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	10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier Tools that secure, automate, pinch pennies - including some for Windows 8 Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Gartner, Inc. 31st Annual Gartner Data Center Conference Dec. 3 – 6, 2012 at The Venetian Las Vegas. 47 Gartner analysts, 2,500+ attendees, 120+ sponsors, 85+ analyst-led sessions rich in actionable advice and strategic recommendations. All data center disciplines covered. 7 keynotes highlight enterprise mobility, data storage innovations, DevOps, cloud strategies, cost optimization and more. View complete agenda and register today at gartner.com/us/datacenter. In this Issue Gartner report throws cold water on uber-hyped OpenStack project Cisco releases major update to its security management product HP ships dense 4-socket servers for virtualized environments Dell Is Changing its Stripes Oracle, Fujitsu team on Sparc64 'Athena' chip WD releases 4TB enterprise drives, again AMD announces Trinity APUs: superb graphics, improved CPU Get More Productive IT Workers in Just 3 Steps Internet pioneer Dr. Leonard Kleinrock still pushing emerging technologies RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Commvault Break free from traditional backup! From a single console and simple interface, Simpana® software allows you to break free from limiting legacy backup approaches. Built from the ground up on a single platform and unifying code base, Simpana holistically manages data across the entire enterprise, transforming it into a protected, well-managed, easily accessible information asset. Join the Simpana revolution! Start exploring resources to learn how. Gartner report throws cold water on uber-hyped OpenStack project A scathing report about OpenStack from research firm Gartner warns businesses to beware of considerable hype and says misconceptions about the open source cloud computing project are leading to "dangerous myths" that are impacting IT adoption and investments. Read More Cisco releases major update to its security management product Cisco just recently introduced an updated version of its security management tool CSM. The new release brings with it some nice new features and functionality to the tool. If you haven't heard of Cisco Security Manager (CSM) before, in a nutshell it is Cisco's consolidated GUI for management, monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting of its VPN, Firewall and IPS product lines. Cisco Security Manager,... Read More HP ships dense 4-socket servers for virtualized environments Hewlett-Packard's new four-socket blade and rack servers for virtualized environments will provide more processing cores and memory in a tighter space so that virtual machines can be deployed more quickly, the company said on Tuesday. Read More WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. Dell Is Changing its Stripes Can Dell transform itself from a hardware maker into a full-fledged software vendor, too? Based on its recent shopping spree, it sure is trying. Read More Oracle, Fujitsu team on Sparc64 'Athena' chip With an eye for better serving big data projects, Oracle and partner Fujitsu have commenced building the next generation of Sparc64 processors, in a project called Athena. Read More WD releases 4TB enterprise drives, again Western Digital Thursday unveiled an upgraded line of 1TB to 4TB 3.5-in hard drives for data centers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. AMD announces Trinity APUs: superb graphics, improved CPU Intel's been getting all the attention on the CPU front lately with the announcement of its upcoming Haswell CPU, but AMD is trying to crash the party with the launch of its new APU (accelerated processing unit) code-named Trinity. Officially announced Thursday, the Trinity APU combines current-generation Radeon 7000-style graphics technology with up to four CPU cores built around AMD's latest Piledriver CPU cores. Read More Get More Productive IT Workers in Just 3 Steps Brian Souza provides corporate training on improving employee performance and shares his best advice on how to get the most out of your team. Read More Internet pioneer Dr. Leonard Kleinrock still pushing emerging technologies It's not hard to find Internet pioneer Dr. Leonard Kleinrock -- he's been at UCLA for 50 years, since 1963. Read More
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