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Wozniak: Cloud could create 'horrendous' problems

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Wozniak: Cloud could create 'horrendous' problems
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's worried about the continued adoption of cloud computing, which he contends does not give users enough control of their data. Read More


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WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems

9 Reasons Why Citrix NetScaler Beats F5
Is your network ready for the Cloud? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. • 2x consolidation – for less • 2x faster 2048-bit SSL performance • 5x capacity on demand – no new hardware. • All functionality, all devices, all the time. Download 9 Reasons Citrix NetScaler beats F5. Learn More

'Calculating Cloud ROI' gives IT managers the math to argue for cloud budget
When the time comes to get in line to ask the chief financial officer (CFO) for budget money for cloud services, will you be ready to compete with everyone else in the organization who also has their hand out? Financial managers want to see return on investment, and a written guide now out entitled "Calculating Cloud ROI: From the Customer Perspective" gives you step-by-step advice on how to do the math to argue for cloud-based services, whether public or private. Read More

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6 hottest IT certifications
IT professionals have always sought out certifications to give them a leg up in their career advancement efforts. But anecdotal evidence suggests that in today's job market, having a broad array of certifications is even more important for giving job-seekers a needed edge. Read More

Lock-in, migration costs can put a damper on cloud projects, says ISACA
Cloud services promise low cost-of-entry and rapid return on investment, but those advantages make it easy to overlook associated investments. To find out the true return on investment (ROI) of cloud computing enterprises have to dig deeper, according to a white paper from industry organization Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

A step-by-step Approach to Successful Business Intelligence
Organizations that have the most success with BI typically approach it incrementally. Discover a step-by-step strategy for success in this newsletter featuring research from Gartner. Read Now

Survey: About half of organizations use cloud-based services for sensitive data
Responses, based on over 4,000 IT professionals in seven countries, shows encryption approach varies. Read More

SalesForce's Benioff joins Cisco board
Cisco has added venerable and outspoken cloud computing executive Marc Benioff, founder and chairman of SalesForce.com, to its board of directors, the company announced today. Read More

Oracle's cloud hype set for major escalation
Oracle's emphasis on cloud computing isn't going to wane anytime soon. To the contrary, on Thursday the vendor held the first in nearly 100 Cloud Builder Summit events scheduled for locations across the globe between now and December. Read More


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Webroot's big cloud gamble
Anti-malware vendor Webroot has bet the company on cloud. Read More

Trend Micro package protects against unpatched exploits
Trend Micro today broadened its cloud-based security infrastructure so that its products can receive actionable threat intelligence that lets the security software act like a "virtual shield" against many Web-based threats. Read More

Yammer lets organizations measure emotions in enterprise social networks
Yammer is adding functionality to its cloud-based enterprise social networking (ESN) software that lets organizations gauge the types of emotions expressed in employee posts. Read More



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