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	12 hot cloud computing companies worth watching While big-name players such as Amazon, Google, IBM, Verizon and VMware sit atop the burgeoning cloud computing market, an entire ecosystem of early stage startups are looking to stake their claim, too. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue The Security Skills Shortage Impact on Security Services Windows Server 2012 embraces the data center INSIDER Desktop Virtualization Cuts Costs and Improves Social Services 10 Tech Expenses Your Business Can Do Without Most wild, wacky & wonderful Wi-Fi installations Survey Finds Most Networks Are Out of Control The benefits of Colocation facilities for the Next-generation Enterprise WAN WEBCAST: Riverbed Elevate to Intelligent Application Delivery Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT Traditional application delivery controller (ADC) architectures focus on load balancing and lack the efficiency required in today's IT environment. Join Kavitha Mariappan, Product Marketing Director at Riverbed Technology, to discuss the benefits of an updated ADC. Learn more. The Security Skills Shortage Impact on Security Services According to ESG Research, 55% of enterprise organizations (i.e. those with more than 1,000 employees) plan to hire additional security professionals in 2012 but they are extremely hard to find. In fact, 83% of enterprises claim that it is "extremely difficult" or "somewhat difficult" to recruit and/or hire security professionals in the current market. Read More Windows Server 2012 embraces the data center Microsoft has taken its server OS a giant step forward with Tuesday's release of Windows Server 2012, making this version the first that can be controlled remotely so it is more suitable for data centers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Release 5.0 Cisco® Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) provides the industry's most scalable, highest performance WAN optimization solution. Cisco WAAS is able to improve end user experience and reduce bandwidth for key applications. Learn more. INSIDER Desktop Virtualization Cuts Costs and Improves Social Services Gary Bateman, CIO of Iowa Workforce Development, was able to turn a budget desktop virtualization project into a hugely successful expansion of state services for the unemployed--and he lowered operating costs to boot. Read More 10 Tech Expenses Your Business Can Do Without Improve your bottom line by dumping these technological artifacts Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. WAN Optimization eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Network World examine the maturing WAN optimization market, collect advice from experts and users on how best to implement these products, and look at new trends. Read on to discover how to make the most of WAN optimization in enterprise networks. Read now. Most wild, wacky & wonderful Wi-Fi installations RF's most odd, unusual, cool, intriguing network applications for work, fashion, health and play Read More Survey Finds Most Networks Are Out of Control Do you know what software is in use on your network? A survey released today by Avecto found that three out of four IT professionals have no idea what unauthorized software might be running on their networks. Read More The benefits of Colocation facilities for the Next-generation Enterprise WAN Last time we began our discussion of colocation and how it relates to the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture. Read More
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