Friday, November 11, 2011

Chambers: Cisco's Q1 solid, but access routers, Nexus 7000 lagging

Facebook vs. Google+ vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn | Kindle Fire may outsell iPad this holiday season: survey

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Chambers: Cisco's Q1 solid, but access routers, Nexus 7000 lagging
Despite a solid quarter as evidence its turnaround plan is working, Cisco still has more work to do to get where it wants to be. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Effectively Virtualizing Tier-1 Application Workloads
This ESG Report presents test results of the performance and scalability of the HP ProLiant DL980 server, and how it can be used to lower costs, increase scalability, and provide high performance while maintaining the reliability and availability required by tier-1 applications. Learn more

WHITE PAPER: IBM

A Smarter Approach to CRM
With instant access to information, customers expect a purchase experience that matches the ease and speed of the information-gathering experience. Read this white paper, created in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, to see how a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can help you respond on the customers' terms. Read Now

Facebook vs. Google+ vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn
Much has changed since we examined the ongoing war between Facebook and Twitter in the spring of 2010. The stakes are higher, the competition has increased, and we see LinkedIn and Google roaring into the social networking arena like never before. Read More

Kindle Fire may outsell iPad this holiday season: survey
New research from Retrevo suggests that Amazon may finally have developed the tablet capable of competing with Apple's mighty iPad. Read More

Wired network edge vs. wireless edge
A survey by WLAN vendor Meraki in June found that for the first time smartphones and tablets like the Apple iPhone and iPad have overtaken computers on Wi-Fi networks. The finding highlights the argument over how much wired LAN infrastructure companies need, or should have when users' connection expectations are for reliable wireless. Read More


WEBCAST: Oracle

Extend IT Management to the Cloud
Date: November 17th, 2011 Time: 1 PM EST/ 10 AM PT Tackle the challenges of managing multiple databases – from development and testing to production. Join this live Webcast to learn how the recently announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c makes database lifecycle management easier and extends those capabilities to cloud environments. Learn More

Fave raves: 22 IT pros name their favorite products
When we asked IT pros about their favorite enterprise tech products, their picks included all kinds of hardware and software. The common thread? Gear that saves time or money, increases productivity or tightens security. Read More

How to Find Out What Employees Really Think
In the past few years, savvy companies have been using text analytics software to analyze positive and negative phrases appearing in social media and other electronic posts to figure out what customers think about their products, service and policies. For example, firms in the travel industry can monitor comments posted on websites for users' opinions about hotel properties, or perhaps about specific features such as housekeeping or food service. Read More

Apple ships iOS 5.0.1 with battery fixes, patches
Apple today released iOS 5.0.1, the anticipated update designed to fix multiple unspecified bugs that drained the iPhone's battery much faster than expected. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Oracle

The Application Grid Approach to a Modern Data Center
An application grid approach significantly automates the process of adding, reducing, or modifying existing IT deployments in support of highly scalable systems that have less downtime and lower resource consumption. Learn More!

Senate votes against measure to kill net neutrality rules
The U.S. Senate has voted against a Republican measure that would have overturned net neutrality rules passed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission last December. Read More

Microsoft contributes GPL'd code to old enemy Samba project
On October 10, a group of developers contributed a patch to the Samba Technical Mailing List. That would be an unexceptional event except that these developers worked for Microsoft, Samba is covered by the GPLv2 and there's a long and not-very-friendly history between Microsoft and the project. Read More

Bank of America's absence on Google+ filled by parody page
Google+ on Monday opened its doors to businesses and brands, but it would appear as though no one at Bank of America got the memo. Into the void has moved the prankster responsible for this BoA parody page. Read More

Steve Jobs' advice to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook and Apple have had their share of spats over the years. You might remember Steve Jobs' explanation as to why there was no Facebook integration in Ping, noting that Facebook was demanding terms Apple deemed too burdensome. Read More

Lesson From Steve Jobs: The Power of Inspiration
Art inspires. Humor inspires. Teamwork inspires. A greater purpose inspires. What are you doing to inspire your IT staff? Read More



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