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	How to prep IT for Hurricane Irene With some meteorologists predicting Hurricane Irene could be the worst storm to hit the Northeast in 50 years, IT and business managers need to get some basics about disaster preparedness right. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now In this Issue Wireless carriers prep for Hurricane Irene iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Aug. 26 Data Center Networking Demystified 7 Ways to Use HP TouchPads After They Stop Working IM, SharePoint tools will edge out email, CIOs say Mozilla defends "rapid release" of Firefox versions 10 Most Ridiculous Tech Lawsuits of the 21st Century A bigger desktop with your iDevice With new CEO, AMD could fix missed opportunities World Tech Update, Aug. 25, 2011 WHITE PAPER: Kaseya How to Launch a Successful IT Automation Initiative In this paper, we'll look at IT automation from the corporation's perspective, and discuss the steps organizations should take before launching such an initiative. We'll hear from companies that successfully implemented computer automation platforms, what their early steps were and what they would do differently if they could repeat the process. Read now Wireless carriers prep for Hurricane Irene The nation's largest wireless carriers today are preparing for Hurricane Irene as it moves up the East Coast. Read More iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Aug. 26 As Hurricane Irene closes in on the East Coast, iOSsphere rumors of iPhone 5 ticked up slightly to Category 2. Fueled by hot air, rumors broke out about iPhone 5 sales starting in October, a new battery design and audio jack flex cable, new carriers, Steve Jobs' cunning PR plot, and much less. Read More Data Center Networking Demystified As part of my job as an analyst, I talk to a lot of IT, networking, and security professionals. Based upon these conversations, I have no doubt that data center networking is going through a profound transition. Why? Simply stated, the old model of static inflexible physical networks can't keep up with new requirements like rapid provisioning, server virtualization mobility, low-latency, and massive... Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Three steps to agile change Comprehensive IT change configuration and release management (CCRM) continues to confound and frustrate both IT and the business units for which it provides services. But by first instituting the appropriate foundational processes and supporting tools, many enterprises are experiencing renewed CCRM success. Read Now 7 Ways to Use HP TouchPads After They Stop Working Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it is discontinuing its TouchPad set off a $99 fire sale. But without HP's full attention and support from developers, these devices won't live long. However, they can still be useful even after they're useless as a tech device. Here are some ideas. Read More IM, SharePoint tools will edge out email, CIOs say Email's popularity is waning, and within five years it could be eclipsed by other communication tools favored by employees, new research suggests. Robert Half Technology polled 1,400 CIOs and asked if they think real-time workplace communication tools -- such as instant messaging, SharePoint and Yammer -- will become more or less popular than email among employees. More than half bet on the newcomers.... Read More Mozilla defends "rapid release" of Firefox versions The release of a version of the Firefox browser every six weeks is found to be disconcerting, and at times potentially unmanageable by enterprises, the chair of Mozilla Foundation, which maintains the browser, said in a blog post on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Infrastructure and Application Performance Management By integrating application performance management tools with existing infrastructure management solutions, IT will be better positioned to develop a holistic management capability that spans silos, enables proactive problem identification and resolution and ensures the uptime of important business services. Read now 10 Most Ridiculous Tech Lawsuits of the 21st Century A woman sues Google for bad directions, another claims she's allergic to Pentium processors. These are real lawsuits from our tech-obsessed 21st century. We sifted through the dockets to find ten examples of weird litigation. Read More A bigger desktop with your iDevice Air Display lets you extend your OS X or Windows desktop onto your "Apple whatever you're using." Read More With new CEO, AMD could fix missed opportunities With a new CEO finally at the helm, AMD can begin to move forward in what has become an Intel world. Read More World Tech Update, Aug. 25, 2011 Coming up on World Tech Update this week Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, a Dutch court bans Samsung Galaxy smartphones, Microsoft tries to lure webOS developers, Verizon Wireless announces plans for more 4G LTE networks and more. Read More
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