The macro view on the need for standardized definitions

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	The macro view on the need for standardized definitions In closing out our discussion for the time being on defining "services" vs. "applications," we'll take you back to a real-world accounting of an instance in which the lack of definition of "service" caused a lot of confusion and a massive legal mess. Read More WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Saving cloud computing users from evil doers This video panel discussion delves into IT's current and future security threats. Topics include web application security, vulnerabilities, threats and mitigation/defense strategies, and tactics with individual perspectives on the magnitude and direction of threats. Learn more In this Issue Google fiber network beta goes live at Stanford Nirvanix: A solution for medical image archives Citrix personalizes, extends virtual desktops Vendors as partners Technology Review's annual 35 Innovators Under 35: Uncrashable software, secure cloud computing among areas of expertise Beyond WAN Optimization As Hurricane Irene nears, Americans turn to social networks MIT researchers craft defense against wireless man-in-middle attacks The mobile security aspects of VDI WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu Midmarket Blades Lead the Pack A rock solid base for Dynamic Infrastructures. For IT organizations the blade server environment, in combination with virtualization technologies on various levels, is the IT infrastructure of choice to achieve considerable consolidation benefits and ensuring flexible usage of server resources. Read now! Google fiber network beta goes live at Stanford Some lucky Palo Alto, Calif., residents are getting a glimpse of what Google's new fiber network will soon deliver to Kansas City, Kan. Read More Nirvanix: A solution for medical image archives Medical image archives are growing at an alarming rate and taxing IT with the problem of storing them and allowing healthcare clinicians to access them for review. SSG-NOW research estimates there will be approximately 970 million imaging procedures performed in the United States this year -- and that volume is expected to increase to 1.15 billion by 2014. Read More Citrix personalizes, extends virtual desktops Working to boost the versatility and speed of virtual desktops, Citrix Systems has updated its XenDesktop software to allow users to personalize their desktops, as well as offer the ability to access their desktops over wide area networks (WANs), the company announced Wednesday. Read More WEBCAST: GFI Software GFI MailEssentials Complete Appliance Demonstration View a 20-minute product demo of this comprehensive email protection solution that combines antivirus, anti-spam and attachment filtering in a robust, highly scalable, easy-to-manage platform. View now Vendors as partners Ken Piddington, CIO of Global Partners LP, an $8 billion energy company in the Northeast, recently implemented an innovative vendor partnership program that he hopes will improve the product and services the company gets from suppliers while helping those suppliers more efficiently serve the company and benefit from the relationship. He recently outlined the plan with Network World Editor in Chief John Dix. Read More Technology Review's annual 35 Innovators Under 35: Uncrashable software, secure cloud computing among areas of expertise MIT's always interesting Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 list is out, and several innovators in the networking and computing field made the cut (in addition to others in fields such as biomedicine and energy). Read More Beyond WAN Optimization Large organizations have been centralizing IT resources for at least 10 years now, moving systems, applications, and services from remote office/branch office (ROBO) locations to central data centers. Of course, this means that remote users are accessing applications and files over WANs rather than high-speed LANs. Given this, how can IT managers maintain reasonable performance and SLAs? Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya Why Corporations Need to Automate IT Systems Management In today's competitive business environment, corporations across all industries are looking to provide quality products and services while at the same time cutting costs, saving energy and doing more with less. Automated IT systems management is the ultimate facilitator for achieving these goals…and more. Read now As Hurricane Irene nears, Americans turn to social networks After an earthquake rattled the East Coast and now a hurricane is roaring toward land, it's becoming increasingly clear that social networks are a key part of our disaster response. Read More MIT researchers craft defense against wireless man-in-middle attacks A new technique crafted by MIT researches can detect the tampering that's essential to man-in-the-middle attacks in wireless networks. Read More The mobile security aspects of VDI Enterprise mobility chaos is driving a wealth of mobile device management and security offerings from a wide variety of vendors. Will virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) products and services become a component of the MDM market, too? Read More
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