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	The worst cloud outages of 2013 (so far) From Amazon to Dropbox and Microsoft to Google, we've seen some nasty cloud outages in the first half of the year. Which company failed the worst? Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Streamlined Systems & Practices Propel New IT Organizations This paper characterizes a significant IT transformation that's underway for firms just beginning the journey or those already in the middle of the change. Learn More. Learn More. In this Issue 6 Things IT Managers Need to Know About Hiring vs. Training SDN FAQ 11 highlights from Microsoft's BUILD conference Geeks and leaks: Top 10 tech whistleblowers of all-time Products of the week 7.01.13 What is WebRTC? Hands-on: Telefonica's $90 Firefox phone Reddit AMA Q&A sessions staying plenty geeky Splunk woos Hadoop users WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The Controller-less Access Network Architecture Yesterday's de facto standard architecture is commonly referred to as the, "controller-based" model, involving controllers and thin access points. Read Now 6 Things IT Managers Need to Know About Hiring vs. Training Deciding whether to train and promote your current staff or bring in new blood is a choice many IT leaders face on a regular basis. The best decision, of course, depends on many variables. The first step is answering these six questions. Read More SDN FAQ Software has been programming our networks for a long time, so how is SDN different? Read More 11 highlights from Microsoft's BUILD conference Microsoft kicked off it's BUILD developers conference Wednesday with a two hour keynote. Here are some of the takeaways. Read More Geeks and leaks: Top 10 tech whistleblowers of all-time Traitors or patriots? Heroes or villains? These 10 engineers, academics, and scientists became famous for blowing the whistle on dubious practices Read More Products of the week 7.01.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Roambi Read More What is WebRTC? Enterprise trade shows have recently been full of chatter about WebRTC (Real-Time Communication). Descriptions like game changer and disruptive technology have been used. But, what is WebRTC and does it really matter? Read More Hands-on: Telefonica's $90 Firefox phone After several months of anticipation, the first phones based on the Firefox operating system are here. TelefA3nica will begin selling the ZTE Open on Tuesday in Spain as the first step of a global rollout that should see Firefox OS devices available in all the carrier's markets by the end of next year. Read More Reddit AMA Q&A sessions staying plenty geeky While the Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) Q&As have become a must-do for any celebrity launching a new show, movie or album, this increasingly popular interactive platform hasn't abandoned techies. 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
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