[TechRepublic] Deciding what you want from the cloud: First steps

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Deciding what you want from the cloud: First steps Nick Hardiman offers a blueprint for those who are just beginning to evaluate moving applications, services, or part of their infrastructure to the public cloud. Here are some of the initial considerations. Read more Resource of the day Strategy Guide to Business Risk Mitigation What happens if your system is unavailable, just once, for even a few minutes? Read this white paper for research, tools, solutions, and case studies that will help you build a disaster recovery plan that truly mitigates risk. Additional TechRepublic resources   Amazon EC2 now offers Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2 For public cloud compute platforms, a new de facto platform of the private cloud is now available on EC2. IT maharaja Rick Vanover walks through this new feature on AWS. Read more How to choose the right Windows Azure subscription John Joyner goes over the main decision points of choosing a Windows Azure subscription. Here are some tips for picking out the right plan for your needs. Read more How a VM role works in Windows Azure to accomplish resilient applications John Joyner describes the VM role in Windows Azure and explains how you can get resilient applications in the cloud without relying on highly fault-tolerant hardware. Read more Server-side encryption available for AWS S3 storage One of the legitimizing aspects of cloud computing is to self-manage the encryption keys, such as Amazon's new SSE. But, how does one go about doing this? IT pro Rick Vanover shares a few tips. Read more Why the Batphone keeps ringing in the cloud: Hardware matters more than ever now Guest Contributor Lisa Petrucci explains why you can't forget the importance of hardware even when you've moved to the cloud. Read more Long-Term Infrastructure: Building an enterprise shared services platform that will last Like federal highway systems, enterprise infrastructure is never quite complete, and never quite ends up as planned. How can it be kept on track, over years? Read more iCloud opens up from beta: First look at the new Apple service Wil Limoges takes a look at the new iCloud syncing service, made available today. Check out these tips for migrating -- before you make the move. Read more The Cloud isn't a strategy If you asked the builder who is designing your dream home what his strategy was and he replied, 'The Binford Sawzall 9000,' would you feel comfortable? It's the same with the tool known as the cloud. Read more Going Google can mean going green and saving money If you can reduce your company's annual carbon footprint by at least 11 tons and save money, would you? Susan Cline suggests it is more than possible. Read more Featured multimedia   How to transfer your MobileMe account to iCloud (photos) iOS 5 and iCloud have now officially launched, giving MobileMe users the option to transfer their accounts over to iCloud. We walk you through the process and provide some tips along the way. View on site Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Improving Patient Care and Efficiency with a Converged Medical Infrastructure (TechRepublic) Make a Smooth Transition to SharePoint Online (Quest Software) Strategy Guide to Converged Infrastructure in Retail (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Make Your CRM Work Harder So You Don't Have To (Dun & Bradstreet) Download this Agile Ekit (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones Steve Jobs remembered Steve Jobs has passed away, tech world mourns The Tale of Steve Jobs and the Five Dragons Steve Jobs on career lessons learned Steve Jobs' effect on open source Video: Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs Video: Steve Jobs narrating "Here's to the Crazy Ones" tribute Gallery: Steve Jobs' most revolutionary Apple products

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[TechRepublic] Deciding what you want from the cloud: First steps

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Deciding what you want from the cloud: First steps Nick Hardiman offers a blueprint for those who are just beginning to evaluate moving applications, services, or part of their infrastructure to the public cloud. Here are some of the initial considerations. Read more Resource of the day Proactive Performance Management for Enterprise Databases Managing your database is no easy task. If you agree, you may want to take a look at this white paper. You'll learn how to increase performance while enabling faster problem solving and fewer issues. Read now to learn more. Additional TechRepublic resources   Amazon EC2 now offers Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2 For public cloud compute platforms, a new de facto platform of the private cloud is now available on EC2. IT maharaja Rick Vanover walks through this new feature on AWS. Read more How to choose the right Windows Azure subscription John Joyner goes over the main decision points of choosing a Windows Azure subscription. Here are some tips for picking out the right plan for your needs. Read more How a VM role works in Windows Azure to accomplish resilient applications John Joyner describes the VM role in Windows Azure and explains how you can get resilient applications in the cloud without relying on highly fault-tolerant hardware. Read more Server-side encryption available for AWS S3 storage One of the legitimizing aspects of cloud computing is to self-manage the encryption keys, such as Amazon's new SSE. But, how does one go about doing this? IT pro Rick Vanover shares a few tips. Read more Why the Batphone keeps ringing in the cloud: Hardware matters more than ever now Guest Contributor Lisa Petrucci explains why you can't forget the importance of hardware even when you've moved to the cloud. Read more Long-Term Infrastructure: Building an enterprise shared services platform that will last Like federal highway systems, enterprise infrastructure is never quite complete, and never quite ends up as planned. How can it be kept on track, over years? Read more iCloud opens up from beta: First look at the new Apple service Wil Limoges takes a look at the new iCloud syncing service, made available today. Check out these tips for migrating -- before you make the move. Read more The Cloud isn't a strategy If you asked the builder who is designing your dream home what his strategy was and he replied, 'The Binford Sawzall 9000,' would you feel comfortable? It's the same with the tool known as the cloud. Read more Going Google can mean going green and saving money If you can reduce your company's annual carbon footprint by at least 11 tons and save money, would you? Susan Cline suggests it is more than possible. Read more Featured multimedia   How to transfer your MobileMe account to iCloud (photos) iOS 5 and iCloud have now officially launched, giving MobileMe users the option to transfer their accounts over to iCloud. We walk you through the process and provide some tips along the way. View on site Today's recommended downloads Deployment Planning and Automation for The Cloud (IBM) Proactive Performance Management for Enterprise Databases (Quest Software) Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments (Quest Software) Make a Smooth Transition to SharePoint Online (Quest Software) A New Approach to IT Service Management (Serena Software) Connect with TechRepublic Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones Steve Jobs remembered Steve Jobs has passed away, tech world mourns The Tale of Steve Jobs and the Five Dragons Steve Jobs on career lessons learned Steve Jobs' effect on open source Video: Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs Video: Steve Jobs narrating "Here's to the Crazy Ones" tribute Gallery: Steve Jobs' most revolutionary Apple products

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[TechRepublic] Look for big updates on tech trends this week

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Gartner Symposium: Big updates on tech trends coming this week Gartner Symposium 2011 is this week and TechRepublic will have all the big stories on the latest trends in business technology. Read more Resource of the day Take this Important Step in Endpoint Security Avoid malware and data breaches that damage your reputation and bottom line. Join this webcast to walk through four desktop lockdown elements that will secure your endpoints and get you started with a least privileges environment. More from TechRepublic   Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. Read more Using Google+ API on your website The first round of Google+ APIs released allow read-only access to public data only, but even with that small amount of access, we can build a contact page and activity feed for your website. Read more Twitter's iOS 5 integration is a disappointment Twitter's deep integration into iOS 5 was welcomed by professionals who manage social media. Unfortunately, it's missing important functionality. Read more 10 security problems you might not realize you have It's easy to get distracted by high profile security threats and let more subtle -- but equally destructive -- risks fall through the cracks. Read more News from ZDNet   Clay Shirky: Social networking will change business like PC, laptop, email NYU prof Clay Shirky said that it will fall to the IT department to make social networking strategic---just like the PC, laptop and email. Read more Ten strategies for making the "Big Leap" to next-gen mobile, social, cloud, consumerization, and big data The "Big Five" IT trends are in the midst of making their impact felt in organizations around the world. Is this is a significant chance for IT to drive innovation and business agility at long... Read more iPhone 4S launch; a mixed bag The iPhone 4S arrived in U.S. stores on Friday and people had a mixed bag of results with activations. Read more If not for Siri, would we care about the iPhone 4S? The iPhone 4S is selling like crazy, but its hardware enhancements alone are not worth the upgrade Read more How much money does Google make from mobile? Two and a half billion reasons why Google loves mobile. Read more Turn the top of your laptop into a whiteboard with DrawTop For $10 you can turn your laptop's unused space into a portable whiteboard Read more Skype is officially now a Microsoft division Skype is officially now part of Microsoft, as of October 13, with the closing of the $8.5 billion acquisition. Read more US military seeks to "defuse stories used as weapons" The US Navy is funding a project that focuses on damaging rumors in war zones... Read more Facebook sued for violating wiretap laws with tracking cookies Facebook is being sued in multiple states for tracking its users even after they logged out of the service. All the lawsuits allege the company violated federal wiretap laws. Read more Featured multimedia   The phones (and tablet) of CTIA Fall 2011 CTIA was the first time we got photos or video for 17 news phones (and a tablet.) View on site 5 tech cars for under $20,000 High-tech features are no longer restricted to luxury cars, many entry level cars, those going for well under $20,000, are sporting technologies that work with today's portable electronics. View on site Today's recommended downloads How to Optimize Performance in eCommerce Production Environments (dynaTrace software) The Future of Software Delivery is Cloudy (IBM) Don't Let Everyday Events Take Systems Offline (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Make a Smooth Transition to SharePoint Online (Quest Software) Take this Important Step in Endpoint Security (Viewfinity)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. Steve Jobs remembered Steve Jobs has passed away, tech world mourns The Tale of Steve Jobs and the Five Dragons Steve Jobs on career lessons learned Steve Jobs' effect on open source Video: Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs Video: Steve Jobs narrating "Here's to the Crazy Ones" tribute Gallery: Steve Jobs' most revolutionary Apple products

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[TechRepublic] Look for big updates on tech trends this week

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Gartner Symposium: Big updates on tech trends coming this week Gartner Symposium 2011 is this week and TechRepublic will have all the big stories on the latest trends in business technology. Read more Resource of the day Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments Keeping your databases up and running smoothly can feel like a balancing act. In this white paper, you'll learn how to improve consistency while reducing costs. More from TechRepublic   Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. Read more Using Google+ API on your website The first round of Google+ APIs released allow read-only access to public data only, but even with that small amount of access, we can build a contact page and activity feed for your website. Read more Twitter's iOS 5 integration is a disappointment Twitter's deep integration into iOS 5 was welcomed by professionals who manage social media. Unfortunately, it's missing important functionality. Read more 10 security problems you might not realize you have It's easy to get distracted by high profile security threats and let more subtle -- but equally destructive -- risks fall through the cracks. Read more News from ZDNet   Clay Shirky: Social networking will change business like PC, laptop, email NYU prof Clay Shirky said that it will fall to the IT department to make social networking strategic---just like the PC, laptop and email. Read more Ten strategies for making the "Big Leap" to next-gen mobile, social, cloud, consumerization, and big data The "Big Five" IT trends are in the midst of making their impact felt in organizations around the world. Is this is a significant chance for IT to drive innovation and business agility at long... Read more iPhone 4S launch; a mixed bag The iPhone 4S arrived in U.S. stores on Friday and people had a mixed bag of results with activations. Read more If not for Siri, would we care about the iPhone 4S? The iPhone 4S is selling like crazy, but its hardware enhancements alone are not worth the upgrade Read more How much money does Google make from mobile? Two and a half billion reasons why Google loves mobile. Read more Turn the top of your laptop into a whiteboard with DrawTop For $10 you can turn your laptop's unused space into a portable whiteboard Read more Skype is officially now a Microsoft division Skype is officially now part of Microsoft, as of October 13, with the closing of the $8.5 billion acquisition. Read more US military seeks to "defuse stories used as weapons" The US Navy is funding a project that focuses on damaging rumors in war zones... Read more Facebook sued for violating wiretap laws with tracking cookies Facebook is being sued in multiple states for tracking its users even after they logged out of the service. All the lawsuits allege the company violated federal wiretap laws. Read more Featured multimedia   The phones (and tablet) of CTIA Fall 2011 CTIA was the first time we got photos or video for 17 news phones (and a tablet.) View on site 5 tech cars for under $20,000 High-tech features are no longer restricted to luxury cars, many entry level cars, those going for well under $20,000, are sporting technologies that work with today's portable electronics. View on site Today's recommended downloads Proactive Performance Management for Enterprise Databases (Quest Software) Ten Ways SharePoint 2010 will Impact your Notes Migration (Quest Software) A New Approach to IT Service Management (Serena Software) The Kellogg Executive MBA Program Make a Smooth Transition to SharePoint Online (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. Steve Jobs remembered Steve Jobs has passed away, tech world mourns The Tale of Steve Jobs and the Five Dragons Steve Jobs on career lessons learned Steve Jobs' effect on open source Video: Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs Video: Steve Jobs narrating "Here's to the Crazy Ones" tribute Gallery: Steve Jobs' most revolutionary Apple products

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