Monday, June 13, 2011

You can't manage what you can't see: the sequel

Lessons That Technology Company CEOs Should Learn From the RSA Breach | How IT shops are coping with tablet mania

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You can't manage what you can't see: the sequel
Because you can't manage what you can't see, this week we explore another way to gain visibility into a virtualized environment. PacketMotion sends virtual probes into the VM abyss to gain visibility into VM-to-VM communication. Read More


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A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0
Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now!

Lessons That Technology Company CEOs Should Learn From the RSA Breach
RSA Security is in a world of hurt right now -- customers are angry, industry experts are suspicious, and competitors are circling. To top it off, the media is reporting the whole thing. And I'm not talking about the technology trade press, I'm talking full articles in the New York Times. Ouch! Read More


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Importance of Permanent Link Testing
This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today!

How IT shops are coping with tablet mania
When RehabCare executives started asking IT for Apple iPads several months ago, CIO Dick Escue didn't miss a beat. Read More


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Networks in Motion
Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now!

Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM
When David Lafferty arrived at Tidewell Hospice two years ago as the care provider's first CIO, customer relationship management was a bit of what he calls a "milk crate" operation. Read More

Tech future: Huge screens, ARM servers, geosocial everywhere
A new "geosocial" app called Sonar is getting the attention of Steve Peltzman, CIO of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Read More

Does Your IT Idea Have Legs?
Entrepreneurial CIOs offer some ways to tell Read More



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