GSA sets cloud requirements

Cloud computing, Google Apps, turn into an election issue; Quarter of IT bosses to introduce private clouds this year Cloud Security NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by IBM NWW Data in Action: Effective data management for smarter outcomes Date: August 19, 2009 Exhibit Zone 8:00 am PDT / 11:00 am EDT to 12:00 pm PDT / 3:00pm EDT Join us for a special, complimentary Virtual Conference, offering valuable information for lowering IT costs through industry-leading performance, enhanced storage compression and improved automation. Spotlight Story GSA sets cloud requirements The U.S. General Services Administration has set guidelines for providers that want to setup a storefront to sell cloud services to government entities. Read full story Related News: Cloud computing, Google Apps, turn into an election issue Cloud computing is turning IT into a political issue. SaaS-based services delivered via cloud platforms are widely used by consumers who are now asking why these platforms can't be used by government. Quarter of IT bosses to introduce private clouds this year More than a quarter of IT executives that use high-performance computing (HPC) plan to introduce private clouds this year, with cost reduction and application workload demand acting as the main reason for adopting the cloud. Open source alternatives invade Microsoft's competitor list Microsoft's list of competitors is growing to include more open source software and Web browsers as the company fights to stay competitive with distributed computing, emerging PC alternatives, browser-based cloud options and always-on connectivity. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Black Hat's best How well you remember the Black Hat conference's most notorious incidents? Wireless burning questions How much longer are you going to hang onto that Ethernet cable? And other questions. Five Reasons Why You Need Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V adds advanced capabilities to Hyper-V to create, integrate, manage and automate virtual datacenters at half the cost of other solutions. Simply add Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V to your existing Hyper-V implementation to gain powerful new capabilities for your virtualization infrastructure. Learn more now. Gartner: Load Balancers Are Dead Gartner says it's time to ditch your load balancer for an application delivery controller (ADC). If you're still using load balancing technology of a decade ago, you're missing out. Improve application performance and security, increase the efficiency of your data center infrastructure and give your virtualized data center deployment a boost. You can meet all of these goals with a modern ADC. Learn more.   August 06, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Google gives 'Voice' to military personnel When error messages go public Windows 7: Four reasons to upgrade, four reasons to stay away XML flaw threatens apps built with Sun, Apache, Python libraries Kevin Mitnick seeks refuge from hackers Employee reviews on Glassdoor.com slam Cisco Top tech rollercoasters Verizon slashes smartphone prices Google thinks BlackBerry is ripe for picking BGP vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Lower Costs with IT Automation Tools Increasing demand and shrinking budgets can make systems management across multiple locations a frightening experience. Join us for this important FREE webcast August 18, 2009 and discover how you can efficiently manage hundreds of systems through one interface, saving time, hassle, money and resources. Register now. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to security.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com