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	California sees IT shifting to IBM-built cloud California is moving its IT services to a cloud, on-demand, subscription-based service that state officials believe may meet as much as 80% of its computing needs. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ConnectIT Top Reasons to Attend ConnectIT - New York - Aug 21 Get the latest research on private cloud, data management and storage technologies. Meet with a range of solution providers to advance your data strategy. Learn about the latest solutions in a fast-paced round of presentations. Network with other data-, cloud- and storage-oriented IT professionals. Register today. In this Issue Microsoft, IBM make cloud gains against Amazon Attackers install DDoS bots on Amazon cloud, exploit Elasticsearch weakness Technology Leapfrogging: How the Cloud, Tablets and Phablets Advance Tech Adoption IBM aims to disrupt supercomputing market with cloud enticements Dropbox for Business grows more security, IT admin muscles Oracle builds on BlueKai acquisition with Data Cloud Sprint to resell Google Apps for Business cloud service Microsoft brings two open source tools to Azure Testbed will help clouds and networks shake hands WHITE PAPER: SAS A Non-Geek's Big Data Playbook This white paper is designed to be a visual playbook for the non-geek yet technically savvy business professional who is still trying to understand how big data, specifically Hadoop, impacts the enterprise data game we've all been playing for years. Learn more Microsoft, IBM make cloud gains against Amazon Microsoft and IBM are gaining momentum in the cloud infrastructure services market, putting pressure on Amazon and outpacing rival Google, according to a new study. Read More Attackers install DDoS bots on Amazon cloud, exploit Elasticsearch weakness Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in distributed search engine software Elasticsearch to install DDoS malware on Amazon and possibly other cloud servers. Read More Technology Leapfrogging: How the Cloud, Tablets and Phablets Advance Tech Adoption There's something to be said for traditions. After all, they're proven entities that have worked for decades. But while that standard Sinatra song may still find an audience at the weekend cookout, the same can't be said for standard technologies. Read More IBM aims to disrupt supercomputing market with cloud enticements IBM is offering a potentially powerful incentive in its attempts to entice organizations to move supercomputing jobs to the cloud: a high-speed network communications link called InfiniBand. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS How Dell Optimizes Marketing Decision Making Using fictional data, two analysts from Dell's corporate marketing group explained how data and marketing analytics helped them examine the question: "Was the campaign successful?" in depth. Download this whitepaper to learn more. Read Now Dropbox for Business grows more security, IT admin muscles Dropbox will continue beefing up the business version of its cloud storage and file sharing service, adding security features to shared links, full-text search capabilities and new tools for enterprise developers. Read More Oracle builds on BlueKai acquisition with Data Cloud Oracle is combining its BlueKai consumer data aggregation platform with other parts of its catalog to create Oracle Data Cloud, a data-as-a-service offering aimed at companies that want to reach customers and prospects across multiple channels. Read More Sprint to resell Google Apps for Business cloud service Sprint announced a partnership with Google to offer the Google Apps for Business cloud service, adding that customers of the service won't be required to use Sprint's wireless network or Android devices. Read More Microsoft brings two open source tools to Azure Following through on promises from new CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft continues to add support for non-Microsoft technologies, allowing them to run well on the company's Azure cloud hosting platform. Read More Testbed will help clouds and networks shake hands A network testbed being constructed just south of San Francisco will help carriers and vendors develop standards for better cloud services, the CloudEthernet Forum says. Read More
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