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	26 Cloud Specific IT Certifications Few areas within the IT industry have seen the kind of growth that cloud computing has. As a result, many IT professionals are now seeking cloud specific certifications. Here is an overview of what is currently available to help you figure out which certification may be best for you. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Luminet Technical Barriers to Investigating Insider Fraud Examines the limitations of common security controls when it comes to controlling insider abuse, with special attention to the types of abuse that can occur when insiders have legitimate access to enterprise information systems. Learn More In this Issue CES 2013: Can Intel save the Ultrabook? Talk about big data: How the Library of Congress can index all 170 billion tweets ever posted First 1TB USB flash drive coming soon CES 2013: GM opens platform, invites developers to build in-car apps CES2013: Tom Coughlin talks storage in 2013 Where there's a smoke condition there's a fire condition Carnegie Mellon names Pfenning as head of Computer Science Department Looking forward to a future Internet Google offers free neighborhood Wi-Fi in NYC Chelsea district WHITE PAPER: F5 2012 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers The application delivery controller has evolved into a key component of the data center architecture, and enterprises should evaluate ADCs based on how they integrate with this architecture and support more advanced features, such as user and traffic control and monitoring. This report provides insights into vendors' strengths and weaknesses. Read More. CES 2013: Can Intel save the Ultrabook? Ultrabooks made a big splash at last year's CES, but sales over the course of 2012 were disappointing. Intel yesterday made a determined bid to change all that. Read More Talk about big data: How the Library of Congress can index all 170 billion tweets ever posted The Library of Congress has received a 133TB file containing 170 billion tweets -- every single post that's been shared on the social networking site -- and now it has to figure out how to index it for researchers. Read More First 1TB USB flash drive coming soon Kingston Technology will soon launch the world's first 1TB flash drive, a USB 3.0 device that is likely to cost more than most computers do. Read More CES 2013: GM opens platform, invites developers to build in-car apps At CES 2013, General Motors announced an app framework for in-car apps. Read More CES2013: Tom Coughlin talks storage in 2013 Storage industry analyst Tom Coughlin provides his thoughts on the storage market in 2013 Read More Where there's a smoke condition there's a fire condition I've been an editor all my life so things like this quote from a CNN story about an airliner fire tend to get my attention: Who talks this way? "Upon arrival, we observed a heavy smoke condition in the entire cabin," said Bob Donahue, chief of the Massport Fire Rescue Department. "We found a fire condition about midship in the avionics compartment underneath. ..." Read More Carnegie Mellon names Pfenning as head of Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has named Professor Frank Pfenning as head of its Computer Science Department, replacing Jeannette Wing, who recently was named head of Microsoft Research International. Pfenning will lead a faculty of 70+ members. Read More Looking forward to a future Internet Going into last month the future of the Internet, to borrow a phrase from the great film noir movie "A Touch of Evil," looked like it may have been all used up. The feeling of the traditional telephone folk and controlling governments was that the Internet had done just about enough of this changing the future stuff -- thanks very much -- now it was time for a bit of control. But the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai did not turn out quite the way that those who would control the Internet wanted. Nor, did the WCIT turn out quite the way that those of us who wanted a more hands-off future would have liked. Read More Google offers free neighborhood Wi-Fi in NYC Chelsea district In a neighborly gesture, Google, with the help of a local development association, is rolling out free public Wi-Fi to the area surrounding its New York City offices. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Best of CES 2013: In pictures Here's what's grabbing our attention right now at the sprawling CES 2013 gadget show in Las Vegas. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES For the first time, a small data breach draws a big fine ($50K) HP's touch Sleekbook cheaper alternative to ultrabooks 10 mobile startups to watch Like Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent funding SDN startup Why I abandoned Windows Phone 8 10 free router and IP admin tools you should know about iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Jan. 4 Thieves break into Microsoft HQ - steal only Apple products 8 classic IT hiring mistakes and how to avoid them Best of CES 2013: in pictures
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