Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Microsoft begins paving path for IT, cloud integration; BMC takes service desk to the cloud; CloudMade takes on Google Maps

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Microsoft begins paving path for IT, cloud integration

Microsoft is finally starting to explain the "plus" in its software-plus-services plan with the first slate of technologies to support integration of the cloud and existing IT resources. Read full story

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Underwhelmed by Chrome OS? That's kinda the point
Early critics have slammed Google's cloud-based OS for being exactly what it is intended to be: lean, fast, and simple.

BMC takes service desk to the cloud via Salesforce.com
BMC and Salesforce.com partner to deliver BMC's Service Desk Express on Force.com platform.

Cloud computing: Which IT projects are right for the cloud?
Cloud computing is poised to win the title of most popular, and populist, buzzword of 2009.

Virtualization is NOT Cloud
And for that matter virtualization is not just server virtualization ….and server virtualization is not just VMware (although kudos to them for establishing the brand they have).

Supercomputing centers acknowledge Amazon influence
Amazon.com's Electric Cloud Computing service is helping to boost the visibility of supercomputer centers to business users.

Riverbed sets a course for the cloud
While many organizations are in the early stages of cloud computing adoption, Riverbed's intent is to keep advancing its optimization wares so that as enterprises get deeper into the cloud, they'll have WAN acceleration options to consider.

Open-source CloudMade takes on Google Maps
CloudMade is gearing up to release a set of tools that will enable people to quickly and easily contribute to the OpenStreetMap project.

EU security agency highlights cloud computing risks
Cloud computing users face problems including loss of control over data, difficulties proving compliance, and additional legal risks as data moves from one legal jurisdiction to another, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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November 24, 2009

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Managed Security for a Not-So-Secure World
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