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	External server disk storage sales drop for first time since 2009, says IDC Global sales of external server storage have dropped for the first time since 2009, according to data from research firm IDC. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Leveraging SaaS to Drive Innovation and Results Learn how sales, finance, marketing, procurement, and supply chain leaders are leveraging SaaS to become more agile and serve the customer better. Learn More. In this Issue Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks Free Google Drive tools you're not using (but should be) Hot cloud products IT pros swear by Dell combines faster and cheaper SSDs in one box, with automatic tiering Windows Server 2012 R2 bulks up on storage and networking Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products Reader pines for a different kind of Microsoft store WHITE PAPER: IBM Next-Generation Customer Experience Management This Aberdeen Analyst Insight provides an overview of the top factors driving 2013 customer experience management (CEM / CXM) programs. Learn More. Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID to access social networks, favorite applications, as well as a file manager with a search engine to help users find files, photos and other digital media. Read More Free Google Drive tools you're not using (but should be) Though barely a year old, Google Drive is already a very popular service. It's easy to use if you already have a Google account, and its prices put Dropbox to shame. On Google Drive, 100GB costs a mere $5 a month (and Google even bumps up your Gmail storage to 25GB as a bonus). Dropbox charges double the price for 100GB. 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 Hot cloud products IT pros swear by Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending -- roughly 3% -- but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. Read More Dell combines faster and cheaper SSDs in one box, with automatic tiering Many enterprise storage systems include two or more types of hard disk drives, with data automatically moved between those two tiers of storage. The same concept has now been applied to two types of SSDs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More. Windows Server 2012 R2 bulks up on storage and networking The pending launch of Windows Server 2012 release 2 focuses on offering a number of advanced capabilities in storage and networking, which used to require the purchase of additional software, or even a full-fledged storage system. Read More Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products What IT pros like, in their own words Read More Reader pines for a different kind of Microsoft store For days now I've had the song "Buddy Holly" stuck in my head because of all the radio ads playing here in anticipation of Saturday's opening of a Microsoft retail store in the nearby Natick Mall that will be followed by a free performance by Weezer. Read More
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