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Featured Articles » Wheelings & Dealings: Cloud-Based Authentication Services Provider Duo Security Scores $12 Million Funding Round » Data Center Demand Drives Expansion in Ohio; Switch Supernap Pioneers in the Industry » Alibaba: Up by 38 Percent in its First Day of Trading » Ifs, Ands and 'Bots'-Protecting Your Organization from Cyberattackers » Comings & Goings: Talari Names New VP of Worldwide Sales   Sponsored By: Fog Computing Conference – November 19-20, 2014 – San Jose, CA The Fog Computing Conference will provide attendees with understanding and insight into this new phenomenon. Fog Computing–“closer to the ground” as opposed to “up there” in the cloud--is bringing computing and storage back to the Enterprise itself. It not only provides operational efficiencies beyond the concept of cloud storage and services, but further serves to offer additional security options so vital in today’s increasingly insecure work environment. The Fog Computing Conference will focus on the most compelling trends driving the fog computing opportunity, including: Stream Databases Predictive Analytics Real Time Business Intelligence Operations Optimization Distributed Networks Dynamic Spectrum Edge Routing Register Today   Top Stories » Wheelings & Dealings: Ping's $35M New Round of Funding Brings its Total to $110M » Windstream Opens New Data Center in Chicago » Riverbed Intros 'ADC-As-A-Service' for Companies Moving to Hybrid Cloud » Wheelings & Dealings: I.D. Systems Acquires $400k from Machinery Manufacturer for VMS » AT&T, IBM Team Brings Hybrid-Computing Solutions on SoftLayer Infrastructure   From The Expert Corner September 23, 2014 Embracing Location Independent Computing: Overcoming the Challenges By TMCnet Special Guest Taj ElKhayat, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey, North, West, and Central Africa at Riverbed Technology The explosion of mobile, cloud and social technologies has dramatically changed the business landscape. Today, distance is no longer a barrier to business success. An organization’s applications, data center and offices can be at opposite sides of the world, yet the business can still achieve the same reliability and performance it has come to expect. Location-independent computing is the ability to turn distance and location into a competitive advantage by hosting applications and data in optimal locations, while ensuring flawless application performance and the best user experience. The Middle East and North Africa's appetite for applications and services being delivered to devices irrespective of geographic location is evident from the region's growing interest in cloud computing – which enables precisely this. Gartner has, in fact, predicted that from 2013 through 2017, $3.8 billion will be spent on cloud services in the region. Read More    Featured Videos Erik Linask speaks with Terry Bradwell, the EVP & CIO of AARP about his Keynote at ITEXPO Las Vegas 2014    Featured Resources » Beyond Mobile Device Management: It's time to reevaluate your approach to mobile security » Knowing your Online Enemy: Breaking down Bots » Next-Generation Service Assurance in Network Of Clouds » Neustar Delivers with Information, Analytics   Featured Channels » Application Deployment » IP Communications » Real Time Communications   InfoTechSpotlight.com is Your Source for the Latest IT News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit IT Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here    |    Request a Media Kit   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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