Platform-as-service offerings blurring lines between cloud packages

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	Platform-as-service offerings blurring lines between cloud packages Cloud-based infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is for renting storage and compute capacity from a service provider, delivered via an Internet connection. Similarly, software as a service (SaaS) is for accessing applications that are hosted in the cloud. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco The Cisco Unified Workspace Trends such as mobility, virtualization, video, collaboration, knowledge management, and cloud have come to the forefront as companies struggle with how to integrate iPads, tablets, and smartphones into their business and IT models. In response, the Cisco Unified Workspace provides a solution for creating an organization-wide mobility strategy. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft won't guarantee buy-not-rent Office for next decade Cloud indexing software extends its reach to Box After Arista and before Cisco/Insieme, Huawei hikes 100G bar again Google simplifies content management on its cloud storage service SAP unveils HANA Enterprise Cloud service 'Bigfoot' SDN sightings and Internet of Whats? highlight Cisco survey NetSuite buys OrderMotion, fleshes out e-commerce portfolio Google pushes out software update for Glass Citrix bakes WAN optimization into branch office hardware EMC's Syncplicity to gain hybrid-cloud storage capability WEBCAST: Meru Networks Advanced WLAN Architectures for BYOD and Beyond Join industry - expert Craig Mathias and Robert Crisp from Meru Networks as they discuss today's key IT challenges View Now Microsoft won't guarantee buy-not-rent Office for next decade Microsoft yesterday took a swipe at long-time partner Adobe for the latter's wholesale shift to rent-not-buy software subscriptions, and along the way seemed to promise it would Office as old-school perpetual licenses for the next 10 years. Read More Cloud indexing software extends its reach to Box SearchYourCloud, which provides a single search interface to find documents stored on a desktop or several cloud-based services, expanded to include Box. Read More After Arista and before Cisco/Insieme, Huawei hikes 100G bar again Huawei this week unveiled a high-end upgrade to its CloudEngine core switch, which debuted here at Interop a year ago. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Tackling Peak Traffic Demands in Today's Data Center As demands on data center infrastructure increase, both IT professionals and their tools will need to adapt. Learn how application delivery controllers (ADCs) can accommodate enterprise needs for performance and scalability while providing a unified platform for application services. Download the report today. Download Now Google simplifies content management on its cloud storage service Google has added a new notification to its Cloud Storage service, allowing applications to automatically take action when new content is uploaded by users. Read More SAP unveils HANA Enterprise Cloud service SAP is set to offer customers the option of running their applications on top of a cloud-based version of its HANA in-memory database technology. Read More 'Bigfoot' SDN sightings and Internet of Whats? highlight Cisco survey SDN and "The Internet of Things" are two of the hotter topics in the industry today, thanks to industry coalescence and Cisco marketing, respectively. But Cisco admits that less than half of those who work in IT are even vaguely familiar with "The Internet of Things." Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Winning Strategies for Omnichannel Banking Research reveals new ways for banks to prosper. Customers are ready for omnichannel experiences. Respond now-learn how to manage the transition to omnichannel banking and reap the rewards of delivering innovative services. Read Now NetSuite buys OrderMotion, fleshes out e-commerce portfolio NetSuite is beefing up its cloud-based ERP software's order-processing features by acquiring OrderMotion, a move that could strengthen its appeal to customers in retailing. Terms of the deal, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Read More Google pushes out software update for Glass Google has pushed out an update to Glass, its upcoming futuristic, computerized eyeglasses. Read More Citrix bakes WAN optimization into branch office hardware Citrix announced new models in its CloudBridge line of branch repeater hardware, along with a software update to Version 7.0, which adds WAN optimization capability and direct support for public cloud services. Read More EMC's Syncplicity to gain hybrid-cloud storage capability Only a year after acquiring Syncplicity, EMC is getting ready to make the company's enterprise file management system work with hybrid clouds. Read More
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