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	Yahoo builds ultimate private cloud Yahoo's private cloud expands and contracts computing resources nearly instantaneously and does not rely on a public cloud for extra capacity. Here's how they built it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Taking the Enterprise Data Center into the Cloud Get a detailed overview of cloud computing technology— common types of architectures and services and perceived risks impacting widespread adoption. Learn best practices for optimizing critical systems for cloud deployment in existing facilities and see how next-generation technologies forge a path toward an integrated DCIM approach. Learn More In this Issue 10 wicked off-the-cuff uses for retired NASA space shuttles Managing your cloud's performance: Best practices Acer to buy U.S. cloud technology provider iGware Feds release map of data center closings Dell takes deeper dive into networking, buys Force10 The Cost Advantage Controversy of Cloud Computing 20 of the weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2011 (so far!) Will Your Business Data Be Safe In the Cloud? Cloud architecture: Questions to ask for reliability Dell opens cloud computing data center in China Mac OS X Lion: LaunchPad RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Internap Latency: The Achilles Heel of Cloud Computing Download this white paper to learn why cloud computing should be part of a total solution to address IT objectives, while simultaneously improving the customer experience. Click to continue 10 wicked off-the-cuff uses for retired NASA space shuttles Who wouldn't eat at the Space Shuttle Café or sleep at the Shuttle Inn Read More Managing your cloud's performance: Best practices Once you move your core IT systems into private or public cloud networks, your work isn't over. Now you have a different set of technology issues to deal with: managing the cloud to ensure that your investments pay off for your enterprise and deliver the efficiencies and ROI that you're expecting. Read More Acer to buy U.S. cloud technology provider iGware Acer said Thursday it plans to acquire iGware, a cloud technology company in the U.S., for US$320 million, as part of a plan to allow users to more easily share content across the PC maker's products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems New Architectures in a Cloudy World Free Bitcurrent whitepaper gives you a 5-step strategy for successful implementation of Cloud computing. Also features a comprehensive overview of the most common barriers to Cloud adoption, guidance to choosing the best Cloud model for your business, and 5 design pattern examples you can you can use. Compliments of Citrix. Read now Feds release map of data center closings While Congress debates the debt ceiling and the federal budget, the White House is accelerating its plans to close data centers as a means to trim billions of dollars from its IT budget. Read More Dell takes deeper dive into networking, buys Force10 Dell this week said it will acquire switch maker Force10 Networks for an undisclosed sum. Read More The Cost Advantage Controversy of Cloud Computing One of the topics most associated with cloud computing is its cost advantages, or lack thereof. One way the topic gets discussed is "capex vs. opex," a simple formulation, but one fraught with meaning. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerate WAN File Transfers by 50x According to Taneja Group research, 83% of IT managers are considering a move to the cloud a top priority. This paper highlights their research and provides guidance on how to overcome cloud adoption barriers and further leverage virtualization and consolidation efforts by strategically deploying WAN optimization. Read now! 20 of the weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2011 (so far!) From IT geeks winning millions to Google mush-brain syndrome, 2011 is shaping up to be one wacky year Read More Will Your Business Data Be Safe In the Cloud? It's scary out there in the cloud. Data thieves, hackers, criminals, they're all out there scouring the Internet around the clock for ways to get into your corporate networks so they can steal data from poorly protected businesses. Read More Cloud architecture: Questions to ask for reliability I've been an architect on some complex applications and I have a significant concern about assessing architectural risk for public/private cloud applications. Traditional risk assessments focus on external/internal access to confidential information like social security numbers, credit card number, and for banks PINs for the ATMs. Access controls and network protection are high priorities because they suppress the risk. Read More Dell opens cloud computing data center in China Dell opened a data center in Shanghai this week to host public and private clouds and to provide customers with off-premise application and storage services, the company said Wednesday. Read More Mac OS X Lion: LaunchPad Mac OS X Lion: LaunchPad gives you immediate access to your applications. You can click on the LaunchPad icon in the Dock or use a gesture to activate this feature. Read the full OS X Lion review at Computerworld.com Read More
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