2012: The year storage becomes a celebrity

	Amazon Web Services moves backups to cloud with new appliance | CIA-backed Cleversafe announces 10-exabyte storage system
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	2012: The year storage becomes a celebrity While data storage has always been a necessary building block for technology, it's rarely garnered as much attention as it has in the past two years. The reason: Corporate and retail consumers are being forced to store greater amounts of data and they need to make that data more useful -- and accessible. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more In this Issue Amazon Web Services moves backups to cloud with new appliance CIA-backed Cleversafe announces 10-exabyte storage system EMC lays out product roadmap, warns of disk shortages EMC's Tucci changes mind, to stay on as CEO into 2013 15 essential open source tools for Windows admins Dying Jobs kept letter from Gates at his bedside WEBCAST: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance Optimized for Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2, the preinstalled, pretuned HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance simplifies database infrastructure management, improves resource utilization, and reduces costs resulting in exceptional levels of return. Learn more Amazon Web Services moves backups to cloud with new appliance Amazon Web Services has launched a public beta test of AWS Storage Gateway, which allows enterprises to back up application data in Amazon's cloud using a software appliance, the company said on Tuesday. Read More CIA-backed Cleversafe announces 10-exabyte storage system Object-based storage vendor Cleversafe today unveiled a storage system that can hold 1 billion gigabytes of data under a single domain name. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Consolidation Without Compromise Pay more to get less consolidation? The Iron Age is over. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x consolidation. For less. Get Consolidation Without Compromise now. Learn More EMC lays out product roadmap, warns of disk shortages During his company's year-end earnings call, EMC CEO Joe Tucci warned that hard disk drive supplies will be an issue through 2012 and said all major products will see refreshes this year. Read More EMC's Tucci changes mind, to stay on as CEO into 2013 EMC reported record revenues totaling more than $20 billion in 2011, and said that Joe Tucci has changed his mind and will stay on as CEO through 2013. Read More WHITE PAPER: Internap New eBook: Cloud Hosting Buyer's Guide Organizations are no longer asking "if cloud," but "which cloud?" Whether you've already deployed a cloud solution or you are looking to move to the cloud, you'll find this buyer's guide – complete with cloud configurations, benefits and a vendor scorecard – essential to mapping a cloud strategy that's right for your business. Learn More 15 essential open source tools for Windows admins Microsoft offers great tools for enhancing your server-side experience, but open source has impressive options as well Read More Dying Jobs kept letter from Gates at his bedside Shortly before Steve Jobs died in October, he received a letter from longtime business adversary Bill Gates that moved him so much that he kept it by his bedside, according to the Apple founder's widow, as relayed by Gates to a British interviewer. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 2012's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Network World's 6th annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" this time includes the births of pioneering companies such as UUNet and NEXTEL; technologies like OS/2 and SPARC; television classics topped by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the first "Simpsons" shorts; disposable contact lenses; the first naked-eye supernova in four centuries; and, who could possibly forget The Woodstock of Physics? CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Stealing smartphone crypto keys using plain old radio First 'Super Wi-Fi' network goes live in North Carolina DARPA takes aim at "Achilles' heel" of advanced computing: Power Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Bank of America team to wipe out phishing Tips and tricks for upgrading your Android phone IPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Jan. 26 Juniper's financial challenges continue F5 says Big-IP is a network firewall New leaders emerging in WAN optimization market 802.11ac boosts buzz more than bandwidth
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