[TechRepublic] 2011: The year the cloud went mainstream

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | December 19, 2011

Editor's note The Enterprise Cloud newsletter will not deliver on December 26, 2011. The next delivery will be Monday, January 2, 2012. Have a happy, safe New Year! 2011: The year the cloud went mainstream Thoran Rodrigues looks back over the year in cloud technology and makes a case for 2011 bringing the cloud out of the mists and into the IT mainstream. Read more Resource of the day Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats While it's true that there's only so much you can do to prevent online threats, that's no excuse not to do everything you can. Tune in to this webcast sponsored by Sophos to learn about four strategies for preventing online attacks. Additional TechRepublic resources   Holiday gifts likely to increase BYOD, interest in cloud at work Steven Trippe discusses the potential of holiday gift-giving resulting in a glut of new tablets and devices in the workplace -- and along with them, greater interest in cloud options. Read more Windows Azure pricing demystified Ian Hardenburgh explains the structure of Microsoft's Azure offerings, and more importantly, how they are priced, so that you can consider all the associated costs. Read more Small business? The cloud is the only way to go Thoran Rodrigues makes his case for small businesses taking full advantage of the cloud. From pay-as-you-go models to making sense of your data, the cloud is your best bet. Read more Featured multimedia   Cloud alternative: Pogoplug Series 4 (photos) The latest tiny Pogoplug is an attractive alternative to true cloud storage, and an intriguing product for home backup. View on site CNET 100: Best. apps. ever. There are now officially 1 gazillion apps available for today's mobile devices--give or take. But most are too buggy, simple, or just plain boring to hold our interest for more than a few days. These apps are the ones that matter. Get them on your phone. Now. View on site Today's recommended downloads An Innovative Solution to Improve Your Test Environment (IBM) Scale-Out Storage in the Content-Driven Enterprise (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) How to Reduce Cellular Spend with ShoreTel Mobility (ShoreTel) Storage Solutions for Microsoft Exchange (IBM) How to Balance Performance, Availability, Capacity, Energy in the Data Center (Quantum) Connect with TechRepublic 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise TR Dojo 10 Things

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