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	Microsoft patch blows 'perfect game' but sends important message Although it must have been a painful moral blow to Microsoft's security team, issuing the company's first and only out-of-band security patch of 2011 late last week may actually bring some optimism for the entire Microsoft IT community heading into the new year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now! In this Issue One way the iPhone 4S dwarfs the iPhone 4 Developers top IT hiring managers' wish lists IE 6 is Finally Dead. Long Live IE9 (Please?) Cloud is Really a Service Disguised as a Solution Who's lying? The iPad owner or the border guard? .11ac on the Move – Broadcom's Big Announcement WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. A Perspective from the Edge of the Cloud Akamai Chief Scientist and co-Founder Tom Leighton explores the major forces and technology layers driving the cloud computing movement, the types of architectural approaches emerging and an assessment of the challenges that must be overcome for cloud computing to broadly succeed. Read now One way the iPhone 4S dwarfs the iPhone 4 The iPhone 4S may bear a disappointingly familiar look to the iPhone 4 for those who had been eagerly expecting a distinctive iPhone 5 under the Christmas tree, but the 4S sure sounds different than its predecessor, and no, I'm not talking about Siri. Read More Developers top IT hiring managers' wish lists Hiring developers is the top priority for today's IT staffing pros, according to Dice.com. The IT jobs site polled 1,200 tech-focused hiring managers and recruiters, and Java developers ranked first among 10 staffing priorities for 2012. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The Ultralight Branch Ultralight branches let the business drive the placement and lifespan of branches while minimizing real estate, infrastructure, operational, and service costs. Read now. IE 6 is Finally Dead. Long Live IE9 (Please?) After begging, pleading, and nearly coming to people's houses to bust their kneecaps, Microsoft has gotten its wish: Internet Explorer 6, which just passed its 10th birthday, is now as dead as the Zune. Read More Cloud is Really a Service Disguised as a Solution Companies are desperate for knowledge when it comes to cloud. Executives want it and IT frankly is struggling with the best way to go about it or whether it even makes sense to adopt it. On the consumer side, I find myself moving more and more to the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! Who's lying? The iPad owner or the border guard? One or the other isn't telling the truth - they're flat-out lying -- this much we know for certain. Read More .11ac on the Move – Broadcom's Big Announcement With the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) upon us next week, I'm now drowning in press releases announcing new products that promise to shape the wireless and mobile landscape for 2012 and beyond. And, as I've written previously, the upcoming IEEE 802.11ac standard must already be included among the big developments of the year. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 10 essential data center appliances With all of the noise in data center networking focused on switches, fabrics and lossless Ethernet standards, appliances like WAN optimizers and application accelerators are often overlooked. But they are important components of the data center/cloud infrastructure, especially as organizations virtualize desktop applications for remote sites. Here's a listing of 10 of the top players, and their products, in data center appliances. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES IPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Jan. 3 Who's lying? The iPad owner or the border guard? Microsoft patch blows 'perfect game' but sends important message 9 hot technology startups to watch in 2012 Cisco dumps the UMI personal telepresence very quietly iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 31 Software whiz Ray Ozzie re-emerges with startup Cocomo 2 days for amateur hacker to hack smart meter, fake readings IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks Facebook Timeline scams prey on wishful thinking
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