Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy

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	Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy Networks could use far less energy by 2020 even though they'll be carrying much more traffic, an industry group says. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Server Technology The one data center PDU that can do it all. Can your PDU Pivot? Introducing the PDU Power Pivot, the patented newest innovation from Server Tech, inventors of the intelligent PDU. The PDU Power Pivot's incredibly flexible design with a 90 degree rotatable power cord makes it the ultimate PDU for multiple racks and multiple facilities. See it in action today. Visit us at www.servertech.com/pdupowerpivot In this Issue Why Microsoft won't charge for Windows 'Blue' & this time INSIDER Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free Dell board warns Icahn bid could leave the company short of cash The proper care and feeding of SSD storage Windows XP migration worries exaggerated by 'dead' applications Boston dumps Microsoft Exchange for Google Apps EMC lopping off another 1,004 employees RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver Focuses on Five Pillars of Technology The content-rich agenda has been redesigned and reenergized to include increased IDG content from editors you know and trust on topics such as: Security & Management, Network - From the Edge to the Core of the New Data Center, Analytics & Data Management, Cloud & Next Generation Apps, The Mobile/BYOD Enterprise, and more! Why Microsoft won't charge for Windows 'Blue' & this time Sometime soon, Microsoft will tell Windows 8 users whether they will have to pay for the upgrade code-named "Blue," and if so, how much. Analysts don't expect it to charge anything for the update. Read More INSIDER Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free It is a lot of work to set up policies; it takes trial and some error, too. But the payoffs are huge. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Tackling Peak Traffic Demands in Today's Data Center As demands on data center infrastructure increase, both IT professionals and their tools will need to adapt. Learn how application delivery controllers (ADCs) can accommodate enterprise needs for performance and scalability while providing a unified platform for application services. Download the report today. Download Now Dell board warns Icahn bid could leave the company short of cash A plan proposed by Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management last week as an alternative to Michael Dell's proposal to take his namesake company private would leave it short of cash, Dell's board warned the bidders on Monday. Read More The proper care and feeding of SSD storage Your solid-state drive sits there in silence. It's sleek. Elegant. More than a little mysterious.The hard drive it replaced was easy to understand: A soft hum assured you that its platters were spinning. A quiet mechanical click informed you of its read/write operations. You'd groom it with the occasional defrag. Times were good. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Winning Strategies for Omnichannel Banking Research reveals new ways for banks to prosper. Customers are ready for omnichannel experiences. Respond now-learn how to manage the transition to omnichannel banking and reap the rewards of delivering innovative services. Read Now Windows XP migration worries exaggerated by 'dead' applications Many organisations exaggerate the difficulties of migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 by over-estimating the importance of little-used applications, a survey from consultancy Centrix Software has suggested. Read More Boston dumps Microsoft Exchange for Google Apps Faced with the choice of saving serious money or buying a load of FUD, the City of Boston has become the latest enterprise customer to dump Microsoft Exchange in favor of Google Apps. And the city's 20,000 employees won't be the last to make this move until Microsoft either closes the cost chasm or comes up with a scarier story. Read More EMC lopping off another 1,004 employees As the EMC World customer conference continues this week in Las Vegas, news emerges that the host company will be shedding an additional 1,004 employees as part of its latest round of cost-cutting. From the company's latest 10-Q filing with the SEC: Read More
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