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Data Center Security Guide In a rush to build or expand the facility, many colocation providers overlook the single most important factor that should be built into every detail: data center security.

The dreaded security redesign. You’ve been putting it off for so long but now it’s time to take action. You’ll feel much better once it’s done but it can be difficult to get started.

As you may have already heard, Oracle recently released their JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications and Tools 9.2 upgrade. The 9.2 release signals Oracle's intention to allocate more time, energy, and resources into the innovation and improvement of JD Edwards applications. Upgrades to 9.2 will add new features for administrators, improve the general security infrastructure, and address a few notable legacy security concerns. In this post, we'll take a look at some of the major changes and improvements to security in Oracle's JDE E1 Applications and Tools.

I have helped large organizations relocate enterprise applications to the cloud, helped small companies make cloud vendor selections and have been CTO of an IaaS cloud. I also have experience running large IT organizations and have provided consultation to companies on many aspects of their internal processes and technology. I have been asked many times “why cloud?” While the question has been asked many times and there are many biased answers, my view through the fog provides me some specific answers. While the answer will be different for every organization, but the parameters fall into a combination of five areas: