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Google's famous follies: 10 favorite April Fools' gags and Easter Eggs | The night Steve Jobs returned to Apple

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H-1B demand this year will be fast, furious
The U.S. begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions on Monday, April 1, and fast demand is expected. This is going to be followed by much fury. Read More

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Essential Reference for Monitoring Your IT Infrastructure
How do you choose a network monitoring solution – SNMP monitoring, flow-based monitoring, or packet analysis – that is right for your IT infrastructure? This ebook your crash course in network monitoring for analysis and learn to use multi-segment analysis to diagnose performance problems with distributed application architectures. Download this ebook

Google's famous follies: 10 favorite April Fools' gags and Easter Eggs
The Goog has a long and storied history of April Fools' Day jokes and offbeat Easter Eggs. Here's a look at some of our favorites. Read More

The night Steve Jobs returned to Apple
Steve Jobs returned to Apple on December 20, 1996, more than 11 years after he was ousted from the company he helped co-found with Steve Wozniak back in 1976. That night, Apple evangelist Tim Holmes was in the crowd and captured Jobs' return with his less-than-stellar QuickTake camera - you'll note that many of the photos depict blacks as purples. Read More

Gartner: Global IT spending to rise 4.1% to $3.8 trillion in 2013
Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow 4.1% this year to roughly $3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner. Read More

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Current Cloud Adoption Trends
No longer limited to early adopters in small organizations, cloud computing has become pervasive in midsize and large organizations. The survey results in this report highlight how strategic-minded IT decision makers in North America are overcoming security concerns and adopting private, public and hybrid clouds. Learn More

Microsoft skips 'too good' Windows 9, jumps to Windows 10
Deeming Windows 9 'too good to release,' Microsoft execs shelve follow-up to Windows 8 and proceed to Windows 10. Read More

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Hot hotspot gateways
Offering Wi-Fi can be a good way to increase return customers and boost revenue in retail stores, hotels, cafes, etc. And it provides convenience for contractors and associates working in corporate offices and conference rooms. Though visitors might have 4G mobile devices or laptops, Wi-Fi can provide a faster, higher quality connection. Read More

Microsoft at work designing "cool" future Surface devices
Despite shaky sales of its Windows 8 Surface tablets Microsoft is working on the next generation of the devices that it hopes will attract customer attention. Read More

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The State of 802.11 Briefing
802.11ac hardware is now a reality. Vendors are talking about 802.11ad. Gigabit and Multi-Gigibit Wi-Fi - as well as applications such as VoIP over Wi-fi (VoFi) that need them - are closer than ever. Understand the differences between 802.11n/ac/ad and get ready today for changes to your wireless infrastructure. Download this ebook

5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust
Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn't pay. Read More

Job well done? Better ways to assess tech employees
No more counting lines of code: Managers look for new ways to assess IT employee performance. Read More

Cisco sees big plans for Big Data
Two-thirds of IT managers recently surveyed by Cisco believe Big Data will be a strategic priority for their companies over the next five years. Sixty percent said they believe Big Data can help improve decision making and global competitiveness. Read More

Dell blames 'uncertain adoption' of Windows 8 for some of its financial woes
Dell blamed Microsoft's Windows 8 as one of several causes for its grim financial future, according to a Friday filing with U.S. securities regulators. Read More

More SDN-friendly Arista switches could boost cloud services
Arista Networks this week unveiled software-defined networking (SDN) extensions to its data center switch operating system that tie the company's products into cloud orchestration and flow management systems. Read More

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