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	CIOs turn to cloud-based analytics to manage IT asset costs | Can Oracle lead in the cloud? Only if customers follow
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	10 riskiest cloud services Cloud security vendor Skyhigh ranked 16,000 different cloud service providers. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Akamai New case study of attacks analysis Utilizing new social tactics and DDoS methodology, the activities of extortionist group DD4BC increased dramatically and targeted larger organizations over one calendar year. Over 140 DDoS attacks attacks confirmed as DD4BC were observed by Akamai with the financial services sector amongst the most often targeted. Akamai's newly released Case Study: Summary of Operation DD4BC provides attack analysis, examples of extortion letters and security suggestion organizations can take to avoid becoming a target can be downloaded at:http://bit.ly/1gre3KY In this Issue CIOs turn to cloud-based analytics to manage IT asset costs Can Oracle lead in the cloud? Only if customers follow OpenStack tool helps new users find relevant cloud projects Taser switches to Azure from AWS to power cloud services Oracle's Larry Ellison unveils new services, products in cloud push Microsoft, losing the mobile race, see its future in the cloud HP just dropped out of the public cloud – now what? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Level 3 Communications Successful Cloud Strategies Require a Solid Network Strategy No matter where you are along your organization's journey, the right network strategy, the right connection and the right network partner will help you get the most out of the cloud and achieve your business goals. With Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions get improved network performance, security and dynamic bandwidth for scalability and efficiency. Own the Journey. Own the Cloud. Read more. CIOs turn to cloud-based analytics to manage IT asset costs CIOs are struggling to calculate IT service costs for environments that have grown more complex from cloud services. However, they are finding answers in analytics software. Read More   Can Oracle lead in the cloud? Only if customers follow   If there was just one take-away from Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd at the company's OpenWorld show this week, it was that Oracle has now fully arrived at the cloud party and is ready to take a leading role. Whether that can happen, however, is entirely up to customers -- and their buy-in is far from guaranteed. Read More   OpenStack tool helps new users find relevant cloud projects OpenStack Foundation, the backer of an open source project for software to build cloud services, has launched Project Navigator, a Web tool to make it easier for new users to choose from the over 25 cloud-related services and projects offered under its aegis. Read More   : Thinking Phone Networks   6 Questions for a Prospective Cloud Service Provider Simply picking a service provider isn't good enough. You need to be sure that they will provide solutions that address your needs—in the interest of your business processes, as well as the needs of individual employees. Learn More Taser switches to Azure from AWS to power cloud services Taser, a law enforcement technology company that's probably best known for its electroshock weapons, announced Monday that it is switching from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft Azure to power its cloud services. Read More   Oracle's Larry Ellison unveils new services, products in cloud push Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison unveiled Sunday new cloud applications and services, including a training tool that integrates with the company's human resources application, and gave a glimpse of the company's security strategy. Read More   Microsoft, losing the mobile race, see its future in the cloud Microsoft's latest financial results show the company's cloud transition is proceeding apace, while its mobile ambitions lag Read More   HP just dropped out of the public cloud – now what? While Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will shutter its HP Helion Public Cloud early next year didn't surprise those who watch the market closely, the move does raise questions about what's next for HP and other cloud vendors. Read More
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