Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Microsoft woos businesses with Windows 8.1 BYOD features

10 great new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V | The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo'

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Microsoft woos businesses with Windows 8.1 BYOD features
Outlook 2013 RT is coming to Windows RT tablets as part of the free Windows 8.1 update. Users can also expect to see the Start button enabled by default when Windows 8.1 launches in preview on June 26 as well as configuration options to allow booting directly to the desktop. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Raritan Inc

The Distributed Enterprise: Remote Access and IT Management
This white paper examines and analyzes the increases in uptime and security provided by out-of-band access and control tools. Learn More

WHITE PAPER: IBM

Gaining and Executing a Smarter Understanding of Customers
This article discusses the urgent need for firms to successfully engage with customers, including handling issues such as social media and mobility, and at accomplishing this goal with smarter IBM collaboration and CRM solutions. Learn More.

10 great new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
From next-generation Windows VMs to better Linux support, there's something for everyone in the next version of Microsoft's virtualization platform. Read More

The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo'
Being a visionary within a corporation can lead to playing with a lot of consumer toys, and that's exactly the point. Play, have fun and discover what does or doesn't work in your company. Read More

IBM: Hey CIA, why let Amazon build you a private cloud?
Amazon pulled off a coup a few months back, reportedly securing a $600 million contract to build a cloud for the CIA. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

HP reference configuration for Premium OLTP
This paper describes a hardware and software reference architecture for using HP hardware to deploy very large and highly transactional Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 OLTP database systems in tier 1 enterprise application environments. Learn More!

Cisco betters its best-selling Catalyst Ethernet switch
Cisco this week upgraded its best-selling Catalyst switch by doubling its stacked port density, stacking bandwidth, buffers and CPU performance. Read More

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IT Resume Makeover: Make Your Messaging Clear
Whether you work in IT or any competitive field, a resume that doesn't quickly illustrate who you are, what you do and why an employer needs you will be summarily dismissed. Read More

Researchers find Java users woefully tardy on patching
Java has been a jackpot for hackers in recent months and an analysis of its users released Tuesday suggests why that's so. 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

Big Switch lowers forecast for OpenDaylight SDN effort
Citing concerns over technical and market direction, Big Switch Networks has downgraded its participation in the OpenDaylight consortium, a multivendor effort to define an open source SDN framework. Read More

Google Glass competitors vie for attention as industry grows
Plenty of eyes may be focused on Google Glass as the device attracts attention in the field of "augmented reality," but a crop of other players developing their own glasses-like products are also hoping to stand out as the industry matures. Read More

The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons
BYOD is only the beginning of a shift away from traditional corporate bureaucracy, as companies begin to realize they have a deep creative asset -- their employee base -- just waiting to be tapped. Read More

Microsoft to include Outlook app with update to Windows 8 RT
Microsoft is bringing its Outlook email program to Windows 8 RT in a bid to expand the availability of Windows tablets based on low-power ARM processors. Read More



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