Salesforce, SAP to get a shot of IoT data

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	INSIDER How to connect to enterprise Wi-Fi security on Android devices  Connecting to wireless networks using the enterprise or 802.1X mode of Wi-Fi security is a bit different compared to using the personal or pre-shared key (PSK) mode. Here's what you need to know. Read More  WHITE PAPER: BMC Software An Insightful Approach to Optimize Mainframe MLC Spend  This paper, “An Insightful Approach to Optimizing Mainframe MLC Costs,” discusses how you can penetrate the complexity of IBM mainframe MLC products and the MLC price model to gain insight into the MLC cost drivers and leverage that insight to optimize MLC spend. Learn More In this Issue Salesforce, SAP to get a shot of IoT data What happens inside Amazon when there’s a Xen vulnerability Intel CEO Krzanich: What we're doing to succeed on smartphones SanDisk's InfiniFlash is a new storage format that will sell for under $1/GB Spain's Telefonica goes virtual with HP Google scores a win in SOPA-tinged Mississippi case Brocade acquires mobile SDN company Will network disaggregation play in the enterprise? Break me if you can: 4 rugged tablets put to the test WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Five Levers to Lower Mainframe MLC Costs  This paper discusses five levers you can use to lower your mainframe MLC costs by up to 20 percent or more. Explore best practices and real-world examples of dramatic savings through a mainframe MLC optimization strategy based on higher visibility, predictability, and automation. Learn More Salesforce, SAP to get a shot of IoT data  The Internet of Things is really an Internet of data about things, and combining that information with other kinds of knowledge could add to its impact.At Mobile World Congress this week, data is starting to come together in new ways. One of the most powerful combinations may emerge from partnerships between IoT veteran Jasper Technologies and two software giants: Salesforce.com and SAP.Jasper sells a SaaS platform that companies use to monitor and control products or equipment in the field. It’s designed to handle all the functions involved in making money from a device or just using it within an enterprise, including setup, ongoing service and data collection. Jasper sells its SaaS through mobile operators, and the platform can be deployed through multiple carriers to give customers global reach.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More  What happens inside Amazon when there’s a Xen vulnerability  Amazon Web Services last year was estimated by Gartner to be five times bigger than its next 14 competitors combined. That’s a lot of virtual machines. And they all run on a customized version of the open source Xen hypervisor, so when the Xen code has a security vulnerability, that’s a big deal for AWS.In the past six months AWS has twice had to reboot some of its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) servers because of a Xen vulnerability. In September, 2014 about 10% of EC2 instances were rebooted and just this week AWS announced that about 0.1% of instances had to be rebooted to install a security patch. That may not sound like a lot, but at the scale AWS operates, it’s still a large number.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More  Intel CEO Krzanich: What we're doing to succeed on smartphones  Intel is looking to partners to help make its mark in smartphones Read More  SanDisk's InfiniFlash is a new storage format that will sell for under $1/GB  InfiniFlash is Sandisk's new all-flash platform for applications such as video streaming or high-peformance databasesRead More  WHITE PAPER: HP Next-Generation IPS and Firewall: Why You Need Both  Next-generation enterprise firewalls include intrusion prevention system technology that enables them to spot and block cyber attacks. But they do not replace IPS solutions--you need both. This HP business white paper shows how NGFW and next-generation IPS (NGIPS) are complementary security solutions that work together to secure your network. Learn more >> Spain's Telefonica goes virtual with HP  The international carrier will virtualize functions in its network for more flexibility Read More  Google scores a win in SOPA-tinged Mississippi case    Google contends the case was cooked up with help from the Motion Picture Association of America Read More  Brocade acquires mobile SDN company  Brocade has announced plans to acquire Connectem, a privately-held company whose virtualization software maps mobile workloads to clouds. Read More  Will network disaggregation play in the enterprise?    HP is the latest to decouple merchant silicon-based hardware from operating system software, following Dell and Juniper. The strategy is to attract web-scale companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon who need the flexibility, choice, rapid deployment/decommissioning and cost efficiency of commodity “white box” switches capable of running a variety of software packages. Read More  Break me if you can: 4 rugged tablets put to the test  Tablets are useful, but can be fragile. These four tablets -- three Windows and one Android -- will take a licking and keep on ticking. Read More
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