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Network World Cloud Computing Alert Feb 23, 2017 Battle of the clouds: Amazon Web Services vs. Microsoft Azure vs. Google Cloud Platform With more and more workloads going to the cloud, and the top vendors being as competitive as they've been, deciding on which provider to go with isn't getting any easier. This handy guide will outline the pros and cons of each provider and deliver tips about which one to go with. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 10 happiest cities for CIOs • The cloud is growing 7 times faster than the rest of IT • Microsoft Azure now runs Kubernetes, for managing lots of containers • Apple, Microsoft and Amazon offer fairer deal on cloud storage • (2013) Why Netflix is one of the most important cloud computing companies • Hybrid ERP matures as companies develop better strategies • (2010) 'Hope all is well' can be annoying as ... well, it can be annoying • (2005) When animals attack ... networks • IBM delivers machine learning on the private cloud White Paper: GE Power 2017: Top Digital Trends for the Electricity Value Network Read about the 2017 top digital trend predictions for the power and utility industry, and gain a competitive edge by understanding what's next. Across the Electricity Value Network (EVN) - from generation through T&D and end user management, first movers and proactive digital adopters are far more likely to thrive in the future. Read More ▶ 10 happiest cities for CIOs Robert Half Technology surveyed 2,500 CIOs in 25 metropolitan areas. Respondents from 10 cities reported above-average happiness, with Miami hosting the most content IT chiefs. Read More ▶ The cloud is growing 7 times faster than the rest of IT The latest IDC forecast says public cloud spending will grow almost 25% this year, topping $122 billion. And the growth keeps up through 2020. Read More ▶ Microsoft Azure now runs Kubernetes, for managing lots of containers Microsoft today announced that the open source Kubernetes container management platform is now generally available to control clusters of containers in the Azure public cloud. Read More ▶ Apple, Microsoft and Amazon offer fairer deal on cloud storage Apple, Microsoft and Amazon have agreed to give cloud storage subscribers fairer contracts after intervention by the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority. Read More ▶ (2013) Why Netflix is one of the most important cloud computing companies Netflix's Open Source Software strategy started on June 23, 2011. One of the company's senior software engineers had an idea: "At some point, I think it would be valuable to open source the Zookeeper library I've written," Jordan Zimmerman wrote to his bosses, talking about a piece of customized code he helped develop. "Does Netflix have a policy on that?" Read More ▶ Hybrid ERP matures as companies develop better strategies Developing new strategies to ensure that cloud and on-premises ERP systems play nice together is just one part of the hybrid challenge. Read More ▶ (2010) 'Hope all is well' can be annoying as ... well, it can be annoying Read More ▶ (2005) When animals attack ... networks Networks pay the tab for voracious varmints. Read More ▶ IBM delivers machine learning on the private cloud IBM has unveiled IBM Machine Learning, a new cognitive platform that brings the power of machine learning to z System mainframes and eventually IBM POWER System. Read More ▶ White Paper: GE Power 7 Ways to Achieve Operations Reliability with APM Things are happening to your assets that you can't see - things that can stop operations at the worst possible time. What you need is a bird's eye view coupled with drill-down alerts before an issue leads to production downtime. 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 7 features Linux could borrow from other systems 12 steps to small business security Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Battle of the clouds: Amazon Web Services vs. Microsoft Azure vs. Google Cloud platform 2. Three technologies that could demolish slow internet 3. How would you handle these tough job interview que 4. Cisco touts next-gen firewall gear for midsize installatitions 5. Brocade's Ruckus Wi-Fi business finds a buyer 6. Apple to unveil new iPads, a red iPhone 7 and revamped iPhone SE in March 7. How to communicate from a Linux shell: Email, instant messaging 8. 19 free cloud storage options 9. 7 free tools every network needs 10. A hard drive's LED light can be used to covertly leak data

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