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	Cloud price cuts are nice but enterprises still want more Google dropped its cloud computing prices and other vendors are expected to follow suit, but the lower pricing may not be the key lure for attracting enterprises to the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Open Text Global Growing Pains: Tapping into B2B Integration Services A recent survey by IDG Research explored both the challenges and pain points companies face when growing globally, as well as the capabilities they're seeking in B2B integration partners. Learn More In this Issue Firedrive mystery deepens -- is this cloud storage site coming back? 14 tips to secure cloud applications How Netflix survived the Amazon EC2 reboot IBM set to sell Elastic Storage in a Power-based box Harvard Business Publishing learns some lessons about work in the cloud How the cloud is changing the security game VCE rolls out an all-in-one system with EMC's all-flash XtremIO array European SugarCRM customers get more options via Deutsche Telekom How to avoid an Oracle ERP upgrade disaster WHITE PAPER: XO Communications Clearing the Network Hurdle to Cloud Deployment Although enthusiasm is high among IT pros for cloud services, an IDG Research Quick Poll survey found that, in fact, the cloud is at a crossroads. Learn More Firedrive mystery deepens -- is this cloud storage site coming back? Users reach for backups after site stops working. Read More 14 tips to secure cloud applications Enterprises are now clamoring for the corporate security gateway to give way to the new cloud application security gateway. Read More How Netflix survived the Amazon EC2 reboot The video streaming service was able to stay online even as its cloud hosting provider rebooted its servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: XO Communications Clearing the Network Hurdle to Cloud Deployment Although enthusiasm is high among IT pros for cloud services, an IDG Research Quick Poll survey found that, in fact, the cloud is at a crossroads. Learn More IBM set to sell Elastic Storage in a Power-based box The software-defined storage technology will be available in software, cloud and integrated form. Read More Harvard Business Publishing learns some lessons about work in the cloud The director of IT explains at Interop New York how managing the cloud is different from managing on-premises systems. Read More How the cloud is changing the security game New market of vendors has sprouted up to secure the cloud. Read More WEBCAST: Ping Identity BYOD – It's Not about the Device BYOD creates issues with protecting business applications and data. It is hard to protect these devices with the traditional model of IAM. Explore how modern identity protocols like OAuth & OpenID Connect enables this separation, protecting both the employee's privacy and the enterprise's data. Learn More>> VCE rolls out an all-in-one system with EMC's all-flash XtremIO array VCE is expanding its line of all-in-one cloud systems, adding one with all-flash storage and offering more options for enterprises that want an easier path to the cloud. Read More European SugarCRM customers get more options via Deutsche Telekom SugarCRM customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland—especially those concerned about privacy and data access issues—look to be the prime beneficiaries of a deal for Deutsche Telekom to host the company's customer relationship management service. Read More How to avoid an Oracle ERP upgrade disaster While Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison hyped up the company's burgeoning aspirations in cloud computing during OpenWorld this week, many customers in attendance had their minds focused more on life in the trenches, where matters such as upgrading aging ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) systems remain crucial but risky affairs. Read More
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