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	Amazon reduces data transfer costs Amazon Web Services announced that effective July 1, 2011, they reduced inbound and outbound data transfer costs for their online services. Read More WHITE PAPER: MSDI 5 Ways to Cash in on Cost Reductions In these competitive times, there's pressure to conserve cash and operate in the lean. But at the same time, data growth and innovation call for continued IT investment. Read more In this Issue Minnesota furloughs 75% of IT staff amid shutdown Guide to cloud management software Cloud Computing's Present and Future: What You Need to Know Bad IT management habits: Break them before they break you 6 vacation ideas from your spam folder WHITE PAPER: HP Network Consulting Services Lead Enterprise Transformation The IP network has become business critical for organizations that increasingly rely on it for all forms of communication and business processes. As a result of these demands, services organizations will play an increasingly important role in helping enterprises develop network strategies to optimize and successfully deploy networking investments. Learn more Minnesota furloughs 75% of IT staff amid shutdown Many Minnesota state government IT workers have been furloughed due to a shutdown caused by a budget impasse. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC The Mandate for Converged Infrastructure Management Converged infrastructure is changing the way data centers roll out infrastructure resources and providing a clear and achievable path to cloud computing environments. Effective management of infrastructure is a key capability that can significantly impact the degree of success for data centers going the converged route. Read more Guide to cloud management software When it comes to cloud computing, management software can no longer be an afterthought – it has to be a part of the implementation, part of the very decision on how best to integrate cloud capabilities into your IT architecture. This guide highlights key points to consider. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Best Practices: KVM Smart Card Authentication Systems Selecting a smart card-enabled KVM system? Choose one that supports PKI authentication to multiple servers from a single location and makes the necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. This White Paper examines best practices when evaluating a Smart Card solution. Learn More Cloud Computing's Present and Future: What You Need to Know Cloud computing is entering companies with the momentum of a locomotive, writes CIO.com virtualization blogger Bernard Golden. Here, he shares the striking facts about cloud computing's present and future that he obtained while attending recent conferences on cloud computing. Read More Bad IT management habits: Break them before they break you Every worker develops a few bad habits -- maybe more than a few -- as the years on the job add up. IT pros are no exception: They lose focus or jump to conclusions or put off niggling tasks that could be finished in minutes. Read More 6 vacation ideas from your spam folder Spammers, take me away! Read More
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