By 2015, 10 percent of overall IT security will be delivered in the Cloud

By 2015, 10 per cent of overall IT security enterprise product capabilities will be delivered in the cloud, according to Gartner, Inc. The services are also driving changes in the market landscape, particularly around a number of key security technology areas, such as secure email and secure Web gateways, remote vulnerability assessment, and Identity and Access Management (IAM). Gartner expects the cloud-based security services market to reach $4.2 billion by 2016.

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Cloud Direct appoints CTO to drive Cloud Services Brokerage

With a wealth of technical and scientific expertise, the Cranberry founder will be leading Cloud Direct’s efforts in designing bespoke solutions for businesses and helping to unlock their potential.

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SUSE helps customers deliver Cloud-based services faster and easier

SUSE® has announced the general availability of SUSE Studio™ 1.3 for ISVs and enterprise data centres. The latest update to its application image-building tool includes new features to help customers more easily deploy and manage self-contained, portable workloads across virtual and cloud environments such as Amazon EC2, OpenStack and SUSE Cloud. By reducing application deployment and lifecycle management time, IT organisations, independent software vendors and original equipment...

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Security considerations for private Cloud

Cybersecurity today can feel complex, especially if you are moving to or managing cloud security. But it doesn’t have to be. Hear from Rackspace Principal Architect, Luke Huckaba, as he explains some of the major concerns around Private Cloud and Security, and how Rackspace is helping to solve these issues both internally and for customers.

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