| | | INSIDER Alert | | Your guide to the top content posted this week for Insider members | | | | Computerworld It's part of your job to let your boss know honestly what you can and can't do. (Insider; registration required) | | CSO Anything “software-defined”—networks, storage, data centers—is grabbing a lot of attention these days. Security is no exception. Software-defined security (SDS) is an emerging model in which information security is deployed, controlled and managed by software.With SDS, security controls such as network segmentation, intrusion detection and access control are automated and monitored via software.[How to securely get started using SDN]Research firm Gartner Inc., which named SDS one of its top 10 technologies for IT security in 2014, says the impact of SDS on security will be transformational. “Software-defined security doesn’t mean that some dedicated security hardware isn’t still needed—it is,” the firm says. “However, like software-defined networking, the value and intelligence moves into software.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE | | Computerworld Its fast and robust data processing and storage power make Hadoop both wildly popular and wildly complex. Here's how four IT leaders have managed to bring Hadoop systems from the sandbox into production. READ MORE | | InfoWorld The self-provisioning of technology in the workplace by employees, more commonly known as consumerization, is the most dramatic opportunity disguised as a challenge that businesses should embrace. Along with the infiltration of unsanctioned personal devices, applications, and Web services inside the organization, companies are gaining workers who are increasingly self-motivated to be more empowered, engaged, and resourceful. What enterprise would say no to a self-starter? READ MORE | | Network World For many of us, mobile apps have become a way of life. According to Nielsen, U.S. Android and iPhone users age 18 and older spend 65% more time each month using apps than they did just two years ago. Specifically, in fourth-quarter 2013, this population spent 30 hours, 15 minutes using apps, which is a half-day more than the 18 hours, 18 minutes they spent in fourth-quarter 2011. What are they spending so much time doing? According to comScore, they’re mostly using Facebook, Google Play, Google Search, YouTube, Pandora Radio, Gmail and Google Maps. But despite the inherently consumer and entertainment orientation of many apps today, their rampant use is also pushing businesses, and specifically CIOs, to incorporate mobile apps into the enterprise.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE | | Network World When we reviewed six mobile device management products in 2013, Citrix declined the opportunity to participate, but the company has changed its mind with the recent release of Xen Mobile v9.0 MDM. In our testing, we found that the software stacks up nicely against AirWatch and Good Technology, the two leaders from that review, and should be on any IT manager’s short list, particularly if you already use other Citrix connectivity products. We tested the cloud-based Xen Mobile services, but the on-premises server has similar functionality. To get started, you download the client app, called Citrix Worx Home, from either Google Play or Apple iTunes Stores. Once installed, provisioning a new device happens quickly and a user is taken through the steps to install various pieces of Citrix code and set up their workspace.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE | | | | |
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