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Security Risks, Cost Hamper Adoption of Cloud Computing, Survey Finds
An annual research report examining attitudes to cloud computing services amongst IT decision makers in U.K. and U.S. businesses, conducted by research firm Loudhouse and sponsored by cloud-based security specialist Mimecast, found that while a majority of organizations (51 percent) are now using some form of cloud computing service, concerns around cost and security hamper…
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Good for Enterprise
Good for Enterprise Designed to help enterprises balance device choice with management and security concerns, Good for Enterprises makes it possible to enforce policies across numerous platforms whether or not the device is owned by the organization. Lookout Available for Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices, this data backup, security and data management utility managed…
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Mobile Security: Four Key Opportunities for the Channel
With the number of mobile devices deployed shooting up, recent news about Android security vulnerabilities and the exposure of more than 100,000 iPad users’ personal data raising user awareness about mobile security, opportunities for channel partners to sell mobile protection into customer environments have certainly ripened. That’s if these partners and their vendors can target…
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Google Apps FISMA Certified Amid IT Security Concerns
Google revealed today that it will answer security critics and build out its government customer base with a new version of Google Apps, specifically for the government sector, complete with FISMA certification. Google said in its Official Enterprise Blog that Google Apps for Government is the industry’s "first suite of cloud computing applications to receive…
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Businesses Eager to Join the Cloud, Survey Finds
"The flexibility of cloud computing could help organizations recover from the current global economic downturn, according to 68 percent of IT and businesses decision makers who participated in an annual study commissioned by Savvis," the cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions specialist announced July 21. Research company Vanson Bourne "surveyed more than 600 IT and…
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Google Apps Gets User Policy Management Controls
Following an announcement July 13 regarding the addition of mobile device management options for Google Mobile Apps administrators, including a requirement for devices to use data encryption, search giant Google introduced what it said is "one of the most highly requested features from administrators: user policy management." This means "administrators can segment their users into…
