Amazon Extends Private Cloud Capabilities

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		Thursday, March 17, 2011

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TODAY'S TOP STORY

Amazon Extends Private Cloud Capabilities

Customers have the option to connect to Amazon Web Services by setting up a virtual network within the cloud, eliminating the need to use a virtual private network.

RELATED INSIGHTS

• Amazon CTO: Cloud Computing's Value In Its Ecosystem

• Amazon Web Services Connects To VMWare's Management Platform

• Amazon Launches CloudFormation To Simplify App Deployment

ALSO SEE

Intel Challenges ARM With Micro Server Processors

Xeon and Atom processors introduced for the low-power servers gaining traction in Internet companies' data centers.

What I Look For In A Social Analysis Tool

There's growing demand to analyze Facebook, Twitter and other social media, but most tools fall short. Here are six capabilities to look for in next-generation products.

Google Apps: A Love Story

How the BI-LO grocery chain found happiness in the cloud.

Report Cards Planned For Federal IT Reform Plan

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says the White House will issue twice-yearly assessments of how well the government is implement his ambitious 25-point plan for federal IT reform.

Watchdogs Criticize Federal Data Dashboard Accuracy

The GAO and The Sunlight Foundation separately criticized the Federal IT Dashboard and USASpending.gov for faulty information.

UniBrows Runs IE6 Apps In Internet Explorer 8

Browsium, the startup security firm, positions the lightweight add-on as a "web application continuity" tool that can restore multiple versions of Microsoft's browser to the last-known working state.

Google Releases YouTube Plug-In For IE9

Patch allows viewing of content that's been encoded in WebM, the default format on the popular video sharing site.

Seagate Unveils Enterprise SSDs

The latest solid-state drives include an enterprise-class, 800 GB multi-level cell NAND flash drive.

Denial Of Service Attacks Increased Sharply In 2010

DDoS attacks surpass SQL injection to become most prevalent attack vector, security vendor Trustwave reports.

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MULTIMEDIA

SLIDESHOWS

Apotheker Takes The Stage, Paints An HP Cloud Vision
Hewlett-Packard crafted a media and analyst summit where it envisioned the company at the center of cloud, connectivity and software, providing the enabling technology and services on top. View Now

ALSO SEE

• iPad 2 A5 Chip Teardown Reveals Samsung Fab, Advanced Power Management

• 10 Massive Security Breaches

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VIDEOS

Machine Learning for Healthcare
IBM and Nuance Communications have announced a research agreement to explore, develop and commercialize the Watson computing system's advanced analytics capabilities in the healthcare industry. Watch

ALSO WATCH

• Session: Enterprise Cloud Myth(s)

• Avaya Keynote at Enterprise Connect 2011

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WEBCASTS

Beyond Jeopardy!: The Business Implications of IBM Watson

Moderated by Stephen Baker, author of Final Jeopardy: Man vs Machine and the Quest to Know Everything, and featuring a panel of IBM business and research executives, this webcast will delve into the present and future business implications of the DeepQA technology behind Watson.

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