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	Why rapid-fire updates are the key to Microsoft's success Ask five geeks about Windows 8's greatest flaw, and you're bound to get five different answers. Some diss the new Start screen. Some hate the big hole where the Start button used to be. Others rail against the indignity of having to swipe open a Charms bar to print or search for anything. And what's with those Microsoft Accounts? Read More 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. In this Issue What am I missing with Windows Phone 8? Maybe Microsoft should go private Feeling Retro? dBASE is back with a modern look How to Overcome SharePoint Performance Headaches Google puts pressure on Microsoft, launches Quickoffice for iPhone and Android Intel needs more than just an ARM license Surface tablet compared to Zune, Kin in brutal analyst assessment Different and cheap, new $25 Raspberry Pi is selling The paperless office continues to elude us Amazon Cloud is great, but not for business WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions from IBM IBM provides consulting, implementation and application management services for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a comprehensive solution that helps midsize and larger organizations easily create and maintain a 360 view of their customers from first contact through purchase and post-sales. Learn More. What am I missing with Windows Phone 8? My first foray into Windows Phone 8 didn't go over with the readers so well, but since the OS and apps I use have been updated a few times since then, I'm giving Microsoft's mobile OS another go. Read More Maybe Microsoft should go private Should Microsoft go private? Don't dismiss the question, it's a valid one, even if it would be extraordinarily difficult. Read More Feeling Retro? dBASE is back with a modern look Some of you are old enough to remember a time when the main word processor, spreadsheet and personal database programs were NOT Word, Excel and Access. Thirty years ago, dBASE ruled IBM PC compatibles and were the standard for data management alongside Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies 3 Considerations for MSPs Offering BC/DR Services Most SMBs do not have access to remote facilities for business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR), creating an opportunity for MSPs to enter this rapidly growing market. This paper highlights key considerations when building your own BC/DR data center or leveraging cloud turnkey solutions. Learn More How to Overcome SharePoint Performance Headaches Microsoft SharePoint is increasingly becoming a victim of its own success: As more departments start to use it, bottlenecks occur and performance suffers. To combat this, some companies are rolling out third-party storage systems that move large data sets off SQL Server. Read More Google puts pressure on Microsoft, launches Quickoffice for iPhone and Android Google launched its Microsoft Office substitute, Quickoffice, for Apple's iPhone, Android smartphones and Android tablets, fulfilling a promise made in December. Read More Intel needs more than just an ARM license This industry is full of executives expressing what sounds like pure self-interest, but their comments shouldn't be dismissed so quickly. Case in point: ARM Holdings' founding CEO Sir Robin Saxby told the GSA Entrepreneurship Conference in Britain that "As an ARM shareholder, I recommend Intel to take an ARM license and stop messing about." Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Data's Journey to the Cloud As IT environments evolve to hybrid cloud computing, strategic IT oversight and best-practices life-cycle data management are key imperatives to help ensure oversight, service levels, and security. This white paper examines cloud options as it relates to storage and explains the benefits a cloud-enabled storage architecture can offer. Learn More Surface tablet compared to Zune, Kin in brutal analyst assessment I know some of you are getting tired of the drum beats of negativity toward Windows 8 and Surface. But in light of Microsoft relenting on the opposition to Office 2013 licensing, it's clear that our voices can be heard in Redmond, and quite frankly, I'd rather nip another Vista in the bud rather than let it go on for years. Read More Different and cheap, new $25 Raspberry Pi is selling Maybe people are bored with Apple and Windows machines, or just restless for the challenge of something new. But different is selling. Read More The paperless office continues to elude us Since the dawn of personal computers there have been predictions of an all-digital future where paper was little but a distant memory. Decades later, it seems like we've made progress toward the "paperless office," but the Utopian vision is still a long way off. Read More Amazon Cloud is great, but not for business Amazon added a new element to its Cloud Drive service this week that expands it usefulness. The new Cloud Drive Sync app keeps files in sync across different devices and platforms, and pits Amazon Cloud Drive head-to-head against rivals such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple. However, businesses should steer clear of Amazon Cloud Drive. Read More
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