Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Employees aren’t waiting around for IT to deliver new apps

How Intuit liberated IT to embrace mobile, social and the cloud | EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds

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Employees aren't waiting around for IT to deliver new apps
Today's tech-savvy employees aren't waiting around for IT to deliver new applications. They're taking matters into their own hands. Read More


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Experts: Security in the Cloud
IP Engineering expert Sean Crandall describes 3 security options to protect your network View Now

WHITE PAPER: McAfee

Security and Cloud: Augment or Abdicate?
Odds are your organization has a server virtualization or cloud computing initiative in place. But have you chosen an approach to address common concerns about security and compliance? This paper will discuss in detail the research findings on the cost savings and operational efficiencies of augmenting the security practices of cloud providers. Learn More

How Intuit liberated IT to embrace mobile, social and the cloud
Intuit CEO Brad Smith has deftly steered what was once only a shrink-wrap software company into the cloud and mobile worlds and has led a re-engineering of Intuit's IT organization into a customer-focused, driver of innovation and value. Read More

EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds
EMC has tied its fortunes to the future of cloud computing and is working hard to change the hearts and minds of IT executives so they will embrace the same vision, according to the firm's chief marketing officer. Read More

Nimbula offers help building private clouds
Some businesses that rely on Amazon Web Services to run Web applications are starting to realize that they can save money or get better performance by building their own internal clouds -- and Nimbula is hoping to help them out. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Quest Software

Data Protection Solutions
The simpler a backup plan is to plan and execute, the more likely it is to be done. Read Now!

Squeeze WAN providers now for a better cloud later
Businesses should be formulating cloud strategies now that get the most out of their network providers to better support whatever cloud services they wind up buying, according to a prominent cloud-economics expert. Read More

'Server huggers' impede cloud migrations
Chipita America has become almost serverless over the past six years by moving its ERP, EDI and BI systems, Office and Exchange applications and file servers to the cloud. (Insider content, registration required.) Read More

Salesforce.com acquires Rypple for push into cloud HR software
Salesforce.com announced it will acquire cloud-based performance management vendor Rypple in a bid to enter the human resources software market. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetIQ

First Industy-Wide BSM Maturity Benchmark Study
This first-of-its-kind benchmark study reporting the IT and Business maturity illustrating the business service management imperative today. The survey offers insight into the current and future state of the Business Service Management imperative across global organizations. Learn More

Cloud UI design mistakes to avoid
I've written for years that it is impossible to make a product too easy to use. But the industry has proved me wrong, by making products that are so focused on easy that they encourage sloppy, unmaintainable system configurations. In the pursuit of something easy enough for mortals to use (and sales reps to demo), some cloud vendors are paving the way for a big mess a few months after deployment. Read More

Securing the daisy chain
Some cloud computing vendors outsource parts of their services to subcontractors, who may in turn outsource to others. Here's how to know who has your company's data and how secure it really is. Insider content (registration required) Read More

Enomaly buy to fuel new Virtustream exchange
Virtustream's acquisition of Enomaly could help enterprises turn a drawback of private clouds--excess capacity--into a profit center. Read More

Zoho guns for Salesforce.com with major upgrade to its SaaS CRM software
Zoho unveiled a significant upgrade to its on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) software with new features including an overhauled user interface and an integration with LinkedIn. Read More



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