Application services meet up with SDN in the cloud

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	Application services meet up with SDN in the cloud Enterprises and service providers are looking beyond collections of boxes and toward virtual data centers that are better at growing and changing, and now application services such as security and acceleration are about to fit into that picture as well. Read More WEBCAST: Efficient IP Think Smart About DDI This Knowledge Vault focuses on a smart approach to maintaining the health of your network and IT infrastructure. Explore the importance of managing IP addresses and DNS-DHCP services together known as DDI in an integrated fashion. DDI is the foundation of the IP infrastructure on which business efficiency rests. View Now In this Issue 'Selfish miner' attack could devastate Bitcoin, researchers say OpenStack PaaS gets interesting with Ubuntu, Cloud Foundry project Windows Azure update extravaganza 8 players to watch in the emerging cloud single sign on market WEBCAST: IBM IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager: Online Product Demo Intelligent Investigation Manager optimizes fraud investigation and analysis and it dynamically coordinates and reports on cases, provides analysis and visualization, and enables more efficient and effective investigations. Learn More. 'Selfish miner' attack could devastate Bitcoin, researchers say Bitcoin is vulnerable to an attack that could have devastating effects on the virtual currency, but it can be fixed with a software update, according to researchers from Cornell University. Read More OpenStack PaaS gets interesting with Ubuntu, Cloud Foundry project At the OpenStack Summit, Canonical's founder said the company is working with Pivotal on making Cloud Foundry run "absolutely fantastic" on OpenStack Read More Windows Azure update extravaganza The folks at Redmond have been cranking out updates, new features, and expanded functionality in rapid succession over the past few months. This time around it's the often overlooked cloud platform Azure that is benefiting from a fresh set of improvements. Read More 8 players to watch in the emerging cloud single sign on market With the entrance of Salesforce's Identity service this week, more focus is likely on the crowded but young cloud identity and access management space Read More
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