Mainframe sect tackles new roles, old stereotypes

	Hurd's career at HP gets a tabloid finish | BBC staff lose 146 laptops in two years
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	Mainframe sect tackles new roles, old stereotypes IBM's new mainframe is on display at this week's SHARE conference in Boston, a testament to the relevancy of the big iron in today's enterprise IT environments. Amid the excitement over IBM's mainframe makeover, however, IT pros are concerned about the availability of skilled professionals who know how to run it. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Fluke Networks Connectivity in the Virtualized Datacenter Download this free white paper from Fluke Networks and learn about the new choices for datacenter connectivity. This white paper describes test methods that help to ensure that your network provides a solid base for deploying virtualized services in order to ensure reliable next-generation service. Click here to download: In this Issue Hurd's career at HP gets a tabloid finish BBC staff lose 146 laptops in two years Mark Hurd: A look back at his HP tenure Back Up Multiple Computers on One External Drive Convirture delivers enterprise grade management for Linux virtualization WHITE PAPER: Eaton Is Power Protection Costing You More Than It Should? This white paper looks at five questions you need to ask before selecting a high- efficiency, multi- mode UPS for your data center. Read More Hurd's career at HP gets a tabloid finish The woman who had a "close personal relationship" with former HP Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd is a business exec and sometimes actress who appeared on the reality TV show Age of Love. Read More WEBCAST: Accelops Why Private Clouds May Prevail Cloud computing's perceived challenges of security, visibility and management may give the upper hand to private clouds. Join Yankee Group for this Webcast that discusses how to ensure you deploy a cloud that meets your organization's security and compliance needs. View Now BBC staff lose 146 laptops in two years Staff at the BBC have lost 146 laptops in the last two years. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP ROI of Switched Ethernet Networking Solutions IDC interviewed several organizations to determine their future networking strategies. Learn how they built a foundation to meet network switch demands with an average 5.7 month payback and zero annual maintenance fees. Read Now Mark Hurd: A look back at his HP tenure HP CEO Mark Hurd is resigning following a sexual harassment claim. How has HP changed since he arrived five years ago, in the wake of a different scandal? Read More Back Up Multiple Computers on One External Drive ArloG asked the Storage forum if one can backup more than one PC onto a single external hard drive. Read More Convirture delivers enterprise grade management for Linux virtualization Has the dearth of management tools held you back from deploying virtualization on a Linux platform? Now there is an enterprise version of the open source management software ConVirt that actually exceeds the base feature set of VMWare's vCenter. ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise might be just the tool you need to help Linux flourish in your virtualized data center. Read More
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