Why Netflix is one of the most important cloud computing companies

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	Why Netflix is one of the most important cloud computing companies Netflix's Open Source Software strategy started on June 23, 2011. One of the company's senior software engineers had an idea: "At some point, I think it would be valuable to open source the Zookeeper library I've written," Jordan Zimmerman wrote to his bosses, talking about a piece of customized code he helped develop. "Does Netflix have a policy on that?" Read More WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Software, Inc. Five Steps to Worry-Free Endpoint Backup and Data Migration Many companies still rely on a legacy, platform-specific data backup solution. This outdated approach becomes especially risky when IT faces a data migration initiative. Organizations risk immense data loss and an expensive, intensive disaster recovery undertaking if they launch a data migration effort without first properly securing their data. Learn More. In this Issue Friday to mark 14th annual SysAdmin Day CEO leaves Juniper on an upswing 12 predictive analytics screw-ups Microsoft to offer Java as a service 'Peace Corps for geeks' names 5 startups for accelerator program Amazon and Netflix: competitors who need each other D.C. creates free incubator space, but there's just one catch Essential networking tips for small business Amazon Web Services files complaint in court over CIA contract IBM commits to contributing to open source Cloud Foundry PaaS WHITE PAPER: Aerohive BYOD and Beyond: How To Turn BYOD into Productivity One of the most overlooked aspects of the BYOD phenomenon isn't just connecting the users to the network, but how to manage them once they're there. Getting mobile and BYO devices onto the network is now table stakes. View Now Friday to mark 14th annual SysAdmin Day Contests, cake and appropriately heartfelt thanks are central to the celebration of the 14th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day this Friday. So exactly how are sysadmins and sysadmin admirers marking the occasion? What follows is a sampling of ways gleaned from Twitter and the hashtag #sysadminday. Read More CEO leaves Juniper on an upswing Kevin Johnson wants to spend more time with family. That's the reason he gave for his sudden retirement as Juniper CEO during the company's second quarter conference call. Read More 12 predictive analytics screw-ups Data mining experts share stories of failure from the trenches and lessons learned. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology 4 Ways WAN Optimization Can Benefit Your Organization WAN optimization has evolved into a complete system that optimizes traffic across a broad range of most popular applications while providing deep visibility into performance. Read Now Microsoft to offer Java as a service Adding to a growing portfolio of enterprise software it offers as hosted services, Microsoft plans to add Java to its Windows Azure cloud service. Read More 'Peace Corps for geeks' names 5 startups for accelerator program Code for America, a non-profit working to focus some of Silicon Valley's energies on local governments around the U.S., announced a new slate of five startups for its accelerator program. Read More Amazon and Netflix: competitors who need each other Amazon.com has Amazon Instant Video. Netflix has its video streaming service. These products are two of the most popular competing video streaming options available. And they both run on Amazon's cloud computing platform. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Systems Back by Popular Demand! Exclusive Online Event: July 31st Due to overwhelming demand, we have created an online version of From Wow to How: Mobilizing the Enterprise. Join Citrix, HP and Virtualization Review for this exclusive 1-hour event to discover how to enable flexible workstyles – without compromising management, security, or control. Register now! Learn More D.C. creates free incubator space, but there's just one catch In the downtown of the nation's capitol there is a magnificent building of steel and glass that is now home to what may be a remarkable tech experiment. Read More Essential networking tips for small business So you've seen the light and turned your sluggish PC into a productivity powerhouse with better, faster gear. That's a great first step. But putting together a state-of-the-art PC workstation without having a fast, reliable network to help it run at its best is like leaving your souped-up new ride on blocks in your garage. Read More Amazon Web Services files complaint in court over CIA contract Amazon Web Services has filed a complaint in a U.S. court after the Government Accountability Office sustained in part a protest by IBM against the award of a contract by the CIA for a cloud computing project. Read More IBM commits to contributing to open source Cloud Foundry PaaS IBM today committed to contributing to Cloud Foundry, the open source platform as a service (PaaS) project originally developed by VMware and now part of Pivotal, which is a spinout by the virtualization company and EMC. Read More
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