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	Hands on with Windows Server 8 beta Our reviewer doesn't like the Metro user interface as the default for a server OS, but other than that lauds its new features. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Join the Cisco UCS Webcast on March 8 Hear from leading experts how third-generation fabric computing, delivered through Cisco UCS, meets changing business demands and provides companies with a competitive advantage. Click to continue In this Issue Windows 8: What you need to get started If the 'ridiculous' Dow had chosen Apple instead of Cisco Diskeeper changes name, announces new product direction AMD's acquisition of SeaMicro puts Intel on the defensive QNAP NAS server makes the business grade PCI Express over optical cabling: Performance, simplicity, efficiency How Cloud Computing Is Forcing IT Evolution Windows 8 preview breaks 1M download mark in first 24 hours CIOs Can Be Chief Innovation Officers, Too CIOs Beware: Sometimes Emotions Hijack the Brain AMD buys SeaMicro, enters server hardware business RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CloudPassage CloudPassage Companies like Foursquare, StrongMail, and ExoIS are taking charge of cloud server security using Halo from CloudPassage, which ensures easy, scalable, and automated security for dynamic cloud environments. Register today to Secure 25 Cloud Servers for Free with Halo Basic. Windows 8: What you need to get started You have questions about the Consumer Preview for Windows 8? We have answers. Some of them, anyway. Read More If the 'ridiculous' Dow had chosen Apple instead of Cisco After the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed over 13,000 last week, San Jose Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy made an impassioned case for including Apple in the index, a position he buttressed in part by citing an analysis by Adam Nash of Greylock Partners. Read More Diskeeper changes name, announces new product direction Diskeeper, a vendor best known for its hard drive defragmentation technology, announced it has changed its name to Condusiv and is taking a new product direction. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ 5 Things You Need to Know About Disaster Recovery Planning Download this short, easy-to-digest Disaster Recovery eBook today. It's packed with unique planning approaches to make your data center less vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. Warning, side effects may include reduced stress levels. Learn More! AMD's acquisition of SeaMicro puts Intel on the defensive Intel suffered a setback in the server market this week with the news that its former partner, SeaMicro, is being acquired by AMD. But the world's top chip maker said it was internally developing technology to remain competitive in the dense server market. Read More QNAP NAS server makes the business grade QNAP's TS-EC1279U-RP rack-mount array combines midrange muscle, capacity, and redundancy at a low-end price Read More PCI Express over optical cabling: Performance, simplicity, efficiency Optical solutions can be a key enabler for network architects who see value in using PCI Express (PCIe) as an I/O technology for data center connectivity. Using PCIe to natively connect servers, switches and storage elements can lower overall system costs by reducing or eliminating the number of protocol conversions. Additionally, this increased system simplicity provides networks with latency, power and dollars-per-gigabit advantages. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More How Cloud Computing Is Forcing IT Evolution To say cloud computing is having a dramatic effect on IT is an understatement. The capability and agility of the cloud is forcing a rapid evolution. Just as in living ecosystems, IT professionals who fail to adapt will, inevitably, dwindle into extinction. Read More Windows 8 preview breaks 1M download mark in first 24 hours Microsoft on Thursday announced that customers had downloaded more than 1 million copies of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview in its first day of availability. Read More CIOs Can Be Chief Innovation Officers, Too Call it "CIO squared." Companies are tapping savvy execs to handle two complementary roles at the same time: chief information officer and chief innovation officer. Read More CIOs Beware: Sometimes Emotions Hijack the Brain Management consultant Doug Lennick says "morally intelligent" leaders build high-performing, innovative companies Read More AMD buys SeaMicro, enters server hardware business Advanced Micro Devices announced Wednesday it is buying low-power server vendor SeaMicro, a surprise move that puts AMD in the systems business and disrupts Intel by acquiring one of its close partners. Read More
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