Dell and Microsoft announce 'Azure in a box' for $9,000 a month

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	Dell and Microsoft announce 'Azure in a box' for $9,000 a month Dell and Microsoft have teamed up to sell a converged system that combines servers, storage and software in an integrated box which they say can connect easily to Microsoft's Azure cloud services. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ciena Think Big. Scale Fast. TRANSFORM. Enter Blue Planet. With Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), network operators are reducing their dependence on single-purpose appliances, enabling more programmability in the network and greatly reducing the complexity and time associated with introducing new services. Learn More In this Issue The sun will soon set on HP's Helion Public Cloud INSIDER First look: AWS Mobile Hub fixes previous issues How higher ed IT is staying ahead of the cloud computing curve Amazon's case for running containers in its cloud Docker's acquisition aims to improve application container management Dell targets hyperscale wannabes with new line of bare-bones servers EMC and VMware create Virtustream-based cloud business unit Akamai's CDN is coming to Azure thanks to expanded partnership How a tea kettle can kill your cloud Inside the Amazon Dash Button hack and how to make it useful WHITE PAPER: IBM IBM Point of View: Internet of Things Security IBM is helping create and use the Internet of Things (IoT) by leveraging cloud, analytics, mobile, social and security technologies. The connectivity of 'things' presents a broad set of security challenges. This document describes IBM's view of security and privacy for IoT systems. Learn More The sun will soon set on HP's Helion Public Cloud Earlier this year HP let slip that the public cloud may not be a place it wants to compete, and on Wednesday it followed through on that suggestion with an announcement that it will shutter its Helion Public Cloud for good. Read More INSIDER First look: AWS Mobile Hub fixes previous issues Developing mobile apps on the Amazon cloud is now significantly easier, at least for iOS and Android clients. (Insider Story) Read More How higher ed IT is staying ahead of the cloud computing curve Signs that cloud computing is for real are piling up around Carnegie Mellon University's Tom Dugas, but nothing else brings this home like the fact that the renowned Pittsburgh research school has posted a job opening for its first-ever cloud architect. Read More WHITE PAPER: ManagedMethods Inc Shadow IT: Discover What's Hiding in you in Your Cloud It's no secret that enterprise use of cloud apps is on the rise, causing intensified cloud security risks and the rise of Shadow IT. This white paper focuses on the importance of discovering all the cloud apps running in your company and how you can efficiently monitor and control their use. Learn More Amazon's case for running containers in its cloud Like many vendors across the cloud computing and hosting market, Amazon Web Services is evolving its platform in an attempt to convince customers that its cloud is the best place to run application containers. Read More Docker's acquisition aims to improve application container management Docker containers have spread like wildfire across the technology industry, and now one of the biggest companies behind the movement has taken a big step toward making it easier to manage application containers across various infrastructure environments. Read More Dell targets hyperscale wannabes with new line of bare-bones servers Dell has released a new family of servers aimed at companies that want some of the cost savings of using custom-built hardware but without having to do as much of the engineering work. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM How are Developers Using Cloud to Develop IoT Services? The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to become one of the most transformative technological and commercial opportunities yet, with a range of IoT services already hitting the market. Learn more in this study from IBM and Business Cloud News. Learn More EMC and VMware create Virtustream-based cloud business unit EMC and VMware today announced the creation of a new cloud computing business unit that will sell technology from both companies, and products from Virtustream, a company EMC bought for $1.2 billion earlier this year. Read More Akamai's CDN is coming to Azure thanks to expanded partnership Azure users have already had access to the homegrown content delivery network services Microsoft offers in both standard and premium versions, but thanks to a newly expanded partnership, they'll soon be able to tap CDN services from Akamai as well. Read More How a tea kettle can kill your cloud In a statement that speaks volume about the safety of the Internet of Things (IoT), it was revealed today (link via SlashDot) that Really Bad Software on a connected tea kettle was exploited to reveal Gmail passwords and other fun items. There's even a YouTube Video demonstrating how fun it can be. Read More Inside the Amazon Dash Button hack and how to make it useful How to find a Dash Button's MAC address using simple Python code and what else you might do with it. Read More
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