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	Server makers adopt AMD's new 16-core chips Server vendors on Monday came out in support of Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron 6200 server chips, which advance chip technology to new highs with 16 processor cores. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobility KnowledgeVault The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault provide expert guidance, peer advice, survey results and best practices to help you protect your mobile infrastructure. From determining a policy for employee-owned devices and data encryption to supporting the six major mobile operating systems, securing mobile devices and data is a top priority. View now In this Issue Huawei buys out Symantec in joint venture Hire a vet? IT says yes DataDirect Network releases array with massive 40GB/sec performance Survey: IT certifications lead to jobs, higher pay Shipping-related spam rises as holidays near 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! Huawei buys out Symantec in joint venture Huawei Technologies will buy out the rest of a joint venture with Symantec for US$530 million, the companies announced on Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Akamai Cloud Optimization for Amazon EC2™ The emergence of public cloud platforms and services has IT organizations thinking about which applications they want to keep in-house and which they can build within the cloud. Read more Hire a vet? IT says yes When President Obama challenged the private sector this past August to hire 100,000 unemployed veterans by the end of 2013, he shared the stage with companies that have some of the largest IT workforces in the United States -- among them Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Siemens, Honeywell, Accenture and Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! DataDirect Network releases array with massive 40GB/sec performance DataDirect Network's new SFA12K series storage array represents a new high-water mark for networked storage performance with the ability to scale to 6.7 petabytes in two racks and offer up to 40GB/sec performance. Read More Survey: IT certifications lead to jobs, higher pay In this survey of 700 IT professionals, most say certifications have led to raises and better jobs, busting the myth that certs are nothing but a scam. Read More Shipping-related spam rises as holidays near I just received this alert from my company's IT department, and, while I'm sure all of you regular readers are already on your toes regarding this stuff, it might be a good time to offer a reminder to your end users ... at work and at home: Read More
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