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MAILBAG: Public sector, policy, privacy and PKWare

A roundup of some of your recent comments on our stories about getting (and losing) an IT job, protecting data and whether the honour system works

Ontario university has new Microsoft private cloud

The University of Waterloo began running Microsoft System Center 2012 before it was generally available. An IDC analyst says Canadian universities are early adopters of virtualization and private cloud technology

Trend Micro: Cloud demands new security model

Virtual environments, private and public clouds have to be secured from within, and data needs to "defend itself no matter where it goes," says chief product officer

MAILBAG: BYOD, CRTC, IRI and JD

A roundup of some of your recent comments on our stories and blog posts about mobile phones and carriers, non-viruses and geopolitical Internet intrigue

City of Edmonton migrates office tools to Google cloud

Edmonton is the first city government to adopt Google's cloud-based office applications. City's CIO encourages other government agencies thinking about moving to the cloud to "be brave"

HP announces public cloud launch, new services

HP consolidates its cloud services portfolio and aims at hybrid cloud infrastructures. Why one analyst says hybrid clouds are "where it's at"

President of SAP North America resigns

An industry analyst thinks the departure doesn't signal a problem at the company, saying "We don

Security event covers cards, PINs and fingerprints

Sentry Metrics Inc. event looks at challenges facing enterprises dealing with security breaches, password overloads, and dodgy outsourcing

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