Monday, February 18, 2013

13 of the biggest security myths busted

FCC: US broadband providers deliver close to advertised speeds

Tech 'firsts' that made a President's day

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February 18, 2013
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13 of the biggest security myths busted

Some generally assumed and oft-repeated notions about security may be only assumptions and not necessarily true. We asked security experts for what they consider security "myths," and here's what they said.

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Issue highlights

1. FCC: US broadband providers deliver close to advertised speeds

2. Tech 'firsts' that made a President's day

3. Cloud computing showdown: Amazon vs. Rackspace (OpenStack) vs. Microsoft vs. Google

4. Online sales tax bills gather major congressional support

5. INSIDER How to get started with MySQL

6. IT workers to management: NOW can we telecommute?

7. He has a problem with the whole 'office romance' thing

8. Two Linux tablet projects take a step forward

9. Free technology for the taking

WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT

This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More.

FCC: US broadband providers deliver close to advertised speeds

U.S. broadband providers deliver nearly the residential broadband speeds they advertise, with a handful of large providers exceeding the promised service, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said in a new report. READ MORE

Tech 'firsts' that made a President's day

From the first presidential steamboat ride to the introduction of electricity in the White House to Obama's famous BlackBerry, our nation's commanders in chief have always enjoyed the privilege of being exposed to technology's cutting edge -- even if they haven't always embraced the opportunities. So in honor of Monday's celebration of Presidents' Day, here's a look at some of the more notable – and controversial -- presidential first encounters with the leading technologies of their days. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Egnyte

File Sharing Beyond the Firewall

Learn how to provide local file access outside with any computer or mobile device outside the firewall, without the need for VPN. See why cloud-enabled storage is the next generation of file sharing infrastructure Read Now!

Cloud computing showdown: Amazon vs. Rackspace (OpenStack) vs. Microsoft vs. Google

In the cloud, it's a question of who has the ability to scale to meet enterprise needs READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

HP reference configuration for Premium OLTP

This paper describes a hardware and software reference architecture for using HP hardware to deploy very large and highly transactional Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 OLTP database systems in tier 1 enterprise application environments. Learn More!

Online sales tax bills gather major congressional support

A large group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales tax for state and local governments, essentially raising the cost of many online purchases by 10 percent or more. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: AccelOps

Unified Infrastructure Management Examined

AccelOps' Unified Infrastructure Management Examined: How network and security administrators can monitor performance, availability and events with just one application. Managing a More Dynamic and Complex World. Read More>>

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How to get started with MySQL

An easy step-by-step guide to setting up a MySQL database server, along with phpMyAdmin, on Fedora, CentOS, or Ubuntu READ MORE

IT workers to management: NOW can we telecommute?

IT is one of the last corporate functions to embrace telecommuting. It turns out the last remaining barriers are more cultural than technical. READ MORE

He has a problem with the whole 'office romance' thing

I found this lament on a Fark comment string discussing a story about office romances: READ MORE

Two Linux tablet projects take a step forward

Between the tiny PC phenomenon and the growing number of PCs shipping with Linux preloaded over the past year, there's been no shortage of hardware announcements for Linux fans. READ MORE

Free technology for the taking

Network World compiles a shopping list of technology that costs nothing. READ MORE

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12 hybrid cloud security products to watch

Here are 12 security products that you can buy for your hybrid cloud whether they run on premise, in the cloud or a little of both.

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