Strategic Cloud Mistakes to Avoid

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge August 29, 2011 Five Mistakes Companies Make in Their Cloud Strategies Companies that fail to explore all the options may be leaving valuable services untapped and potential savings unrealized. According to Logicalis, there are five significant ways businesses today are missing out on the full potential of the cloud. And identifying and understanding these potential pitfalls is the key to avoiding them. Read more > Get the Data Center Edge RSS Feed   UC: Giving Business Something to Talk About Read this industry report and learn how UC can accelerate cycle times, help shrink the order-to-revenue gap and strengthen customer relationships. Download now > Blogs Ann All Business of Tech User Adoption: It's the Benefits, Stupid Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security Google Talks Security Mike Vizard IT Unmasked Unifying the Clouds Operations & IT — Aligning Execution with Strategy   This white paper describes the portfolio management process to help you maximize innovation and minimize risk. Download Now > The State of USB Drive Insecurity Just about everybody uses a USB drive these days, but very few stop to think about the security implications of devices that are passed around like digital trinkets. IT Hiring's Hot in South Florida Susan Hall spoke with Deborah Vazquez, CEO of Boca Raton, Fla., IT staffing firm Protech, about the IT job outlook in south Florida. Promising New Tablets Some new tablets highlighted here are looking to compete with the iPad through differentiation and some are seeking to carve specific niches in particular sectors of the enterprise. Latest White Papers The Time Is Right for Open Source MDM Which to Buy? Your Guide to Selecting the Right-Sized Phone System New Approaches to Optimized Data Center Power Distribution The CXO's Roadmap to IT Governance Featured White Papers Trust, but Verify: How to Manage Risk in Outsourced Applications Outsourcing can be a cost-effective solution to the demand for new applications. Learn best practices for outsourcing application development. •  Email Security in the Cloud: More Secure! Compliant! Less Expensive! •  Seamlessly Manage Complex Database Environments — And Do It Within Budget •  Server Consolidation for SAP ERP: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership "Organizations can prepare by decentralizing operations, running drills, developing comprehensive physical and logical communications structures (i.e., who calls whom) and running highly redundant systems. But they can't prepare for the actual event because they simply don't know what it will be." Excerpt from Carl Weinschenk Data and Telecom Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise