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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ 10 Tools To Prevent Cloud Vendor Lock-in By Charles Babcock Nobody wants to be caught in proprietary traps in the cloud. These tools can help you avoid being hemmed in by one vendor. Texas Lassos Office 365 State reaches agreement to adopt Microsoft's cloud-based applications after forcing additional security and privacy steps. Automation Is Good For The Business And IT's Career Prospects Rather than dismissing the idea of automating processes like failover, embrace it. The alternative is more interest in IaaS. Classroom Presentation Tool For Professors, By Professors NetClick simplifies the creation of interactive presentations and lets students give feedback from a smartphone, tablet or laptop rather than a clicker. Amazon Unlikely To Spin Off AWS Cloud Unit Oppenheimer analyst says it's "inevitable" Amazon Web Services will untether from its parent company, but Amazon disagrees. Oracle Slams Forrester 'Fusion Dilemma' Report Oracle says analyst firm's note on contention between legacy applications and Fusion is 'speculative,' 'misrepresentative' and based on a dated, skewed survey. MORE CLOUD NEWS ALSO SEE • Amazon Unlikely To Spin Off AWS Cloud Unit • Oracle Slams Forrester 'Fusion Dilemma' Report • Strategy: 3 Steps to a Hands-Free Cloud • Using the Cloud to Avoid Mobile App Data Leakage • 10 Best Android Apps Of 2012 • Getting Grounded in Cloud Storage • Don't Miss Cloud Connect Silicon Valley JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Chris Murphy: "How difficult would it be to hive off Amazon's cloud business? Is it a clear infrastructure split between run-the-business infrastructure and run-the-cloud infrastructure? " In reply to: "Amazon Unlikely To Spin Off AWS Cloud Unit" View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply     DOWNLOAD NETWORK COMPUTING'S DIGITAL ISSUE In our new all-digital issue "Welcome to the Revolution": Three technologies are vying to upend legacy data center networks. Which one will you back? ALSO: Startups are bringing fine-grained I/O quality of service to solid-state arrays. DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required)     REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Strategy: 3 Steps to a Hands-Free Cloud Virtualization let IT automate the entire life cycle of a server, from -provisioning and initialization through steady-state and change -management to termination. But this is only the first step on the path to fully coordinated, automated and managed systems. The -ultimate goal: -orchestration, where business needs can be defined and executed -without human intervention. We'll examine the essential elements of -orchestration, focusing on public and private clouds. Download Now (Registration Required) Don't Give Up on APM Just Yet Application performance management tools are declining in popularity with IT managers, even as application work gets harder. Here's advice on how to keep up with performance demands. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Using the Cloud to Avoid Mobile App Data Leakage Download this white paper to learn how you can use cloud computing to improve your mobile data security. The paper features in-depth details about cloud computing as a surprisingly effective technique to solve the security, performance, user experience, and cost issues plaguing enterprises looking to provide mobile access to enterprise applications today. Download Now (Registration Required) The Next Generation Cloud and Your Network The WAN is essential to next-generation cloud computing. Watch this video to see what is required for next-generation cloud implementations and the critical role the wide area network plays in the success of cloud deployments. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR NEWS 10 Best Android Apps Of 2012 Check out these 10 gems that stood out from the crowd of 700,000 Android apps. Windows 8: Microsoft's Progress Debated Windows 8 is one of those good news-bad news Microsoft products. For every sign of success, unanswered questions or signs of flagging momentum appear. HTC One Can Compete With Apple, Samsung HTC One offers world-class hardware, slick software enhancements and a really cool camera. Apple iWatch Vs. Smartwatches Past And Present iWatch could change the mobile landscape, or it could end up as a redundant peripheral. Can Apple avoid the smartwatch flops of the past? NASA Reports Space Station Communications Outage Fixed Communications are back up between NASA and the International Space Station after a brief glitch happened shortly after a software upgrade. MORE NEWS     WEBCASTS Getting Grounded in Cloud Storage As organizations work to keep up with exponential storage growth and managing IT budgets and resources, many are turning to storage clouds or private "Storage-as-a-Service" to help control costs and provide agility and productivity. Join our speakers Wednesday, February 20, 2013 and learn about simple to use solutions which feature a self-service portal for rapid storage provisioning, monitoring and reporting. More Information & Registration MORE WEBCASTS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS Don't Miss Cloud Connect Silicon Valley Cloud Connect returns to Silicon Valley, April 2-5, 2013, for four days of lectures, panels, tutorials and roundtable discussions on a comprehensive selection of cloud topics taught by leading industry experts. 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