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	FlashSoft provides seamless server storage acceleration Caching of frequently accessed storage blocks in high-speed memory is a proven method of accelerating applications that require a large amount of random reads and writes. SQL database applications such as Online Transaction Processing immediately come to mind as applications requiring a large amount of random I/O. 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 In this Issue Survey: US agencies aren't tracking data center use Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast Wall Street Beat: Tech starts Q3 with upbeat outlook 12 Terrific Tips for Taking Tech on Vacation WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Exceptional Application Experience To improve and ensure the performance and availability of business-critical web applications, organizations need to be able to see and understand the actual user experience. This paper examines the five essentials of application performance monitoring. Learn More Survey: US agencies aren't tracking data center use Many U.S. government agencies aren't tracking their data centers' capacity and energy use, a new survey says. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Avaya, Brocade, IBM, and Juniper An Approach that Meets the Requirements of Cloud Computing The advent of cloud computing changes the approach to data center networks in terms of throughput and resilience. The ability to scale, control, visualize and customize the cloud network is an important evolution to a "data center-in-the-box" approach. Learn more! Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast Gartner on Thursday upgraded its forecast for worldwide IT spending, saying it will grow 7.1 percent this year to US$3.7 trillion as companies migrate to the cloud and spend more on software and IT services. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Unified Communications: Getting the Green Light In these articles, Network World and its sister IDG Enterprise publications explore the rising importance of UC within the enterprise and provide advice on how to create a working strategy. Learn more Wall Street Beat: Tech starts Q3 with upbeat outlook Tech companies this week enjoyed an end-of-quarter market rally as concerns about the recovery abated somewhat and reports from market analysts indicated that IT spending would stay ahead of overall economic growth. Read More 12 Terrific Tips for Taking Tech on Vacation Going on vacation and worried about running out of juice, scheduling your DVR from the road, or making sure that you can see your Amazon, Hulu Plus and Netflix streaming video while away? Here's some advice. Read More
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