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	VMware CEO: OpenStack is not for the enterprise VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says he doesn't expect open source cloud project OpenStack to catch on significantly in the enterprise market, instead he says it's more of a platform for service providers to build public clouds. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Canon Document management made simple, with Canon. Canon's next-generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE gives your users simple, seamless ways to do more in less time: Like one-touch printing, sharing and accessing documents --in the office or remotely via mobile devices. And it gives your business a powerful document management platform that's easy and painless to run, upgrade, and expand. LEARN MORE In this Issue Four excellent Dropbox alternatives for your small-business storage needs Win $500? Survey says YES! IBM, Verizon to compete for $10 billion in government cloud work Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default Forrester: Cloud hit from NSA could be more like $180 billion (but probably not even close) SQL to NoSQL: A match made in heaven for eHarmony.com WHITE PAPER: Zetta Cloud-based enterprise-grade online backup If you're searching for a cloud storage provider, you're not alone. According to IDC, worldwide spending on public IT cloud is expected to approach $100 billion by 2016. Read Now Four excellent Dropbox alternatives for your small-business storage needs From extra security to advanced collaboration, these consumer cloud storage providers cater to your professional needs. Read More Win $500? Survey says YES! Take our short tech survey (just 10 minutes, we promise) and enter the drawing for a chance to win $500. Read More IBM, Verizon to compete for $10 billion in government cloud work IBM, Verizon and eight other companies will compete for $10 billion worth of work to help move the U.S. Department of the Interior's IT systems to the cloud. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Make your business smarter with cloud-based analytics Learn how sales, finance, investment, risk, marketing, and procurement leaders are using SaaS-based business analytics to become more agile, serve the customer better, and deliver business results. Learn More. Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default Users can choose if they want to hold the encryption keys themselves. Read More Forrester: Cloud hit from NSA could be more like $180 billion (but probably not even close) Using the same reasoning behind a recent report that predicted $35 billion in losses for U.S. cloud companies, Forrester said the downside could be closer to $180 billion -- but since the premise is wrong, losses will likely be insignificant. Read More SQL to NoSQL: A match made in heaven for eHarmony.com When SQL doesn't make the cut, NoSQL databases are called upon. Read More
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