CIOs, stop dreaming about total cloud control

CIOs have a tough job these days. They have to adopt cloud computing and, at the same time, not give up control over their systems' processes and data. Many CIOs…

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IDC Study: Software-Defined Networking Fuels the Growth of Cloud and IoT

Research firm IDC predicts that the global market for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for the organization and cloud service provider segments will grow annually by 89 percent from 960 million dollars…

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Organisations are aggressively adopting cloud – but can’t find the right security roadmap

90% of users polled in the LinkedIn Information Security group claim they are either very or moderately concerned about public cloud security. The survey, sponsored by CloudPassage, aimed to give…

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Software defined data centres will be vital for business agility – but not just yet

Analyst house Gartner argues the software defined data centre (SDDC), otherwise known as the virtual data centre (VDC), is not the right choice for every IT organisation today – but…

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Cisco Disrupts Infrastructure Behind $60 Million Ransomware Campaign

Cisco researchers recently announced that they'd disrupted a significant revenue stream generated by the Angler Exploit Kit, which has been used to distribute a wide variety of malware, including several…

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Citrix predicts market expansion in desktop as a service

Service providers expect a significant growth in the desktop as a service (DaaS) market, according to the latest research from Citrix. The 2015 Global DaaS Market Survey, which polled more…

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Amazon, Google Boost Cloud Security Efforts

Security is often tapped as a top barrier to cloud adoption in multiple surveys that attempt to assess cloud usage. Cloud giants like Amazon have heard these concerns loud and…

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The white space between hand-crafted and automated approaches to the cloud

The journey to the cloud will be faster for some than others. For startups, the decision is easy, they are “cloud first”. They have low overheads and can test products…

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Codoso Group Hackers Breach Samsung Subsidiary LoopPay

A Chinese hacking team known as the Codoso Group or the Sunshock Group breached the network of Samsung subsidiary LoopPay earlier this year, the New York Times reports. Samsung acquired…

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How performance requirements can prove a stumbling block for cloud transformation

As businesses look to cloud for faster, more flexible growth, they confront significant challenges from a legacy application base that has varying levels of cloud suitability. Some applications have specific…

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