Networking World: Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products

Hot cloud products IT pros swear by | Negligence and glitches create 64% of data breaches

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Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products
Each year we ask IT pros what they love -- which enterprise tech products make their lives easier, provide the security they need, and help keep end users happy and productive. See what 25 IT pros had to say. Read More

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WEBCAST: Ipswitch, Inc

VIDEO: Layer 2 Discovery & Asset Reporting
WhatsUp Gold includes Layer 2 discovery as part of the core product bringing you automatically generated Layer 2 topology maps, IT asset reporting, current & historical network documentation, and easy-to-use troubleshooting tools. All of this available within the same interface as all your network management data. View now.

INSIDER

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

Negligence and glitches create 64% of data breaches
While data breaches born of malicious attacks grab headlines, more data thefts are caused by employee negligence and computer glitches, according to a report this week by Symantec and the Ponemon Institute. Read More

Dashcams going high-def, high-tech
The next time a bear hits a car on a Russian highway, the video might be in high definition. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Tripwire

Five Tips for Outsmarting the Information Age Adversary
Today's attackers vigilantly wait for you to slip up before they strike your information systems and compromise your data. Learn five actions you can take to improve your information risk management and security strategy and stay one step ahead of the information age adversary. Read More

10 scary facts about Bitcoin
Bitcoin's trajectory over the past few years is nothing short of impressive. A peer-to-peer alternative currency whose creator remains anonymous five years later, Bitcoin sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. Read More

Is this what future data centers will look like?
A few years ago LexisNexis, a supplier of legal resources for lawyers around the country, needed to expand its West Coast presence. In the past, the way that Terry Williams would have handled such a task as vice president of managed technology solutions for the company would be to find a collocation provider, rent out some space, then buy servers and configure them. Read More

Cloud computing is about to get personal
While businesses have been deploying cloud technology for some time, it's only recently that personal cloud services have emerged. The advent of the personal cloud means content, applications and computing power can move off the device. So, will we still need sophisticated tablets, PCs and smartphones if the power resides elsewhere? Read More

WHITE PAPER: IBM

Businesses are ready for a new approach to IT
Today's businesses need simpler more efficient and flexible computing models. The IBM PureSystems family is comprised of platform systems and infrastructure systems that include built-in "patterns of expertise" to address complex business and operational tasks for smarter computing. Learn More

Android antivirus products a big flop, researchers say
Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina. Read More

Is Insieme nigh?
Is Insieme imminent? Sources say Cisco's been briefing customers on it and competitors are gearing up for it, pitching commentary on what it might mean for the industry, and competition between Cisco and VMware/Nicira. Read More

Company you've never heard of shows off 7-inch Windows 8 tablet
Acer isn't the only vendor showing off a small Windows 8 tablet at Computex. Read More

16 steps to surefire IT project success
Deft project management requires just the right blend of book smarts and street smarts. Read More

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