Measuring cloud performance: A different approach needed

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Network World Cloud Computing Alert Jul 05, 2016 Measuring cloud performance: A different approach needed When you move applications to the cloud, you give up certain kinds of control. You need a different approach for measuring and monitoring cloud performance. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Cato Networks offers a new model for network security as a service   • Microsoft expands cloud management licensing to include on-premises tools too • Backblaze wants to eliminate tape-based storage • Cisco reinforces cloud security technology with $293M CloudLock buy • Is Desktop-as-a-Service ready for business? • Cloud consortium says simpler EU electronic signature rules aren't simple enough • Juniper addresses both sides of the branch networking problem • Cloud computing slows energy demand, U.S. says • Box Shuttle makes it easier to ditch on-prem file storage White Paper: Progress Software 5 Reasons to Adopt Business Rules Learn 5 simple reasons you need business rules to help speed up workflows, bring new products to market and better serve your customers. Read More ▶ Cato Networks offers a new model for network security as a service   With the traditional network perimeter all but gone, Cato Networks has built a new perimeter in the cloud, offering network security as a service across all entities Read More ▶ Microsoft expands cloud management licensing to include on-premises tools too Microsoft Monday announced that customers can purchase a joint licensing agreement for its Operations Management Suite cloud management product and it's popular on-premises infrastructure manager, System Center. Read More ▶ Backblaze wants to eliminate tape-based storage Backblaze's B2 public cloud storage service has left beta, and the company has set its sights on getting businesses to replace their old tape-based storage systems. Read More ▶ Cisco reinforces cloud security technology with $293M CloudLock buy Cisco today said it would make its fifth acquisition of the year by acquiring cyber security provider CloudLock for $293 million. Read More ▶ Is Desktop-as-a-Service ready for business? Licensing complications and an immature market limit where DaaS is useful, but desktops in the cloud are ideal for specific situations. Read More ▶ Cloud consortium says simpler EU electronic signature rules aren't simple enough European Union rules for electronic signatures change on Friday to make a clear distinction between the identity of the person signing, and that of the authority guaranteeing the integrity of the data, but the technology needs to be still simpler, vendors say. Read More ▶ Juniper addresses both sides of the branch networking problem Juniper's Cloud-Enabled Branch improves branch office network management, solving problems inside the branch network and issues connecting the branch. Read More ▶ Cloud computing slows energy demand, U.S. says In recent years, power usage at data centers grew at an unsustainable rate, soaring 24% from 2005 to 2010. But a shift to virtualization, cloud computing and improved data center management is reducing energy demand. Read More ▶ Box Shuttle makes it easier to ditch on-prem file storage Businesses that want to get their files out of on-premises data centers and into the cloud have a new option with Box Shuttle. Read More ▶ White Paper: Progress Software Achieving Business Agility Fundamental to business agility is the ability to make the right business decisions at the right time. Of course, data drives decisions-therefore, business agility actually starts with corporate IT and extends throughout the enterprise. 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 The 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world 20 highest paid tech CEOs Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Chuck Robbins sets Cisco up to take off 2. 30 days in a terminal: Day 10 — The experiment is over 3. Microsoft ends its deceptive Windows 10 upgrades 4. Apple sued for $10 billion for 'stealing' his iPhone invention from 1992 5. Latest iPhone 7 rumor shows Apple is getting serious about storage 6. 19 free cloud storage options 7. Kaspersky: Ransomware that encrypts is booming 8. 11 ways to fight off ransomware 9. Terrorism database of 2.2 million people leaked 10. Avaya's edge network adapter is an IoT onramp

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