BSA: The world is not yet cloud friendly

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	BSA: The world is not yet cloud friendly The United States is the fourth friendliest country in the world for global cloud interoperability, according to a new study from the Business Software Alliance. But, the organization said a "patchwork" of laws and regulations around the world is holding back cloud adoption internationally. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Smart Security for Escalating Challenges This eBook examines how CSOs and IT managers are solving these issues using next-generation firewalls. Read now. In this Issue RSA Conference 2012 sneak peek: cloud, big data, and mobile Amazon automates business processes with new cloud service A10 CEO spells out application delivery controller advantage and next steps How IBM sold business analytics by relying solely on partners Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive Node.js tools: Server-side JavaScript comes of age Antenna Software launches cloud-based mobile app service Ranking 24 nations by cloud policy SAP lays out product direction post-SuccessFactors deal Amazon cloud service automates business processes WEBCAST: HP Cloud and the IT Infrastructure Join guest speaker, Rohit Mehra, IDC Director of Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, to explore current trends, discuss best practices for optimizing Data Center and identify ways to better allocate network resources, reduce operating costs and improve application performance. View Now! RSA Conference 2012 sneak peek: cloud, big data, and mobile There are fewer topics stirring bigger buzz among information security professionals than big data, cloud security, and mobile. So it's no surprise that those topics will dominate the discussions this year at the RSA Conference 2012. Read More Amazon automates business processes with new cloud service Amazon Web Services has launched Simple Workflow Service (SWF), which will allow enterprises to automate business processes across both cloud-based and on-premise applications, the company said on Tuesday. Read More A10 CEO spells out application delivery controller advantage and next steps A10 has built a solid business in the application delivery controller (ADC) market, but its platform also supports IPv6 migration and many cloud requirements, nicely positioning the company for the future. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently sat down with A10 founder and CEO Lee Chen for a company update. Chen, who was co-founder of Foundry Networks, says A10 already has 1,700 customers and more than 7,000 devices deployed. Read More WEBCAST: VMware Introduction to Virtualization This video webcast is designed to help those with little to no virtualization experience understand why virtualization and VMware are so important to driving down both capital and operational costs. View Now! How IBM sold business analytics by relying solely on partners Two years ago, key IBM channel executives abruptly initiated a sea change in the company's go-to-market blueprint to sell predictive analytics and cloud computing (and other newer technologies) to midmarket businesses. Read More Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive Microsoft will extend SkyDrive from being an online file storage service into what the company calls "a device cloud" that is closely integrated with Windows 8, the next version of the company's OS. Read More Node.js tools: Server-side JavaScript comes of age Node-inspired development environments and cloud platforms are rapidly remaking the Web application stack. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More Antenna Software launches cloud-based mobile app service Antenna Software today unveiled cloud-based software called AMPchroma for designing, testing and managing mobile apps and mobile websites. Read More Ranking 24 nations by cloud policy The Business Software Alliance surveyed 24 countries that comprise lion's share of global information and communication technologies market to identify the most cloud-friendly policy environments. Where does the U.S. rank? Read More SAP lays out product direction post-SuccessFactors deal SAP on Wednesday released details for its roadmap for HCM (human capital management) software following the US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which focuses on cloud-based applications. Read More Amazon cloud service automates business processes Amazon's newest offering, announced Wednesday, is designed to ease application development and automate business processes. Read More
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