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• EMC snaps up three startups to help build hybrid Clouds

  EMC has continued its push into hybrid Clouds, buying three startups and introducing a package of hardware, software and services for getting a Cloud up and running.

• How RMS Put Its Catastrophe Modeling Software in the Cloud

  For much of its 25-year history, catastrophe modeling and risk management firm RMS delivered its software using an on-premises model. The company's modeling software is designed to help customers mitigate financial risk in advance of events such as earthquakes, hurricanes and even terrorist attacks.

• CIOs Tasked With Federal IT Overhaul Battle Culture and Bureaucracy

  WASHINGTON -- Federal agencies large and small are in the midst of a wave of ambitious IT projects, but their relative success hinges in large part on the ability of the CIO to align the technology overhaul with the organization's mission and to secure the support of senior management.

• Future points to Healthcare IT as a Service

  IT leaders today frequently mention the importance of bringing social, mobile, analytics and Cloud technology - the so-called "SMAC stack" - into a single, integrated architecture.

• Startup wants to make cloud attractive for security-sensitive businesses

  After three years in stealth, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup named Bracket Computing launched a new computing system today that aims to make the public cloud more palatable for security-sensitive enterprises.

• EMC buys controlling interest in VCE, its joint venture with Cisco

  EMC has confirmed it will purchase the bulk of Cisco's stake in VCE, the companies' joint venture in converged infrastructure products.

• Cisco said to be selling most of VCE stake to EMC

  A press alert from EMC that it will be announcing a "new business development" has triggered reports that the company plans to buy out most of Cisco's stake in their <a href="http://www.vce.com/">VCE</a> converged infrastructure joint venture.

• Cisco, EMC consortium debuts new Cloud gear

  <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2163943/lan-wan/cisco--emc-data-center-coalition-feels-on-solid-ground.html">VCE</a>, the converged infrastructure consortium of Cisco and EMC, this week unveiled new and enhanced data center IT systems, including an all-flash memory platform for mixed workloads.

• VCE rolls out an all-in-one system with EMC's all-flash XtremIO array

  VCE is expanding its line of all-in-one cloud systems, adding one with all-flash storage and offering more options for enterprises that want an easier path to the cloud.

• EMC reportedly held merger talks with Hewlett-Packard

  EMC spent almost a year discussing a merger with Hewlett-Packard and is weighing its options in light of the expected retirement of CEO Joe Tucci and shareholder discontent, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

• How analytics empowers business

  The 2014 Computerworld Data+ Editors' Choice Awards honorees were selected for their ability to make better business decisions using big data.

• Disk storage market shows anemic growth

  The total disk storage systems market barely grew in the second quarter at a 0.3 percent year-over-year increase, with a continued drop in high-end storage sales, according to research firm IDC.

• EMC gives VMware admins the reins to replication and recovery

  EMC is putting replication and recovery into the hands of VMware administrators with a software version of its RecoverPoint appliance that's designed for cloud computing.

• Top 5 things to watch for at VMWorld 2014

  A year ago everyone wanted to know about VMware's big plan.

• Woolworths sees future in hybrid cloud

  Woolworths is using converged infrastructure as the foundation of a transition to private cloud, but the the ultimate destination will be a hybrid setup that leverages multiple public clouds, the supermarket chain’s infrastructure chief, Matt Chamley, today told the Sydney leg of EMC Forum 2014.