Are scare tactics a deterrent to putting data in the cloud?

Presented by SearchCloudComputing.com Cloud Computing Digest A roundup of cloud computing content from across the TechTarget network. Advertisement ISSUE DATE:  July 3, 2012 ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Are scare tactics a deterrent to putting data in the cloud? Analyzing 'big data' with Microsoft Cloud Numerics Tackling cloud orchestration for complex IT workflows Quotes, insight and anecdotes from the 2012 Red Hat Summit FEATURED STORY Are scare tactics a deterrent to putting data in the cloud? by Michelle Boisvert, Senior Site Editor Cloud adopters see the Patriot Act as a data governance concern, but some legal experts claim it's just a selling point for non-U.S. cloud providers.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) MORE CLOUD COMPUTING NEWS FROM THE TECHTARGET NETWORK Analyzing 'big data' with Microsoft Cloud Numerics Microsoft’s Cloud Numerics lets developers use their .NET chops and HPC clusters to analyze "big data" in the cloud.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) Tackling cloud orchestration for complex IT workflows Cloud orchestration means automating and managing workflows and services. But as workflows become more complex, they can quickly become unmanageable.  (SearchCloudComputing.com) Quotes, insight and anecdotes from the 2012 Red Hat Summit Couldn’t make it to this year’s Red Hat Summit and JBoss World? We hit the high points with quotes and insight from the event.  (SearchServerVirtualization.com) Microsoft announces Yammer acquisition, launches social strategy Microsoft officially announces Yammer acquisition, an effort to accelerate social strategy and cloud services.  (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) Cloud storage prices: Avoid turning your MSP business into a commodity Managed services providers face a lot of pressure to cut cloud storage prices, but doing so may turn their businesses into a commodity and devalue their services.  (SearchCloudProvider.com) Alabama manufacturing plant enlists DR cloud as tornado insurance The devastation of the 2011 Alabama tornado prompted a manufacturing plant to turn to a DR cloud with an onsite appliance to replicate critical data.  (SearchDisasterRecovery.com) Building a hybrid cloud on SaaS, PaaS and IaaS for IT efficiencies IT pros looking to adopt a hybrid cloud must strategize for security, IT standards and costs to make their cloud project successful.  (SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.UK) Selling enterprise cloud and managed services As enterprises increasingly demand cloud services, providers are seeking ways to become resellers of cloud and managed services.  (SearchNetworkingChannel.com) Vertical cloud providers and cloud transparency An examination of some vertical-specific cloud security providers shows security details are hard to find.  (SearchCloudSecurity.com) Cloud data integration focuses business-IT tensions Cloud data integration platforms are contested territory in the struggle between IT and the business. As experimental cloud data integration projects become operationalized, will business and IT harmonize?  (SearchCloudApplications.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by SearchCloudComputing.com, part of the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Cloud Computing Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved.