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	Meet the next open-source stars The world of open-source software, by design, is something of a collective. Instead of well-defined teams of developers working on a project for pay, open-source software is the result of an amorphous community making contributions – some good, some bad. Everyone is part of the project, everyone has a stake. Read More WHITE PAPER: A10 Networks A10 Thunder Solutions A10 Thunder Solutions-software defined 64-bit platform for any challenge. View Now In this Issue SDNs: 8 key considerations before you make the leap Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts CEO paychecks: Winners and losers Creator of the hashtag explains why he didn't patent it We want to be surprised, CERN scientist says Alcatel-Lucent gives DSL networks a gigabit boost VMware brain drain: Former sales chief moves on to Amazon's cloud biz Splunk woos Hadoop users Ten traditional industries transformed by tablets WEBCAST: Ruckus Wireless BYOD Meets Smarter WI-Fi The BYOD phenomenon is no longer a phenomenon but a way of life for IT managers. Dealing with every user now armed with multiple smart devices, some of which are IT sanctioned, the others of which aren't, are driving network manager to the brink of insanity. View Now SDNs: 8 key considerations before you make the leap Software-defined networks aren't for everybody. Through programmability and automation, they promise to make IT life easier. But depending on your IT shop, the benefit may not be worth the effort… or investment. Read More Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts Gartner has lowered its expectations for growth this year in global IT spending, saying it will rise 2 percent to US$3.7 trillion. Earlier this year, the analyst firm predicted 2013 growth of 4.1 percent. Read More CEO paychecks: Winners and losers The U.S. tech industry has fared well amid the fiscal doom and gloom, and its economic fortitude is reflected in the jumbo pay packages of some tech CEOs. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Make your business smarter with cloud-based analytics Learn how sales, finance, investment, risk, marketing, and procurement leaders are using SaaS-based business analytics to become more agile, serve the customer better, and deliver business results. Learn More. Creator of the hashtag explains why he didn't patent it Since debuting on Twitter in 2007, the hashtag has become a ubiquitous tool for connecting and searching, as well as a means of personal expression that has jumped from social media to the lexicon at large. In light of this monumental success, a Quora user recently posed the question: "Why didn't the creator of (the) hashtag patent the concept?" No less of an authority than Chris Messina, creator of the hashtag, stepped up to answer. Read More We want to be surprised, CERN scientist says The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is currently undergoing some major upgrades, which will bring scientists closer than ever before to the secrets of the universe when the particle accelerator is up and running again in 2015. Read More Alcatel-Lucent gives DSL networks a gigabit boost Alcatel-Lucent and Telekom Austria have completed the world's first trial of G.fast, new technology enabling gigabit broadband over existing copper networks. 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. VMware brain drain: Former sales chief moves on to Amazon's cloud biz The exodus of executives at VMware has hastened in the past few weeks, with the latest departure being one of its top sales executives jumping ship and heading to the biggest cloud computing provider in the industry. Read More Splunk woos Hadoop users The need by corporate IT operations to enable easier interaction with massive -- and fast growing -- data sets in Hadoop environments is driving a flurry of vendor activity. Read More Ten traditional industries transformed by tablets From down on the farm to the undersea world, no place is safe from the encroachment of the tablet. Read More
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