Microsoft shrinks OneDrive for Office 365 customers

	Cisco's Lancope acquisition aims to improve network security from the inside out | GE uses lots of data to keep IT spend down
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	Microsoft shrinks OneDrive for Office 365 customers Microsoft is ending its unlimited OneDrive cloud storage plan and will put a cap of 1TB on storage for Office 365 consumers. The company said its earlier unlimited storage offer had been misused by a few users of its Office 365 Home, Personal or University application. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems WAN Virtualization with Citrix CloudBridge This white paper provides a detailed overview of WAN virtualization and discusses some of the unique features that the CloudBridge Virtual WAN solution provides. Learn More In this Issue Cisco's Lancope acquisition aims to improve network security from the inside out GE uses lots of data to keep IT spend down INSIDER Network jobs are hot; salaries expected to rise in 2016 Can Office 365's Skype for Business replace your PBX system? PC storage waning, Cisco study finds Amazon takes that old 'a penny saved' thing to its logical conclusion Does Oracle have a shot in the IaaS cloud market versus Amazon and Microsoft? How CISA encourages both cybersecurity information sharing and warrantless surveillance 10 use cases where NoSQL will outperform SQL WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Hybrid Will Be the New Normal for Enterprise WAN Public cloud services, SaaS, and mobility are driving enterprises to rethink how they architect their WANs. Gone are the days when all applications resided in regional data centers and branches only needed a single MPLS connection. Learn More Cisco's Lancope acquisition aims to improve network security from the inside out The building blocks of the digital era are technologies like cloud computing, mobility, virtualization, and software defined networking, which are significantly different than legacy technologies. But what about security? Read More GE uses lots of data to keep IT spend down The key to getting the maximum value out of every dollar spent on IT, according to GE executive director of sourcing Sam Guertin, is a combination of in-depth knowledge and tough negotiation. Read More INSIDER Network jobs are hot; salaries expected to rise in 2016 Network professionals continue to be among the toughest IT talent to find and hire – a situation that will drive up salaries in the coming year. (Insider Story) Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Cost-Benefit Analysis: Comparing the IBM PureData The three year TCO (IT Costs + Business Costs) analysis presented in this paper compares IBM PureData for Analytics and a Hadoop Cluster (Cloudera) for four configurations - small, medium, large and enterprise. Learn More Can Office 365's Skype for Business replace your PBX system? Most businesses are not willing to give up their phones, and as convenient as mobile phones are, there's still a large market of landlines, PBXs and corporate phone systems that will not go away. And Skype for Business Online in Office 365 wants a piece of that market. Read More PC storage waning, Cisco study finds Most data stored on client devices will move from PCs to elements such as smartphones and tablets by 2019, according to a Cisco study released this week on cloud traffic and services. Today, 73% of data stored on client devices is stored on PCs. But by 2019, 51% of it will move to non-PC devices, the Cisco study found. Read More Amazon takes that old 'a penny saved' thing to its logical conclusion Longtime Network World reader John Obeto took to Twitter yesterday to share this missive from Amazon regarding the retailer's Pre-Order Price Guarantee. Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications Maximizing Performance and Security in Cloud Networking A high-availability, high-performing network lets an enterprise achieve higher levels of productivity and a greater ability to focus on strategic initiatives rather than commodity functions. Learn More Does Oracle have a shot in the IaaS cloud market versus Amazon and Microsoft? Less than a week after Hewlett-Packard unceremoniously withdrew from the IaaS public cloud market, another legacy IT stalwart has jumped in.. Read More How CISA encourages both cybersecurity information sharing and warrantless surveillance Sharing cybersecurity data involving threats, probes, breaches, and information on attackers between companies and government agencies is a great idea. However, although shared data will strengthen the cybersecurity defenses, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), backed by Amazon, Facebook, and Google, among others, and the Business Software Alliance (BSA), which is backed by Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle, are both against it.. Read More 10 use cases where NoSQL will outperform SQL Once only used by the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook, many industries are now adopting NoSQL database technology for crucial business applications, replacing their relational database deployments to gain flexibility and scalability. Here are 10 enterprise use cases best addressed by NoSQL. Read More
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