Follow These Cloud Trends to Avoid Costly Mistakes

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 April 05, 2012 Five Cloud Computing Trends Affecting Cloud Strategy Through 2015 Continual monitoring of cloud computing trends, with regular updates to the enterprise's cloud strategy, will be essential to avoid costly mistakes or miss market opportunities over the next few years, according to Gartner, Inc. Although the potential for cloud computing is significant, the breadth and depth of the impact, as well as the level of adoption over time, are uncertain and will require frequent review. Read more > Get the IT Unmasked RSS Feed   Consolidating Data Warehousing on a Private Cloud This TDWI checklist report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. Download now > Blogs Carl Weinschenk Data and Telecom Sprint Is Making Its LTE Move Loraine Lawson Integration The Persistence of Silos: Why Do We Keep Building Them? Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security Apple Patches Vulnerability in Java Two-Factor Authentication: It's All About Trust   Right now, someone's logging into your network and accessing proprietary information. Do you know who it is? This technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to using passwords only. Read it now > Harmon.ie's Outlook Integration Makes 'Social Enterprise' a Reality David Lavenda, the vice president of marketing and product strategy at Harmon.ie, explains to IT Business Edge's Loraine Lawson how Harmon.ie's unusual approach to integration makes the "social enterprise" a reality for companies. Download: Mac OS X Lion Quick Reference Guide If you're new to Apple's flagship desktop operating system, Mac OS X 10.7, this handy quick reference by CustomGuide can teach you the fundamentals in no time. Download: Job Description: Data Mining Specialist Data Mining Specialists are responsible for designing various data analysis services to mine for business process information. Learn more about this important role in this detailed job description. Featured White Papers Data Integration: Top 10 Reasons You Should Be Using Open Source This white paper presents the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing open source data integration solutions — with proof points provided from customer case studies. •  Optimizing Offsite Disaster Recovery with Virtual WAN Op, a Case Study •  Tape Fallacies Exposed — The Future of Tape Is Still Bright •  6 Steps to Competitive Dominance Where the IT Rubber Meets the Road "What matters at the end of the day is that given the fact that the Apple iPad and iPhone are the coolest platforms of the day, any IT department that is seen using them to deliver productivity applications is cool by association." Excerpt from Mike Vizard IT Unmasked Latest White Papers Prepare Yourself: How to Overcome Objections to Data Governance The Trend Toward Database Outsourcing Virtualization Changes Everything: Enter the vWOC An Unhappy Compromise: Protection, Performance, or Management? This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. 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 •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise