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	10 Windows Start menus for Windows 8.1 Although Windows 8's Start menu is still MIA in Windows 'Blue,' a smorgasbord of replacements can fill the void Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Adopt a More Service-Oriented Management Strategy The survey results in this report demonstrate dramatic changes happening in IT service management delivery and highlight best practices to assure performance of business processes, deliver exceptional end-user experiences, optimize existing infrastructure, and speed the deployment of new technologies and services. Learn More. In this Issue Cisco Unveils a New Security Architecture at CiscoLive Big virtualization: VMware is virtualizing Hadoop Sprint to launch two Windows Phone 8 smartphones this summer How to Close the IT Talent Gap Suspected China-based hackers 'Comment Crew' rise again Oracle Database 12c review: Finally, a true cloud database Cisco forms Internet of Things group At Cisco Live, Gigamon brings visibility to virtual environments How to Maximize Your Work Productivity on the Road WEBCAST: IBM Content Analytics Explained Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More. Cisco Unveils a New Security Architecture at CiscoLive As someone with more than 25 years in the IT industry, I have to give strong kudos to Cisco for putting on a great show this week. CiscoLive is being held in Orlando which is totally appropriate as Cisco has made the event the "magic kingdom" of all things IT. Surrounded by abundant symbols of the "Internet of Everything," Cisco really presents itself as the one vendor CIOs should look to... Read More Big virtualization: VMware is virtualizing Hadoop VMware today announced advancements that will allow vSphere to manage Hadoop clusters. In doing so, it gives the hundreds of thousands of VMware enterprise customers a way to work with Hadoop deployments within software they are already familiar with. Read More Sprint to launch two Windows Phone 8 smartphones this summer Sprint announced it will soon sell two Windows Phone 8 smartphones that run over fast LTE, the HTC 8XT and the Samsung ATIV S Neo. Read More How to Close the IT Talent Gap There is an old business adage attributed to Peter Drucker that says: "You can't manage what you don't measure." This means if you don't have real metrics in place and you aren't measuring performance, you'll never know whether you're doing better or worse. This adage is relative to many of things we do in IT and careers, because if you don't know where you are going, then you won't know the skills necessary to get you there. Read More Suspected China-based hackers 'Comment Crew' rise again The suspected China-based hackers known as the "Comment Crew" are back at it again, a development likely to contribute to continued tensions between the U.S. and China over cyberattacks. Read More Oracle Database 12c review: Finally, a true cloud database Pluggable databases bring a new level of efficiency and ease to database consolidation, while a wealth of other new features address performance, availability, and more Read More Cisco forms Internet of Things group Cisco has formed a business group to specifically address the Internet of Things opportunity -- sensors, industrial electronics, etc. -- which the company reiterated this week is a $14.4 trillion market. Read More At Cisco Live, Gigamon brings visibility to virtual environments All eyes are on Orlando, Florida, this week as Cisco Live gets underway. With all due respect to Interop, the show formerly known as Networkers has become the place to be if you want to learn what's going on in networking, with over 20,000 in attendances this year. I don't think anyone would deny the fact that virtualization has become a huge issue for not just server managers but also network... Read More How to Maximize Your Work Productivity on the Road Heading on a business trip? To get work done, you're going to need more than your laptop, smartphone and tablet. Here's what else you need to bring to be as productive as possible. Read More
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