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5 surprising IT skills that hiring managers want now | BAE Systems wins part of special operations forces apps contract

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Nodeable working on 'Twitter for machines'
IT departments these days must cope with the growing popularity of social platforms among enterprise users, whether it's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or LinkedIn. Read More


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WEBCAST: Riverbed

Tips to Investigate App Performance Issues
Check out this video as "Jack," the network manager, deals with a barrage of slow network complaints from users throughout the company. See how Riverbed Cascade collects flow records from routers, switches and other devices and correlates them with packet inspection to get full application identification at Layer 7. Learn more!

5 surprising IT skills that hiring managers want now
Tech careers site Dice.com identified five up-and-coming IT skills based on searches of its resume database. At the top of the list: iRise. Read More

BAE Systems wins part of special operations forces apps contract
Visit the website of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and you'll be told that Special Operations Truth No. 1 is that "humans are more important than hardware." Read More

How the iPad will change IT forever
Apple's tablet is pushing the 'consumerization of IT' trend in a way that IT can't stop -- and doesn't need to. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power

Data Center Infrastructure Design and Management
Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more

5 misperceptions about deploying IPv6
We've been very fortunate to have author Shannon McFarland blogging for us as part of our Cisco Subnet community, and he has just completed his list of top five misperceptions about IPv6 deployment. Read More

Cisco: Malware almost triples in Q2
The rate of unique instances of malware almost tripled in the second quarter, from 105,536 unique instances in March 2011 to 287,298 in June, Cisco found in its most recent Global Threat Report. Companies with 5,001 to 10,000 employees and companies with more than 25,000 employees experienced significantly higher malware encounters compared to other size segments, on an encounter-per-seat basis. Read More

The impact of cloud balancing on application delivery
We're focused on the impact that cloud computing is having on application delivery. With that objective in mind, this newsletter will look at the pros and cons of cloud balancing. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure
Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now!

How HuffPo keeps the trolls at bay
Huffington Post recently boasted of hosting its 100 millionth comment, and, founder Arianna Huffington tells Mashable, there is a reason why the site's discourse is so active: "From the first day when we had hardly any resources to spend on it, we committed ourselves to moderating comments," Huffington says. Read More

EBay attacks server virtualization with 100TB of SSD storage
EBay has deployed 100TB of SSD storage to deal with performance issues related to deploying new virtual machines in its Quality Assurance Division. Read More

Will OS X Lion roar in the enterprise?
Since its release on July 20, Apple's newest version of OS X, known as Lion, has been bought, downloaded and installed by more than a million users. As an operating system, it represents a new paradigm: Apple's desktop platform is becoming more iOS-like. Read More

An app for your home decorating toolbox
Interior decorating projects often require a weekend at the home improvement store. But PPG Industries has designed a way to select paint colors without collecting piles of sample chips. 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



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