The Year of the Virtual Desktop Fails to Materialize--Again

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	The Year of the Virtual Desktop Fails to Materialize--Again In mid-2010, as the number of Windows 7 betas spread and the clock ticked down to October, when the long-awaited replacement for XP would officially ship, computer vendors and analysts painted expected that a major new operating system would revive spending on x86-based PCs and servers, which had taken a hit since the recession began in 2008. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel Consolidation to Cloud Foundation With virtualization comes a simple, automated infrastructure that leads to a dynamic, efficient enterprise. Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization has proven itself an invaluable technology setting enterprises on the path to cloud computing. Read now. In this Issue The encryption quiz The new Cisco WAAS Appliances, a game changer? Survey shows shift to cloud-based services, despite concerns Sprint says it's ready for iPhone's traffic Scammers waste no time in exploiting Steve Jobs's death Cloud-based backup and disaster recovery services yield peace of mind Telecom Bill Cramming Impacts IT's Bottom Line One conference, one person, multiple identities – my SharePoint 2011 Conference experience Ubuntu 11.10 to feature Arm support, cloud orchestration Is Samsung/Google launch delay related to Jobs' death? Apple Stores around the world become shrines to Jobs WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall for Dummies eBook This book provides an in-depth overview of next-generation firewalls. It examines the evolution of network security, the rise of Enterprise 2.0 applications and their associated threats, the shortcomings of traditional firewalls, and the advanced capabilities found in next-generation firewalls. Read now! The encryption quiz Substitution ciphers, military encryption devices, hashing, symmetric key algorithms – how well do you know them? Read More The new Cisco WAAS Appliances, a game changer? Everyone has been waiting to see my reaction to the next generation Cisco WAAS appliances that were announced at Interop. Could these be the game changers that Cisco needs to compete with Riverbed and also stop losing deals to Blue Coat and Certeon? Well they are really pretty boxes, they have a lot of memory and a very big WAN card. But they are not what the doctor called for, sorry Cisco. Read... Read More Survey shows shift to cloud-based services, despite concerns A survey of 5,300 IT and security managers in 38 countries about cloud computing offers a vivid snapshot of expectations, anxieties and sometimes shattered hopes. 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 Sprint says it's ready for iPhone's traffic Sprint officials said the carrier is ready to handle the increased data demand from its sales of the iPhone as the carrier continues a nationwide network consolidation project called Network Vision. Read More Scammers waste no time in exploiting Steve Jobs's death As much of the world mourns the passing of Steve Jobs -- one of the technology industry's greatest visionaries -- the bottom feeders of the cyber crime world are greedily exploiting the tragedy through scams promising unwitting users a chance to win a free iPad. Read More Cloud-based backup and disaster recovery services yield peace of mind Data backup and disaster recovery are best practices for every business, regardless of size. Cloud services are making it easier to attain professional-level backup and DR services at a reasonable cost with little effort or expertise on the customer's part. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Smarter Commerce is redefining value chain visibility Smarter Commerce is redefining the value chain in the age of the customer. It starts with putting the customer at the center of your operations – which of itself is not a new idea – however, truly operationalizing this strategy is not easy. Read More! Telecom Bill Cramming Impacts IT's Bottom Line Unauthorized charges on enterprise telecom bills are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect. Read More One conference, one person, multiple identities – my SharePoint 2011 Conference experience I had a unique opportunity to participate in the Microsoft SharePoint conference this past week. I presented two sessions (on Measuring the Value of SharePoint Investments and a Practical Approach to SharePoint 2010 Governance) but, thanks to this blog, I was also invited to the conference as a representative of the press - which meant I got to go to a few extra events and participate in a few one-on-one... Read More Ubuntu 11.10 to feature Arm support, cloud orchestration The next version of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux distribution, to be released next week, will be the first to run on the Arm architecture, as well as the first edition to offer a new cloud service orchestration engine, called JuJu. Read More Is Samsung/Google launch delay related to Jobs' death? Samsung and Google have cancelled major product unveilings planned for next Tuesday - the Samsung Nexus Prime phone and Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system - and while the companies are not being clear as to why, it would appear related to the death of Steve Jobs. At least by my reading of this statement from the companies to the blog Pocket-lint: Read More Apple Stores around the world become shrines to Jobs It started early in San Francisco—where what was a few flowers within an hour of the news of Steve Jobs' death became a crowd outside of a downtown Apple Store. Fans wrote post-it notes of thanks, stuck them to the glass, then silently took it all in Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 26 helpful open source network management tools Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, configure and map their networked devices. Here are 26 examples of open source network management software tools to help you do your job. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES Steve Jobs narrates "Crazy ones" think different ad in never aired clip Oracle to pay U.S. almost $200 million to resolve false claims lawsuit Steve Jobs at Apple: In pictures Huawei gunning for Cisco in the enterprise Who's who in IPv6: The companies and people leading the way Can Hotmail revamp win back GMail defectors? Windows 8 means no more widgets or start menu Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard 'Incremental' iPhone 4S still promises to be big seller Steve Jobs told biographer he knew his time was short
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