Cisco pumping $1 billion more into Intercloud

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	Cisco pumping $1 billion more into Intercloud Cisco on Monday said it is expanding on its Intercloud multi-cloud service provider initiative with another $1 billion investment, designed to lead to more products, data centers and partners. Announced six months ago, Intercloud is a global interconnection of public, private and hybrid clouds. Cisco launched Intercloud with an initial $1 billion dollar investment, and hails it and its Application Centric Infrastructure product line as the foundational elements of the Internet of Everything.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp The Evolving Public Cloud Landscape ESG research indicates that the corporate usage of public cloud computing in the form of cloud-based infrastructure services (i.e., IaaS), business applications (i.e., SaaS), and/or application development (i.e., PaaS) continues to grow. View now>> In this Issue Sorriest technology companies of 2014 Tim Berners-Lee wants Internet Magna Carta to guarantee netizens' privacy HP launches SDN App Store The Mike Brown Era – and the Associated Pressure – Begins at Symantec IDG Contributor Network: More coffin nails in cable's aging multi-channel model 7 killer open source monitoring tools WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Countering Threats By Modeling "Normal" Website Behavior Check out this informative technology dossier to explore the ins and outs of using big data analysis and web-user profiling to protect your company against cyber threats. Read Now Sorriest technology companies of 2014 It’s so far been another sorry, sorry year in the technology industry, with big name companies, hot startups and individuals making public mea culpas for their assorted dumb, embarrassing and other regrettable actions.Here’s a rundown of the Year in Apologies to date, and somehow I have a feeling it will need to be updated before Dec. 31. (Also: 2013 and 2012 Sorriest Tech company lists.)But first, a little mood music, courtesy of Bob Mould, performing "I Apologize" in Boston while I was working on this collection:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Tim Berners-Lee wants Internet Magna Carta to guarantee netizens' privacy Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago, warned that governments and corporations want control of the web and are threatening the freedom of the Internet. On Saturday, at the London Web We Want festival on the future of the Internet, Berners-Lee called for a bill of rights that would guarantee netizens’ privacy and keep the web independent. He again called for a global “Magna Carta” for the Internet. He gave a TED Talk about “A Magna Carta for the web” back in March, but yesterday Berners-Lee warned that corporations, as much as governments, want to control and abuse the open Internet. The idea to crowdsource a “Magna Carta” for the web is “based on principles such as privacy, net neutrality, free expression, affordable access and open and diverse infrastructure.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Top 5 must-haves to update your WAN optimization solution Read this paper to learn more how WAN optimization offerings need to evolve to provide coverage for these and other business-driven IT trends and initiatives. Read Now HP launches SDN App Store A few months later than planned, it includes six partner and two HP products Read More The Mike Brown Era – and the Associated Pressure – Begins at Symantec Wall Street and enterprise customers demand bold actions as soon as possible. Read More WEBCAST: Enterprise Management Associates Best Practices for Automation and Limiting Risk Everyone knows that effective network management practices start with establishing a full foundational understanding of the network. But simply monitoring individual elements can only get you so far. Learn More IDG Contributor Network: More coffin nails in cable's aging multi-channel model One cable TV provider has a new, unique take on cord-cutting: give them Internet-driven TV on-demand. Read More 7 killer open source monitoring tools Looking for greater visibility into your network? Look no further than these excellent free tools Read More
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