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Imperva Introduces Cloud-Based DDoS Protection
Data security solutions specialist Imperva announced the availability of Cloud DDoS Protection, a cloud-based service that is designed to safeguard small to medium-size businesses from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. By subscribing to this service, businesses can help protect against the downtime, brand damage and potential lost revenue caused by DDoS attacks, the company said. The…
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Cloud Computing Driving Revenue Growth: CompTIA Report
Cloud computing is generating significant revenue streams for IT channel companies, which plan to boost their cloud investments in the next year, according to research from CompTIA, a nonprofit trade association for the IT industry. Among IT channel companies offering cloud computing solutions, 46 percent report deriving 50 percent or more of their annual revenue…
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Symantec, VMware to Offer Secure Desktop-as-a-Service Solution
Virtual desktops with security built-in are coming soon to enterprises and IT service providers, according to Symantec and VMware. Symantec and VMware expanded their strategic partnership to offer desktop-as-a-service applications with integrated security and management, Symantec said Aug. 31. The combined offering will combine Symantec Endpoint Protection and the Altiris Client Management Suite with VMware’s…
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VMware Unveils Database as a Service Offering
VMware has announced vFabric Data Director, a new platform to deliver a Database as a Service solution for the enterprise. Announced at the company s VMworld 2011 conference, vFabric Data Director presents a new database provisioning and operations solution designed to deliver a Database as a Service (DaaS) model for the enterprise. VMware s vFabric…
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Dell Partners With VMware, Salesforce on Cloud Systems
With its design-it-yourself PCs in the 1980s and ’90s, Dell liberated personal computing in its own image. Later, it developed its own servers, resold and serviced storage hardware from EMC, and made it all economically attractive for its marketing sweet spots midrange and small businesses to purchase and deploy. Now, in 2011, the company Michael…