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Now that the cloud is sweeping the enterprise, it's time to reevaluate your security strategy. A secure cloud deployment depends in large part on data security, which demands a different set of skills and solutions than traditional, on-premises infrastructure security. Here are two signs you should invest in cloud computing data security. 1. You're using, or planning to use, the public cloud When it comes to addressing cloud security concern...

Back in early 2013 Gartner research projected that by 2017, CMOs were on track to end up with larger IT budgets than CIOs. Clearly this is not the trend we are seeing today as we believe CIO influence continues to grow rather than shrink. We simply need to take a quick look into todays Cloud Computing trends and vendor strategies from companies like IBM to determine the current CIO budget trajectory. Personal clouds are starting to gain t...

As the drive to "do more with less" becomes a mantra for many organizations, optimizing space utilization is a key goal of many IT departments.  Storage continues to be one of the major cost components of today's infrastructure deployments.  Thin technology, including thin provisioning, offers efficiency benefits that can significantly reduce both capital and operational costs.  However, implementations of thin technologies differ with the st...

The global market for cloud computing was predicted to grow over 18 percent in 2013, to a total worth of $131 billion. While small business are increasingly looking to the cloud, large companies have been the early adopters of cloud technology and are poised to continue innovating infrastructure, services and vendor relationships within the cloud. While much of the focus on cloud computing has been, thus far, on public cloud infrastructure, this is...

How can you make sure that your private cloud is agile, responsive, and efficient? NetApp offers private cloud technology that aligns with the following recommendations from Enterprise Strategy Group: * Optimize storage to fully realize the benefits of server virtualization and private cloud * Treat storage efficiency as a strategic opportunity to hone and improve the overall cloud environment * Use techniques such as deduplication and compression ...

Previously in Enterprise 20/20, we’ve imagined a future where applications become the source of competitive advantage for businesses in most industries. Software can augment products and services and automate workflows, as enterprises innovate to deliver more engaging experiences to mobile users. Those who can conquer information to gauge real-time sentiment and gain insight into customer location and context will further differentiate competit...

Are rapid technology changes and a continuous stream of new projects plaguing your department? Say good-bye to 10 pesky problems that are preventing your IT staff from getting work done. And not just any work, real work done at the right time and the right way. Learn how to: • Effectively manage incoming work requests • Control the meeting madness • Collaborate efficiently with global workforces • Minimize overhead for p...

The appliance approach to data storage is inefficient and expensive.  Find out what your storage vendor doesn’t want you to know about storage virtualization. ...

Organizations of all sizes are moving their workloads to the cloud to gain the increased flexibility and scalability needed to manage evolving business demands. In fact, 75% of enterprises now use at least some form of cloud computing. But many organizations continue to proceed with caution — moving only select workloads to the cloud. Why not go all in? The answer is simple: availability concerns. Download our white paper, “Cloud Computin...

What’s great for sales productivity isn’t always good for IT. Nearly 56% of sales teams agree that slow connections are one of the biggest issues with traditional online meeting apps, so it’s no surprise that many sales teams are bringing in their own cloud-based apps to demo, sell and close deals faster and easier. This InfoWorld research report, based on an IDG QuickPulse survey administered to IT professionals, will provide ins...