Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the IP news roundup. Today’s news focuses on all things cloud:
Cloud myths debunked. CloudTweaks is taking an in-depth look at some of the biggest cloud myths, such as cloud services are not secure. When it comes to security, the first article in the cloud...
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Today’s IP news roundup focuses on cloud. Here’s what’s making headlines:
Should you allow employees to use consumer-based cloud services, such as Dropbox, to store company information? According to an article on ReadWriteWeb, these services are useful and cost-effective, but they may put...
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Here’s a roundup of today’s hottest IP news from the Twitterverse:
Almost half of organizations are now using the cloud to store sensitive or confidential data. Ponemon Institute’s “Encryption in the Cloud” survey showed that more organizations trust the cloud, and another one-third...
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An Intel survey confirmed the important role that security plays when it comes to choosing both public and private cloud services. Security either formed the foundation of respondent’s decisions or played a strong role in their selection of a cloud deployment model. Here’s what the...
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A new report released by AIIM, the global community of information professionals, revealed that big data is poised for massive growth. Big Data: extracting value from your digital landfill predicts that big data’s user base will double to 17% within the next 12 months, while...
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A new study sponsored by Microsoft explored whether organizations have a solid understanding of private cloud and to what degree they are adopting and benefiting from the technology. The Private Cloud in Context survey found that about 56% of respondents have a solid...
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A new study by Symantec explored to what degree SMBs are adopting virtualization, mobility and cloud computing and how these technologies affect their ability to prepare for the unexpected. The 2012 SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey found that the SMBs that adopt these technologies feel they are...
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A new study released by the MeriTalk Cloud Computing Exchange reported on by Forbes.com reveals how cloud computing can lead to big savings for the US government. The report states that federal agencies are currently saving $5.5 billion annually through cloud services. This number is projected to...
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IDG Enterprise surveyed 1,682 technology decision makers to measure cloud computing trends including usage, plans, investments, business drivers and business impacts. The survey revealed that within the next five years, 27% of respondents will perform the majority of their IT operations in the...
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