Google cloud platform can now be managed from a phone

	Google cloud platform can now be managed from a phone | Amazon debuts bottomless storage plans for photos, data
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	Google for Work vs. Microsoft Office 365: A comparison of cloud tools While Google for Work and Microsoft Office 365 offer many similar services, choosing between the two can be a significant challenge for CIOs. This comparison eases that burden. Read More WHITE PAPER: Windstream Communications The Path to Value in the Cloud The Path to Value in the Cloud, by Oxford Economics and Windstream, brings together the latest insights, tactics and strategies C-suite respondents are using to make the cloud work for them. Learn More In this Issue Google cloud platform can now be managed from a phone Amazon debuts bottomless storage plans for photos, data Microsoft extends Azure Site Recovery Microsoft to simplify Azure migration with bigger VM drives Google Cloud Launcher deploys VM-based apps in a snap 5 freshly-funded cloud computing companies worth watching Study: Compliance biggest cloud security challenge Cloudyn helps companies keep track of Microsoft Azure deployments RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver Gain Fresh perspectives & insights at IT Roadmap Denver Explore today's biggest IT challenges and trends including: security & risk management, the digitization of the enterprise, devops, cloud management and more. Attend IT Roadmap Denver, April 7. Learn more - http://www.itroadmap.net/denver2015/NLP Google cloud platform can now be managed from a phone Google has started the beta of the Android version of the console, with an iOS version expected this year Read More Amazon debuts bottomless storage plans for photos, data The new consumer-focused storage service could be an alternative to backing up files on an external drive Read More Microsoft extends Azure Site Recovery Microsoft is continuing to open up its cloud platform in an effort to support customers' hybrid clouds. As part of that strategy, Microsoft has updated Azure Site Recovery to work with VMware virtual machines and physical servers. Read More Microsoft to simplify Azure migration with bigger VM drives Microsoft has increased by a factor of eight the maximum size of OS drives that can run on its Azure cloud, hoping to get enterprises to migrate more workloads.Microsoft is methodically launching new services and adding features to Azure to make the platform more competitive and a better fit for different applications. Until now, virtual machines on Azure had a maximum OS drive size of 127GB, a problem for enterprises that wanted to move existing on-site virtual machines that for some reason were bigger than that.With the new 1023GB limit, migrating virtual machines where apps and data residing on the OS drive exceed the previous ceiling becomes more straightforward, Microsoft's Guy Bowerman, senior program manager, Azure Compute Runtime, said in a blog post.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Complacent About Compliance The specter of compliance haunts everyone. It spans everything from governmental regulations, industry mandates, or service level agreements between partners. Companies must not only comply, they must also prove that they complied. View Now Google Cloud Launcher deploys VM-based apps in a snap Google offers a new service for launching packaged apps in VMs to Cloud Platform, by way of a partnership with Bitnami. Read More 5 freshly-funded cloud computing companies worth watching Investors made a crowd around the cloud this week, investing $175 million in companies focused on everything from storage to the WAN to the supply chain. Read More Study: Compliance biggest cloud security challenge According to a new report by cloud security company CipherCloud, compliance is the single biggest concern for large organizations looking at cloud adoption. Read More Cloudyn helps companies keep track of Microsoft Azure deployments The offering is available immediately and helps keep costs under control Read More
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