WLAN management takes to the cloud

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	WLAN management takes to the cloud The cloud is everywhere today, offering the possibility of all manner of IT functions on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis. In this test, we looked at three companies that provide WLAN management services in the cloud, and we came away impressed. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: China Telecom Americas Five of a Kind in Mainland China? You Win! Five or more sites in Mainland China? Reach out to Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada or the U.S. for less! Deal yourself a winning hand with all your voice, video, and data traffic on a global Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network from China Telecom Americas. Complete your order before July 31, 2011! In this Issue Microsoft patching: Still painful after all these years How Desktop Virtualization Can Help Manage Consumer Devices Shift to virtualized environments shaking up security practices VMware CTO looks back at 'wild ride' US military learning cybersecurity lessons from businesses Joomla expands beyond content management WHITE PAPER: IBM Next generation data integration from TDWI Research In November 2010, TDWI sent an invitation via e-mail to the data management professionals in its database, asking them to complete an Internet-based survey. The resulting completed responses of 323 respondents form the core data sample for this report. Read Now Microsoft patching: Still painful after all these years The spring of 2011 has seen some of the largest Microsoft Patch Tuesdays ever. In April, Microsoft tied its all-time record with 17 updates that fixed 64 vulnerabilities. In June, the company issued another biggie, with 16 updates that fixed 34 vulnerabilities. Read More How Desktop Virtualization Can Help Manage Consumer Devices If two technology trends were ever made for each other, at least in vendor marketing materials and generically simple diagrams of IT infrastructure, they are the consumerization of IT and desktop virtualization. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Best Practices in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Business continuity and disaster recovery can mean a rapid return to operations or financial downfall. This IDC white paper highlights the challenges and best practices for implementing continuity and recovery solutions, and details how Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable firms to meet their recovery requirements. Read now! Shift to virtualized environments shaking up security practices The move to almost fully virtualized computing environments is driving a fresh approach to security in the enterprise, according to information technology security managers applying controls for VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V. Read More VMware CTO looks back at 'wild ride' Most of VMware's original management team has left, but CTO Stephen Herrod is still around to tell the tale of the company's early days. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Is Your Infrastructure Mobile Ready? From data encryption to secure printing, there are many challenges IT mangers at small and midsize businesses face to secure mobile devices. Check out the resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault to help develop a master plan. Read now US military learning cybersecurity lessons from businesses In its new cyberdefense strategy, the Pentagon is drawing on lessons about agility, lifecycle management and supply-chain protection that have already been learned by private corporations. Read More Joomla expands beyond content management With Tuesday's release of version 1.7, Joomla has been redesigned to support jobs beyond its typical duties of Web content management (WCM). Administrators and developers can now use Joomla's underlying platform as the basis for other types of Web applications as well. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from the Subnets: Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 20 of the weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2011 (so far!) From IT geeks winning millions to Google mush-brain syndrome, 2011 is shaping up to be one wacky year. MOST-READ STORIES 15 incredibly useful (and free) Microsoft tools for IT pros 10 technologies that will change the world in the next 10 years Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel Disappearing $69 iPad 2 triggers buyer outrage at Sears Google notices will warn search users of malware Cisco returns fire in war of words with HP FBI arrests 14 hackers, but Anonymous still sailing Napkins: Where cool data centers got their starts How dare Mercedes, Google exec use Apple's 'magical'? Google founders were talked out of ignoring user email
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