Microsoft touts VM improvements for Azure

	Google makes it easier to run Windows server apps on its cloud | Three ways enterprise software is changing
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	Microsoft touts VM improvements for Azure For those running virtual machines (VM) in the Azure cloud, there are now two ways of using SSDs to improve performance. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS EMA: Big Data - Operationalizing the Buzz This year's EMA/9sight Big Data research makes a clear case for the maturation of Big Data as a critical approach for innovative companies. The research findings in the report cover nearly 600 ongoing Big Data efforts. Learn more! In this Issue Google makes it easier to run Windows server apps on its cloud Three ways enterprise software is changing INSIDER Software-defined data centers: Immature but booming Google Cloud offers streamlined Ubuntu for Docker use Hybrid cloud adoption set for a big boost in 2015 Microsoft, Accenture try to ease the path to the hybrid cloud Ready to embrace Everything-as-a-Service? Prepare to assume more Risk Decisions, decisions: Choices abound as data center architecture options expand INSIDER Building a private cloud, of sorts, with OwnCloud DT and Informatica service links cloud, on-premises apps, data More than 30 vulnerabilities found in Google App Engine WHITE PAPER: SAS Flexible Technology for the Agile Enterprise In many organizations today, more and more business users are spending increasing amounts of time trying to find and integrate the relevant pieces of data they need to perform specific process tasks and to produce business insights.. Learn more! Google makes it easier to run Windows server apps on its cloud Google is making it easier for Microsoft customers to run Windows workloads on Google's cloud. Read More Three ways enterprise software is changing IT's old firmament is giving way to a new geography that involves pay-as-you-go cloud computing, app building and deep data analyses. Read More INSIDER Software-defined data centers: Immature but booming Large organizations are feeling the pressure to push ahead with software-defined data centers, even if they must build them using immature technologies. Read More Google Cloud offers streamlined Ubuntu for Docker use Google has adopted for use in its cloud a streamlined version of Ubuntu Linux tweaked to run Docker and other containers. Read More Hybrid cloud adoption set for a big boost in 2015 Spurred on by rising enterprise interest in the hybrid cloud, the overall cloud market is likely to see great growth in the coming year. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS Bringing the Power to SAS to Hadoop Discover how SAS both simplifies and augments Hadoop to enable customers to combine world-class analytics with a strong distributed processing and commodity-based storage infrastructure. Read Now Microsoft, Accenture try to ease the path to the hybrid cloud Microsoft and business consulting firm Accenture have released a package designed to make it easy to integrate in-house IT operations with Microsoft Azure cloud services. Read More Ready to embrace Everything-as-a-Service? Prepare to assume more Risk Like it or not, business and commercial terms for most "as-a-service" offerings today heavily favor the provider. This is a shock for enterprise buyers who are used to dictating everything to providers on their own contract documents -- everything from limits of liability to annual security audits. From the IDG Contributor Network. Read More Decisions, decisions: Choices abound as data center architecture options expand Cloud, colocation, modular, outsourcing, virtualization and more efficient servers are all vying for your attention as you modernize your infrastructure. Sorting through all the options isn't easy, but here's how some IT managers are approaching the issue. Read More INSIDER Building a private cloud, of sorts, with OwnCloud You can decide which items you want shared with others, which devices you can access that data on and what apps you want to access that data. Linux know-how is a big plus. Read More DT and Informatica service links cloud, on-premises apps, data The data orchestration service is aimed at European companies with hybrid computing environments. Read More More than 30 vulnerabilities found in Google App Engine There are serious vulnerabilities in Google App Engine (GAE), a cloud service for developing and hosting Web applications, a team of security researchers has found. Read More
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