IT cost management and the cloud

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	IT cost management and the cloud Apptio updates promise to help enterprise IT better understand the true cost of adopting cloud services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. In this Issue Cloud computing, virtualization top Interop agenda Interop Planning Guide: Cloudy forecast Hardware to drive IT spending growth in 2010 Conquering the challenges of managing cloud-based apps Frustrations with cloud computing mount Is Microsoft's cloud strategy really that special? Cloud Computing Can Save Real Money WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Tolly Group Performance Report Tolly Report: "Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP" shows you how Citrix NetScaler beat F5 in head-to-head tests - providing 3X faster Web traffic, lower latency and higher throughput. Learn More! Cloud computing, virtualization top Interop agenda In this Q&A with Interop general manager Lenny Heymann, we discuss the major themes of this year's show, the impact of cloud computing on the enterprise and how the rise of the iPad might affect IT. Read More Interop Planning Guide: Cloudy forecast The 2010 Interop Planning Guide Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos Best practices for implementing Windows 7 If you're planning to roll out Windows 7, now is the time to review your endpoint and data protection strategies to make sure that you're taking full advantage of the new security features as well as enhancing your overall security for enterprise deployments. Read Now. Hardware to drive IT spending growth in 2010 Industry watchers forecast an increase in computer hardware and equipment purchases, followed by investments in software, which both will contribute to a strong economic environment in 2010. Read More Conquering the challenges of managing cloud-based apps Network Instruments extends it Observer to monitor the health and performance of applications across multiple tiers, including internal and external cloud computing environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Peace Corp: Creating a worldwide unified network Learn how the Peace Corp made its unified network a reality after selecting and deploying cost-effective WAN optimization gear. One of the key factors was selecting a platform that integrated with its existing network spanning 70 countries. The result is dramatically improved performance and significant cost savings. Learn More Frustrations with cloud computing mount Cloud computing is seeing a shift in focus among its users from what it offers to what it lacks. What it offers is clear, such as the ability to rapidly scale and provision, but what it is missing seems to be growing by the day. Read More Is Microsoft's cloud strategy really that special? Microsoft executives continue to evangelize the cloud strategy laid out by CEO Steve Ballmer in a March 4 presentation at the University of Washington's Seattle campus. This past week at SaaScon 2010 in Santa Clara, Calif., Tim O'Brien, Microsoft's senior director of platform strategy, explored each of Ballmer's five tenets of cloud computing in more detail. Read More Cloud Computing Can Save Real Money There is a tremendous amount of IT thought leadership taking place in Washington DC that few people in the private sector are aware of. Case in point, the Brookings Institute hosted a policy forum to discuss the economic benefits of cloud computing. Participants in this event included Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and others. Read More
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