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MIT researchers advance cloud security with end-to-end encyrption
University researchers have taken an important step forward on cloud security by proving it's possible for a server to process encrypted data and to send back a still-encrypted result. Read More

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Starview

Orion Scores 9/10 for IT Ops Monitoring Innovation
QuinnSight Research concludes that Starview's Orion changes the game for IT Operations teams that need to analyze, process and monitor large amounts of machine-driven data, compared to vendors such as Splunk. Free trials of Orion are available for download. Download the analyst report today.

In this Issue

WEBCAST: Sprint

The Network Foundation of an IT-to-ET Transformation
There's an evolutionary process at work that will eventually affect every enterprise IT department. Nemertes Research describes it as a transformation from IT to ET – Enterprise Technology. Learn More

Is Insieme nigh?
Is Insieme imminent? Sources say Cisco's been briefing customers on it and competitors are gearing up for it, pitching commentary on what it might mean for the industry, and competition between Cisco and VMware/Nicira. Read More

INSIDER

Hot cloud products IT pros swear by
Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending -- roughly 3% -- but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. Read More

Gartner: 7 major trends forcing IT security pros to change
Enterprises are under heavy pressure to change their approach to IT security because of a "nexus of forces" that include big data, social networking, mobile and cloud computing, according to Gartner. Read More

WEBCAST: Fluke Networks

Redefining Performance Management Video
See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More

Eight-hundred-and-nine columns down, none to go
My first column in this series for Network World debuted in December 1992. Due to the changing nature of publishing in this Internet-impacted world, this is about the 809th and last column. Read More

Microsoft claims IE consumes less power than other browsers
Summer's approaching, and with energy bills are going up. And if you want to cut your PC's power bill, you should use--Microsoft's Internet Explorer? Read More

Need cash? Box is now paying developers to make apps that use its cloud
Box will begin rewarding developers who create applications that use its cloud storage platform. Read More

WEBCAST: Ipswitch, Inc

VIDEO: Layer 2 Discovery & Asset Reporting
WhatsUp Gold includes Layer 2 discovery as part of the core product bringing you automatically generated Layer 2 topology maps, IT asset reporting, current & historical network documentation, and easy-to-use troubleshooting tools. All of this available within the same interface as all your network management data. View now.

The cloud is enabling the Next-generation Enterprise WAN, and vice versa
Having spent the last several columns looking in depth into why MPLS is no longer the only answer for building enterprise WANs, this time let's go up a few thousand feet and look at the bigger picture, before any further dives down into the details. Read More

Tibco Software acquires event processing specialist StreamBase Systems
Tibco Software has added streaming capabilities to its event-processing portfolio with the acquisition of StreamBase Systems. Read More

Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks
Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID to access social networks, favorite applications, as well as a file manager with a search engine to help users find files, photos and other digital media. Read More

The art and science of risk management
Computers, networks, and information security seem to fall comfortably under the heading of science, but science alone is not enough. Security system developer Tripwire recently conducted a survey in cooperation with the Ponemon Institute to find out whether IT professionals consider risk management to be "science" or "art." Read More

SLIDESHOWS

8 struggling technologies: Which ones will survive?

The following technology platforms appear to be struggling – some may ultimately flop and some may end up surviving and thriving.

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