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Computerworld Data Center Dec 23, 2015 Cloud, virtualization take toll on data centers More and more businesses are opting out of the data-center game, choosing instead to go with cloud or colocation. Find out why outsourcing may or may not be right for your organization, along with advice on how best to manage the transition. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Review: Microsoft Azure reaches beyond Windows • What's coming for IT in 2016? IDG Enterprise editors weigh in • Backblaze B2 -- Crazy cloud pricing undercuts Amazon S3 • Public cloud vs. on-premises: Which is more secure? • Big data gets its first official standard at the ITU • Review: Google Cloud flexes flexibility • Google still trying to kill passwords: This new auth idea sounds interesting • For love of money and the environment • Acacia's $125M IPO filing a rarity among networking firms in 2015 eBook: IBM eBook: Forward Looking Business Intelligence This eBook discusses how to drive BI deeper into an organization with easier to use descriptive analytics solutions and how to transform an organization from being reactive to being pro-active. Read More ▶ Review: Microsoft Azure reaches beyond Windows Microsoft's cloud built for Windows and .Net has exploded with open source options and big data services Read More ▶ What's coming for IT in 2016? IDG Enterprise editors weigh in Top editors from enterprise IT brands Computerworld, Network World, CIO.com and CSO offer up their predictions for things that will happen in IT in 2016. Read More ▶ Backblaze B2 -- Crazy cloud pricing undercuts Amazon S3 Backblaze is no longer just a backup company. It now also offers Backblaze B2—a full object storage cloud service, using the same DIY, Pod-based architecture. Read More ▶ Public cloud vs. on-premises: Which is more secure? As the market continues to mature in 2016, organizations are more willing than ever to use cloud-based services. But questions about security remain. The great debate of whether public cloud or on premises infrastructure is more secure rages on. Read More ▶ Big data gets its first official standard at the ITU The United Nations' ITU agency has long worked to promote global cooperation in a variety of technical areas, and on Friday it announced its first-ever standard for big data. Read More ▶ Review: Google Cloud flexes flexibility Google's elegant Cloud Platform makes it easy to spin up instances or simply tap Google APIs only when you need them. Read More ▶ Google still trying to kill passwords: This new auth idea sounds interesting Google is testing a new authentication method. In a bid to get rid of the password, la GOOG will instead pop up a prompt on your phone, asking you if it's OK to log you in... Read More ▶ For love of money and the environment A discussion about energy efficiency with the Uptime Institute. Read More ▶ Acacia's $125M IPO filing a rarity among networking firms in 2015 Acacia Communications, an optical networking company that boosts bandwidth for cloud and other service providers, filed for an IPO -- a rarity during a year in which the number of tech companies going public is at its lowest since 2009, the year Acacia launched. Read More ▶ White Paper: IBM Next-Generation Predictive Analytics: Using Forward-looking Insights to Gain a Competitive Advantage Read this research paper from Ventana to learn how business analytics is consistently the most significant technology trend in business today. Read More ▶ Is your IT department a great place to work? Computerworld is seeking to identify the 100 top workplaces for IT professionals for our 23rd annual Best Places to Work in IT list. We invite Computerworld readers, HR and PR professionals and other interested parties to nominate organizations, in any industry, that they think are providing great working environments for IT employees, including challenging work, fair pay and ample training opportunities. Nominate a company now through Dec. 21, 2015 ▶ Forecast 2016: Your essential to-do list for the year ahead Check out our November Digital Magazine, which features our annual Forecast special report and survey results, your essential to-do list for the year ahead. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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