Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source data center and cloud software

	Intel encourages women to pursue cloud training | Q&A: Meet Microsoft's new Azure CTO, Mark Russinovich
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	Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source data center and cloud software Top picks of the year in open source platforms, infrastructure, and management software Read More WHITE PAPER: Masergy Communications Inc. An Integrated Approach to Managed Network Security For a growing number of organizations plagued by continuing security issues, the answer to the high cost, complexity and uncertainty surrounding network security is a managed security service built on a unified, behavioral-based security architecture that is integrated, modular, and centrally managed. Learn More In this Issue Intel encourages women to pursue cloud training Q&A: Meet Microsoft's new Azure CTO, Mark Russinovich Microsoft will offer locally hosted cloud services in India Oracle's cloud strategy sounds great. For 2012 Cisco pumping $1 billion more into Intercloud Amazon readies for major reboot Hey Amazon Web Services: Time to open up Rackspace rebooting its cloud servers too Oracle's Larry Ellison throws down the cloud gauntlet Virtualization, cloud complicate insider threats for federal CIOs WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks Managing Cloud Adoption and Risk Cheat Sheet This tip sheet provides actionable steps to take control of the cloud, in a quick reference format. By adding these activities to your existing IT programs with the suggested frequency, you'll have greater visibility into cloud usage and reduced risk. View Now>> Intel encourages women to pursue cloud training Aiming to make cloud computing and DevOps training more accessible to women, Intel is sponsoring the IC3 Cloud Scholars program. Read More Q&A: Meet Microsoft's new Azure CTO, Mark Russinovich Earlier this month, Microsoft quietly appointed software architect Mark Russinovich as chief technology officer for its Azure cloud computing platform, formalizing a role he's been executing for the past several years. Read More Microsoft will offer locally hosted cloud services in India Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wooed India's government and banks on Tuesday with an offer to host cloud services including Azure and Office 365 in the country. Read More Oracle's cloud strategy sounds great. For 2012 Oracle needs to recognize that the consumerization of IT is already here. Read More Cisco pumping $1 billion more into Intercloud Cisco on Monday said it is expanding on its Intercloud multi-cloud service provider initiative with another $1 billion investment, designed to lead to more products, data centers and partners. Read More WHITE PAPER: Infoblox Create Best-of-Breed DDI Solution in a Microsoft Environment Active Directory can manage Microsoft tools; but core network services require best-in-class DNS and DHCP management utilities. Learn how Infoblox enhances Microsoft environments by improving visibility and management of DNS, DHCP, and IPAM processes. Learn more >> Amazon readies for major reboot Amazon Web Services will be updating a substantial number of its cloud servers, and has asked customers to re-launch their instances in the coming days, according to AWS consultants. Read More Hey Amazon Web Services: Time to open up Controversy over Amazon's steps to patch a Xen vulnerability in Amazon EC2 instances highlights the cloud giant's difficulty communicating. Read More Rackspace rebooting its cloud servers too Rackspace is in the process of rebooting a substantial portion of its cloud servers before Oct. 1. Read More Oracle's Larry Ellison throws down the cloud gauntlet Oracle CTO and executive chairman Larry Ellison, who just a few years ago famously mocked the notion of cloud computing, has positioned the company as one set up to become the industry's largest cloud player, with something to offer customers at all levels of the stack. Read More Virtualization, cloud complicate insider threats for federal CIOs The expansion and blurring of the traditional government network environment require federal IT officials to rethink contracting processes and embrace real-time security monitoring. Read More
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