4 Reasons Naysayers Win IT Battles, Not Wars

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TOP STORY 4 Reasons Naysayers Win IT Battles, Not Wars By Mark Peters Want to predict the best storage innovation coming down the pipe? Take a look at what traditional IT is saying won't work. MUST READ Brocade Unveils 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switch Entry-level switch will be offered by EMC, Fujitsu, HP, HDS, IBM, and NetApp. Quantum Debuts LTFS Storage Appliances Quantum enters soon-to-be crowded linear tape file system space, catering to customers who need to store and access huge amounts of data on tape. IT Spending: Innovation Talk Vs. Survival Walk Today's IT spending figures reveal much maintenance work. Has innovation stalled because IT is playing catch up after a long winter of spending freezes and cuts? EMC's VSPEX Bundles, Explained Fit for private cloud use, new packages combine best-of-breed hardware and software from a host of EMC technology partners, with more flexibility than some bundles. 6 Reasons To Use Multiple Cloud Providers Music Mastermind, Coupa Software share why they turned to more than one cloud services supplier. Yes, you can mix and match Amazon and Rackspace. Virtualization, Unified Communications Meet, At Last Unified communications servers and virtualization do mix, more enterprises find. But desktop virtualization and UC remains tricky. MORE NETWORKING NEWS

ALSO IN THIS EDITION • 6 Reasons To Use Multiple Cloud Providers • Virtualization, Unified Communications Meet, At Last • Strategy: Development Labs in the Cloud • The Logic and Value of a Tiered Archive • Oracle Vs. Google: Tour The Evidence • Build a Smarter Enterprise WAN • State Of The Data Center Survey Check out our lineup for the Next Valley View (our live Web TV show) April 24, 4 pm PT in our SF HQ: • Zynga CTO Allan Leinwand • Hands-on technology demonstrations from SuccessFactors, DataSift, and Proton Media • A unique look at the latest from ARM at the Valley View Whiteboard • Prize giveaways and much more! Register to win prizes and watch the show live; or if you're in the area Contact us to be part of the live audience

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