Friday, June 24, 2011

Can Video Game Firm Outplay Traditional VDI Options?

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Friday, June 24, 2011

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TOP STORY

- Can Video Game Firm Outplay Traditional VDI Options?

ALSO SEE

- Can Windows Servers Do WAN Optimization?

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- 2011 State Of The Data Center

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- The End Is Near For Paid Antivirus On PCs

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- New HP Server, Storage And Networking Products Aimed At SMB Market

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- Find an Assured Unix Platform For Oracle Applications with SPARC and Solaris

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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Can Video Game Firm Outplay Traditional VDI Options?
Cloud video game company OnLive uses its high-speed network to jump into the market for virtual desktops. Here's why its technology looks compelling compared to traditional VDI.
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- Can Windows Servers Do WAN Optimization?
Certeon hopes to bring WAN optimization to the masses with aCelera Enterprise for Windows. But can a server app provide enough performance for enterprise data center links as workloads move to the cloud?

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- What Did IPv6 Day Teach Us?
Despite a quiet test, experts say most enterprise networks are not yet ready to handle IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.
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- HP Shakeup: CIO Mott Out, Livermore To Board
Big management shuffle at HP has several key executives now reporting directly to new CEO Leo Apotheker and brings the departure of Randy Mott, who transformed HP's IT operations as CIO.
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- New Research: IT Automation
Our survey shows we're still mired in manual processes and failing to exploit third-party providers. That's no way to achieve a services focus.
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- Avaya Files For $1 Billion IPO
The company plans to pay down long-term debt, but an IDC analyst says it should spend some of the loot on product development.
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- The End Is Near For Paid Antivirus On PCs
The rise of free but "good enough" software spells an end to the days of having to pay for PC antivirus software.
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- Call Center In The Cloud: Cheaper And Simpler
Car warranty business' move to a cloud-based contact center platform eased IT maintenance demands and slashed computing hardware capital expenses.
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- Hack Attack Exposes 1.3 Million Sega Accounts
LulzSec says to watch your Facebook, Gmail, and Skype passwords, though no one has claimed responsibility for the Sega breach.
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FROM THE NETWORK COMPUTING BLOG
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- New HP Server, Storage And Networking Products Aimed At SMB Market
By Robert Mullins
HP this week is targeting the small-to-midsize business with new IT products that the company says are feature-rich but low-priced. The new servers, storage appliances and network switches are designed to address the unique challenges of SMBs' as they look for technology that grows as their businesses grow but is affordable for companies that are guarding cash flow.
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- Businesses Have Tough Decisions To Make About Cloud Computing
By Robert Mullins
A survey of attendees at a cloud computing conference this week shows that, despite ongoing concerns about what approach to take to the cloud, IT professionals and business executives know they have to adapt to the new technology. While debate continues about whether to adopt the private or public cloud model, or some hybrid, those attending the Cloud Leadership Forum 2011 say that by 2015, cloud will no longer be a concept but the status quo.
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- Scality: Climbing The Cloud Storage Heights
By David Hill
The traditional storage business models of NAS and SAN have been worthwhile for many enterprises, but the question remains: Is NAS or SAN best for cloud computing environments? Scality, a storage vendor, asserts that, in many cases, the answer is no. Scality's RING "organic storage software" is, according to the company, the first object-based storage platform to provide the levels of performance necessary for robust Web-based applications.
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- Survey: Content Management In The Enterprise
We are conducting a survey examining the struggles IT faces in managing content, and whether enterprise content management products make a difference. Respond to the survey and be eligible to win an iPod Touch.
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