[TechRepublic] Why businesses shouldn't trust Apple's cloud services

Apple in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | August 30, 2012

Why businesses shouldn't trust Apple's cloud services Erik Eckel explains why iCloud is not a business-grade solution for certain critical functions. Here is what he recommends instead. Read more Resource of the day On-demand webcast: Steps to Move into a Virtualized Environment Learn about the many aspects of your IT operation that can benefit from virtualization; Discover virtualization technologies and how to decide what's best for each situation; Explore a plan for implementation to get you started fast! Poll Results: Apple iOS enterprise development is more hype than fact There is not as much in-house enterprise app development in the Apple iOS space as one might think. Read more A rare Apple failure but why did Ping go pop? Launched noisily by Steve Jobs, closed quietly by Tim Cook, Apple's foray into the social web has been a rare misstep. There are a number of small reasons for Ping's failure - and one big one. Read more Xcode iOS default application templates at a glance The Xcode IDE suggests seven default application templates for Apple iOS developers. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Mountain Lion's new text substitutions Wil Limoges introduces the Text Substitution feature in Mountain Lion OS. Read more How to use Yammer on your iPhone Yammer, the enterprise social network, has a capable iPhone app that can help mobile users stay in touch with their coworkers. Will Kelly demonstrates the basics of the Yammer iOS app. Read more Featured multimedia   8 Samsung phones Apple wants banned (pictures) Apple has laid out which devices it wants banned from sale in the U.S. following its win in court last week. Here they are, with damages and the patents involved. View on site Top evidence in Apple v. Samsung according to juror (pictures) Review some of the evidence and other trial highlights that stuck out in the minds of the Apple v. Samsung jury. View on site Today's recommended downloads A New Day: How Smarter Computing can Grow Capacity on Flat Costs (IBM) Live Webcast: Strategies for managing distributed IT environments (APC by Schneider Electric) On-demand webcast: Steps to Move into a Virtualized Environment (VMware) Seven best practices for business-ready applications (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Social Media Analytics: Making Customer Insights Actionable (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic Is the death knell sounding for traditional antivirus? Antivirus developers need to run malcode in their labs in order to create malware-identifying signatures. What happens if they can't? TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise

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