Networking World: Half of all data centers understaffed; Year starts on optimistic note for IT

Wall Street Beat: Year starts on optimistic note for IT | CA buys Oblicore to manage cloud services

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Half of all data centers understaffed, Symantec survey finds
Fifty percent of IT executives say their data centers are understaffed, and companies are still looking for more ways to cut costs. Read More

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Considerably Improve WAN Performance
See how the Peace Corp improved network performance and avoided bandwidth upgrades with WAN optimization technology. In the first year the Peace Corp realized over $180,000 in savings and expects its overall savings to top $600,000. Find out how this organization chose its platform and how they achieved success. Learn More

Wall Street Beat: Year starts on optimistic note for IT
After one of the most tumultuous decades ever for stock exchanges, the new year is starting off on an optimistic note for the tech sector, where many vendors have gained back most of the share value they lost during the Great Recession. Read More

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Data Center Optimization Strategies
Enhance the efficiency of your data center by improving power and cooling. Learn the strategies you can use to refine power efficiency, thereby boosting your TCO and lowering your budget. Read More

CA buys Oblicore to manage cloud services
CA Monday announced it had acquired for an undisclosed sum privately held Oblicore, a maker of service-level management technology that could enable CA to develop IT service catalog capabilities for customers looking to extend management into cloud computing environments. Read More

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How Hackers are Targeting Enterprise Users via Web 2.0 Browser Exploits
Securing enterprise servers with firewalls and intrusion detection is critical, but the most common threats are executed on thousands of mobile end users through the Web. Lean how to protect your clients with more than desktop anti-virus/anti-spyware and HIPS. Learn more!

The fractal data center
In a recent newsletter we introduced the concept of Application Delivery 2.0, a major component of which is virtualization. This is the third in a series of newsletters that discusses how we think that virtualization will dramatically shape 2010 and beyond. This newsletter will focus on the management challenges associated with the ongoing virtualization of data center servers. Read More

Emerging markets willing to pay more for 'green' products
Chinese consumers are more willing than their American counterparts to pay a premium for consumer electronics that are environmentally friendly, according to the results of a study done by consulting firm Accenture. Read More

2010 tech forecasts: What the accurate analysts predict
New-year predictions are often iffy, but these firms were pretty accurate in their 2009 calls. Will they be right again? Read More

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