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Network World Cloud Computing Alert May 03, 2016 Microsoft, Google sweeten cloud freebies Microsoft and Google each this week increased incentives for joining their cloud platforms, highlighting the aggressive nature of this battle for market share. Microsoft will offer free Azure support while is Google expanding its program to give away Apps for customers of other vendors. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • VMware cloud boss to leave • In rare unanimous move, House passes bill to protect email and cloud privacy • Massive growth shows why Amazon is the public cloud leader • IBM offers advice on how to secure blockchain in the cloud • Can Oracle buy its way into the cloud? • Pure pixie dust from Teridion. It's like Waze, but for the internet • Network World teams with IDC on new Cloud Access Security Broker study • EMC World kicks off with cloud backup and cheaper flash arrays • OVH—The biggest cloud vendor no one has heard of White Paper: Salesforce Change for the Better: Communications Customer Service Enters a New Era Communications companies are at a critical juncture. They face intense competition and extraordinarily high customer expectations. Read this paper to see how a combination of cloud-based technology and a full "customer engagement" strategy can help ensure communications companies turn these challenges into opportunities. Read More ▶ VMware cloud boss to leave Bill Fathers, the former executive of Savvis who has been leading VMware's hybrid cloud efforts for the past three years, is leaving the company. Read More ▶ In rare unanimous move, House passes bill to protect email and cloud privacy The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to strengthen privacy protections for email and other data stored in the cloud. Read More ▶ Massive growth shows why Amazon is the public cloud leader Amazon showed off its dominance in the public cloud market on Thursday as the capstone to a better than expected quarterly earnings report. Read More ▶ IBM offers advice on how to secure blockchain in the cloud Cloud providers hosting the blockchain secure transactions technology should take additional security steps to protect those records, IBM recommends Read More ▶ Can Oracle buy its way into the cloud? It wasn't so long ago that Oracle dismissed cloud computing as "gibberish." Today, it's singing a different tune. Read More ▶ Pure pixie dust from Teridion. It's like Waze, but for the internet With its cloud-optimized routing platform, the company promises to make the internet move faster. Read More ▶ Network World teams with IDC on new Cloud Access Security Broker study CASBs can be on premise or based in the cloud and promise to let enterprise IT shops regulate usage of cloud resources Read More ▶ EMC World kicks off with cloud backup and cheaper flash arrays EMC is kicking off its EMC World user conference with a new backup offering and a storage array priced for mid-sized enterprises. Read More ▶ OVH—The biggest cloud vendor no one has heard of Who said cloud was a game with only a few players? Here's one you probably never heard about. Read More ▶ eGuide: RSA Security Inc eGuide: Managing Risk in a Complex Environment This eGuide from CIO, CSO and Network World examines the correlation between effective risk management and profit margin, and what organizations can learn about business resilience from high-profile breaches. It also looks at the state of vendor risk management, the compliance risks of outsourcing IT and the unique challenges facing the healthcare industry. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Highly social Linux nerds worth following Robots at your service Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Meet the man behind Ubuntu MATE 2. 19 free cloud storage options 3. Nvidia GPU-powered autonomous car teaches itself to see and steer 4. iPhone 7 may immediately be followed by the iPhone 8 5. VMware cloud boss to leave 6. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 7. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 8. I am the reason for Apple's falling iPhone sales 9. Microsoft's new service makes app developers out of everyday employees 10. Meet the new Ubuntu: A Linux release tailor-made for enterprises

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