InfoWorld Daily: Morning Edition | | Despite years of promises and gap-filling acquisitions, Microsoft's collaboration toolkit remains a woefully inadequate mishmash READ MORE | | Issue highlights 1. Yes, Oracle is finally serious about the cloud 2. ExpressRoute: The toll lane few need to Microsoft Azure 3. HR vs. IT: A backup bout goes three rounds | White Paper: IBM Corporation Building applications for handling big data requires laser-like focus on solutions that allow you to deliver scalable, reliable and flexible infrastructure for fast-growing analytics environments. This paper provides 6 best practices for selecting the "right" infrastructure - one that is optimized for performance, flexibility and long-term value. Learn More | By adding Elastic Compute and other IaaS options to the mix, Oracle hopes to hang on to its enterprise customers and usher them into the cloud era READ MORE | The direct link to Microsoft's cloud is more about providing a security blanket for nervous IT organizations READ MORE | HR and IT duke it out over missing files, and only one winner can emerge from this fight READ MORE | White Paper: Sophos Inc With data breaches and accidental data loss hitting the headlines more than ever; the role of encryption in your security plan continues to grow in importance. This whitepaper provides an overview of encryption, things to consider when planning an encryption strategy and what to look out for when choosing an encryption solution. Learn More | GET THE DEEP TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS YOU NEED Get ongoing access to our exclusive Insider content Deep Dive PDFs and in-depth articles available to Insider members. You get access not only to InfoWorld's Insider content but to selected Insider content from Computerworld, CIO, Network World, CSO, ITworld, and other IDG Enterprise publications. Sign up at no cost today! | | | | | |