecture, but that's not the case anymore. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | EMC Infrastructure Builds Tomorrow's Data Center Thought Leadership Report: 'Integrated Computing Platforms: Infrastructure Builds for Tomorrow's Data Center.' Highlights the challenges customers face when planning to deploy a Cloud Infrastructure. View Now Cisco's Intercloud could supercharge its Internet of Things plans Cisco Systems' "Intercloud" platform for interoperable cloud services could be combined with remote-computing technology to define the so-called Internet of Things from the weather-ravaged, intermittently connected edge to regional and global data centers. Read More Google cuts prices, adds features to boost enterprise cloud services Google has revamped its portfolio of enterprise cloud services, by cutting prices, adding new features, and touting a refreshed enthusiasm for the cloud market. Read More INSIDER Survey: State of the enterprise 2014 Cloud, mobile and other tech investments are expected to yield benefits to both the top and bottom lines. But communication, integration and shadow IT challenges lurk. Read More
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