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	Not-so-simple services We came up with a pretty good definition for an "application," but the definition of a "service" in general is becoming increasingly complex. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! In this Issue Early OpenFlow user details 'exciting' benefits What's next for ERP? Tear down the walls Motorola Mobility buy could boost Google's enterprise push First AT&T LTE devices to drop next week Stress test: Bloomberg CIO deals with stock market data surge Outsourced and fired, IT workers fight back A matchmaker for cloud services Red Hat RHEV freed from Windows fetters How to improve collaboration with development and operations NAND flash can verify a device's identity WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Map Critical Network Assets and Dependencies Learn how Riverbed provided the International Herald Tribune with an end-to-end view of application delivery paths – from servers to desktops, and how advanced traffic analysis ensured faster problem resolution and more effective WAN management. Read now! Early OpenFlow user details 'exciting' benefits OpenFlow promises to make networking more programmable, and one early user is reaping the initial benefits. Read More What's next for ERP? Tear down the walls Few systems are more efficient at managing internal data than enterprise resource planning (ERP), but business today happens between companies, and when it comes to managing external information and relationships, ERP falls short. To fill this gap, many organizations are turning to open, hosted platforms that can be more easily accessed and shared. Read More Motorola Mobility buy could boost Google's enterprise push Google has been pushing hard to work its way into the enterprise, but it remains to be seen whether that effort will be aided by this week's acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems New Architectures in a Cloudy World Free Bitcurrent whitepaper gives you a 5-step strategy for successful implementation of Cloud computing. Also features a comprehensive overview of the most common barriers to Cloud adoption, guidance to choosing the best Cloud model for your business, and 5 design pattern examples you can you can use. Compliments of Citrix. Read now First AT&T LTE devices to drop next week Although we don't know yet just when AT&T will fire up its LTE network, we now know that AT&T will start selling LTE gear next week. Read More Stress test: Bloomberg CIO deals with stock market data surge During the stock market's most volatile week in years, the data throughput of Bloomberg LP's trading and financial news network has been put to the test. Here's how the company prepared for the sudden data explosion. Read More Outsourced and fired, IT workers fight back On the day they were fired early last year, about 40 IT employees at Molina Healthcare Inc. had been gathered in a conference room for what they were told would be a planning meeting. At the same time, laptop computers were being collected from the assembled workers' desks. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Business Service Assurance Define and manage IT service quality & delivery based on business impact and priority. View Now A matchmaker for cloud services Networking professionals know they need to be on the cloud. But which cloud? Or more precisely, which cloud services should they use? As is usually the case in enterprise computing, there are no simple answers. Read More Red Hat RHEV freed from Windows fetters With the next release of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) package, Red Hat has finally rid itself of one of its most notorious dependencies, namely the use of Microsoft's Windows Server and SQL Server. Read More How to improve collaboration with development and operations IT managers have long bemoaned the tension between "change-the-business" (development) and "run-the-business" (operations) IT teams and their activities. In fact, most organizations suffer this curse, and stereotypes that reflect this animosity abound. These stereotypes exist because organizational behaviors do exaggerate genuine conflicts, and both parties must act quickly to change. Read More NAND flash can verify a device's identity People who make, buy and sell flash storage could detect counterfeit products based on the unique "fingerprints" of the chips, using techniques being developed by university researchers. Read More
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