Report: Private Cloud Beats Public on Cost in Microsoft Unified Communications

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Optimizing Infrastructure April 06, 2012 Cloud vs. Cloud: Private Cloud Collaboration More Affordable than Office 365 Azaleos Corporation recently announced the release of an independent report by Osterman Research that compares the cost of ownership for private cloud and public cloud deployments of messaging and collaboration systems. According to the report, the cost differences associated with implementing the various components of the Microsoft UC stack can vary substantially based on the delivery model used. Read more > Featured White Papers Start at the Source: Securing Data from a Growing Range of Threats This white paper outlines today's challenges and discusses how the effort to "protect data where it lives" will play an increasingly vital role in an organization's future success. •  Standardized Storage Platforms: Fast, Resilient, & Flexible •  Achieving & Protecting Your Virtual ROI: Three Security Approaches •  Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center 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. Download: Job Description: Storage Administrator This real-world job description can assist IT decision makers and job-seekers alike by outlining the core job qualifications of a Storage Administrator. Have You BCDR'd Your Business? At the end of the day, most make-or-break BCDR budget decisions come down to how important, or mission critical, achieving a particular RTO and RPO objective is. Latest White Papers The IT Service Management Dilemma: Buy or Build? TCO Comparison Shows Tape Is Still Your Best Backup Bet Virtualization Changes Everything: Enter the vWOC An Appetite for Apps: Strategies to Optimizing WAN Performance 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 > "PONs, at their heart, are simple: The longer and more end points signals that can be sent without amplification, the better off both the carrier and customer are." Excerpt from Carl Weinschenk Data and Telecom Blogs Mike Vizard IT Unmasked PaaS and the Path to 'NoOps' Nirvana Loraine Lawson Integration The Government's $200 Million Big Data Plan: What About Integration? Arthur Cole Infrastructure VDI: One Piece of the New IT Infrastructure 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 > 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