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Verizon Acquires Managed Infrastructure and Cloud Provider TerreMark Worldwide
Verizon has made no secret of its intentions to rely on cloud delivery to boost revenue tied to technology solutions. Yesterday, the telecommunications giant tendered a sweet $1.4 billion offer to Terremark Worldwide, a managed IT infrastructure and cloud service provider, with the aim to strengthen and "accelerate" its current cloud strategy. The deal, which…
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VMware Launches Go Pro Cloud Service for Small Business
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions specialist VMware announced the general availability of Go Pro, a cloud service designed to enable small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) to consolidate, control, and secure their physical and virtual IT infrastructure. Go Pro is available by subscription for $29.95 per admin/month, and the company said later this they expect to…
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Okta Unveils Identity and Access Management Service
On-demand identity and access management service provider Okta announced the debut of a service designed to help businesses accelerate the adoption of their cloud and Web-based applications. Built on an extensible on-demand, multitenant cloud services platform, the service provides end users with single sign-on for all of their Web apps. The company’s application network includes…
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Amazon Gets Into Bulk E-Mail Cloud Service Market
Amazon Web Services Jan. 25 launched a bulk e-mail service for businesses and developers, providing a messaging option for the cloud computing provider’s arsenal of Web-based services. AWS intends Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) as an alternative to the thorny work of building a custom messaging platform or licensing an e-mail service from a…
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Backup and Recovery Issues Ahead with Virtualization, Cloud
A survey of more than 3,000 small to medium-size businesses (SMB) conducted by the Ponemon Institute revealed that while attitudes towards backup and recovery differ widely around the world, businesses everywhere want a single backup and recovery solution for physical, virtual and cloud environments. The vast majority (68 percent) of IT managers agree that their…