Private cloud may be inevitable, but diving into cloud without a plan is a terrible idea. And even with a technology plan, there are also two massive cultural problems to overcome: the buy-big syndrome and the belief that servers are not software.
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The Inevitability of Private Cloud
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Porticor’s Safe-Deposit Box Strategy Balances Data Control And Security In The Cloud
Data at rest has long been protected by technology called public key infrastructure (PKI), in which data is encrypted when it’s created by a public key and only decrypted by the authorized person holding the private key. But data protection is complicated in cloud environments.
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Vmware/Mitel Compete With Cisco For Contact-Center Desktop Virtualization
VMware and Mitel have announced an integrated desktop virtualization product that the companies say will enable contact center managers to manage their agents anywhere in the world with cloud-based access to contact center functionality. Additionally, Mitel is making available its virtualized Unified Communicator Advanced client software for VMware View.
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The Cloud, Day 24: Backing Up Your Cloud
30 Days With the Cloud: Day 24
There always seems to be a lot of backlash and fuss going around the Internet about how much personal information is shared between my social networks and other sites or services. It occurred to me, though: what if the opposite happened, and rather than too much data being shared you went to visit Facebook or Twitter and all of your data was gone?
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iPad 2 and Kindle Fire Share Many Common Complaints
Tablets are great for a wide variety of mobile computing tasks. The Apple iPad 2 isn’t just an awesome device; it’s “magical” if you believe the Apple marketing hype. As astounding as tablets are, though, they are not without their issues. A recent survey from FixYa uncovers the most common complaints from iPad 2 and Kindle Fire users.
I have both an iPad 2, and a Kindle Fire, and I love them both. However, I can also attest to at least some of these top issues reported by FixYa.
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Cisco & Friends Debate Cloud Future
Cloud computing is evolving to the point where unique clouds will be developed for specific industry verticals such as health care, government or financial services, predicts a Cisco Systems executive speaking at the CloudConnect 2012 conference this week in Silicon Valley. This runs contrary to what some have called the Coke versus Pepsi rule, that companies would not want to be in multi-tenant cloud environments with their competitors.
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Cloud Security: No Guarantees!
When adopting a cloud service, whether it’s software- or platform-as-a-service, enterprise IT organizations frequently make the assumption that the provider’s security will be an improvement over the security of their own on-premise systems. Verifying that it’s true, however, is tricky, and in the end, there are no guarantees.
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Skanska Joins The Data-Center Mod Squad
Infrastructure and construction contractor Skanska USA has unveiled what it is calling one of the most efficient, greenest data centers in the world. The “Mission Critical Center of Excellence” will use Skanska’s new modular design strategy, which will deliver a power usage efficiency (PUE) of 1.15, company officials say. Traditional data centers have a PUE of 2.0, says Terry Rennaker, vice president of Skanska USA COE.
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FileTrek Debuts Cloud-Based File Tracking, Sharing And Management Tool
FileTrek Inc., a new entrant to the cloud-based collaboration market, is debuting with a file sharing and tracking product that tells an organization the location of a file, who has worked on it, the changes that have been made to it, and how it is related to other files. The Ottawa, Canada-based company, which wants to make it easier for customers to track what happens to the content they send out into the world, has also just received $ 10 million in Class B funding from a consortium of investors in the U.S. and Canada led by Anthem Venture Partners, Telesystem, and Ontario Emerging Technologies Funds.
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Flexibility Key To Next-Gen Networks
Data centers are becoming more scalable but networking equipment can’t keep up and that’s causing problems. In the new world of virtualization, cloud and data-center consolidation, networks must become as flexible as virtual servers have made servers.
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