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	IBM bets $1 billion on flash storage The hard drive will soon be dead, at least for most uses in the enterprise, IBM is betting. The company is undertaking a major strategic initiative -- and US$1 billion in research -- to make flash the prominent form of storage in most organizations. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak Offsite Data Replication in 20 Min: Free Trial Replicate up to 20X faster over any distance, using existing WAN infrastructure, while lower ongoing disaster recovery costs by 50% or more with Velocity from Silver Peak Systems. Best of all – deployment takes less than 20 minutes! Try Velocity for FREE now: In this Issue Iowa State researchers discover possible route to terahertz storage speeds iOS VPNs and portable storage for Apple devices Dropbox to add single sign-on EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods WHITE PAPER: Dell Virtualization Streamlines Public Service Initiatives Many municipal, county and state governments now deploy virtualized environments to enhance service levels, conserve energy and scale capacity within tight budgets. Find out how four government entities are using server, storage, and desktop virtualization to meet the challenges of today's government. Learn More Iowa State researchers discover possible route to terahertz storage speeds A team of Iowa State University researchers, working at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, recently detailed a way to use ultra-short laser pulses and special materials to switch magnetism roughly 1,000 times faster than current-generation storage devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire SANS Secure Configuration Management Demystified Security experts and analysts agree that a systematic, enterprise-wide program of secure configuration management is one of the most beneficial security solutions you can implement. It provides an objective, concise measure of your overall security posture. Learn More iOS VPNs and portable storage for Apple devices First up, serious networking stuff concerning Apple and how iOS supports VPNs and how it won't in future. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb Why Responsive Design Isn't Good Enough… And How to Fix It Mobile is changing everything for your company but do you know the keys to mobile web development that will really work for your customers and employees? Read Now! Dropbox to add single sign-on Dropbox, whose cloud storage and file-sharing application has been adopted by millions of consumers, will add single sign-on (SSO), its latest feature for businesses as it seeks to penetrate the workplace market. Read More EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods Two stalwarts in the enterprise IT market joined forces today to release a unified communications stack that integrates hardware from EMC, virtualization technology from VMware and communications apps from Avaya. Perhaps most interesting about the news, though, is a company that was not involved: Cisco. Read More
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