Mapping the cloud: Where does the public cloud actually live?

	Cisco retools UCS server line | Container party: VMware, Microsoft, Cisco and Red Hat all get in on app hoopla
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	Mapping the cloud: Where does the public cloud actually live? A lot of the actual hardware used by the big public cloud providers in the U.S. lives in collocated facilities alongside servers used by other companies, making it difficult to pin down exactly whose computers are whose without a detailed look inside the buildings. Read More WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks Cloud Adoption & Risk Report Reveals Top 20 Cloud Services Based on anonymized data from over 10 million users across over 200 companies, the Skyhigh Cloud Adoption and Risk Report has become the de-facto data source on cloud adoption and risk View Now>> In this Issue Cisco retools UCS server line Container party: VMware, Microsoft, Cisco and Red Hat all get in on app hoopla Box to beef up cloud storage with workflow engine Microsoft's StorSimple: A first look at the 8000 series The Russian-made tool that grabs nude selfies from iCloud accounts Skyhigh Networks provides first stop in cloud security Samsung acquires cloud printing company PrinterOn Microsoft begins dropping OneDrive's 2GB file size limit Avaya and HP to sell combined portfolio of UC, contact center and infrastructure services WEBCAST: Xirrus/Cisco/Aerohive/Extreme Networks/Motorola Is a Cloud-Based Wi-Fi Right for Your Enterprise? Mathew Edwards from Aerohive, Mike Leibovitz from Extreme Networks and Robin start by defining a cloud-based Wi-Fi offering. They then review the pros and cons of two different types of cloud offerings. They finish up by exploring the cost implications and key questions to ask any possible cloud-based vendors. View now Cisco retools UCS server line New modular and mini versions from Cisco scale up and down. Read More Container party: VMware, Microsoft, Cisco and Red Hat all get in on app hoopla When a sports team makes the playoffs a sense of excitement builds in their home city and people who didn't follow the team all season long come out of the woodwork to jump on the bandwagon and cheer on their local squad. It almost feels like something similar is happening in the cloud and broader tech world with container technology right now. Read More Box to beef up cloud storage with workflow engine Box also rolled out consulting services and tailored packages for vertical industries. Read More : TIBCO Jaspersoft The Cloud BI that IT and Developers Demand Jaspersoft for AWS allows developers and IT professionals to easily and affordably build business intelligence solutions as well as embed visualizations and analytics inside applications. Pricing starts at <$1/hr in a pay-as-you-go model. Learn more Microsoft's StorSimple: A first look at the 8000 series These arrays add a cloud tier to the traditional storage tiering approach, but the high price tag and the Azure-only feature set could be deal-breakers. Read More The Russian-made tool that grabs nude selfies from iCloud accounts Elcomsoft said it is aware pirated copies of its Phone Password Breaker software are circulating in the underground Read More Skyhigh Networks provides first stop in cloud security Skyhigh Networks Wednesday aired an offering that lets companies using the Box file-sharing service first have files checked for compliance by their existing data-loss prevention (DLP) equipment. Read More WHITE PAPER: OpenMarket How CIOs Can Guide the Enterprise to Mobile Success In this paper we look at the new, front-line role of IT and security, specifically within enterprises using mobile messaging technologies, and suggest ways to mitigate risk and avoid costly mistakes and pitfalls. View Now>> Samsung acquires cloud printing company PrinterOn The acquisition aims to boost Samsung's business-to-business mobile offerings. Read More Microsoft begins dropping OneDrive's 2GB file size limit Cloud storage file size limits were a sad necessity back in the days when Internet speeds were low and storage prices were high. But now that those constraints are inverting, artificial file size barriers are crumbling. Read More Avaya and HP to sell combined portfolio of UC, contact center and infrastructure services Avaya and HP Enterprise Services announced they have signed a multi-year agreement to offer a combined portfolio of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS), Contact Center-as-a-Service, and infrastructure modernization services. The combined portfolio will support for mobile applications, software, and networking for unified communications and customer experience management. Read More
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