Ubuntu wins Linux server test

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	Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers We initially thought commercial goliath Red Hat might dominate in our tests, but in our final tally Ubuntu came out on top. Ubuntu delivered intuitive, uncluttered management tools, excellent hypervisor support, and transparency (commercial and open source versions are one and the same). Canonical also boasts progressive strategic alliances with large cloud providers. Ubuntu is also closely associated with the popular OpenStack platform. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Webinar: IBM IIM for Fraud, Abuse and Waste in Government View this IBM webinar to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud reduction, waste, and abuse in government programs and agencies. You will learn how IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) can help your organization. Learn More. In this Issue Fedora adds 3D printing support 5 things we love/hate about Fedora 19 Google celebrates Chrome's 5th birthday with desktop/mobile Chrome Apps WHITE PAPER: SolarWinds Rightsizing Your Network Performance Management Solution The phrase "doing more with less" is something most IT organizations have heard before. This white paper from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) profiles four organizations who decided to prioritize total cost of ownership and made the switch to SolarWinds. Click here to read the report. Learn More Fedora adds 3D printing support The latest version of Fedora, nicknamed "Schrodinger's Cat," features a number of improvements aimed at IT users. But its strict adherence to the open source philosophy means that it continues to be problematic for typical end users. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Moving Beyond MDM with BYOD 2.0 This paper examines how BYOD 2.0 builds on the BYOD 1.0 foundation but makes a substantial shift from a device-level focus to an application-level focus to reduce overhead and unburden IT by allowing them to concern themselves only with the enterprise data and applications they need to secure, manage, and control. Learn More 5 things we love/hate about Fedora 19 Here are five things we love about Fedora 19; and five things we're not too happy with. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Five Myths of Cloud Computing This white paper sponsored by HP and Intel® separates fact from fiction, reality from myth, and, in doing so, will aide senior IT executives as they make decisions around cloud computing. HP and Intel are committing extensive resources to helping customers with all of their questions and concerns around cloud computing. Learn more. Google celebrates Chrome's 5th birthday with desktop/mobile Chrome Apps Google's Chrome browser, in its five years of existence, has blossomed into one of the cornerstones of the company's online empire, boasting its own stable of Chrome Apps for the browser and even forming the foundation of Chrome OS, Google's netbook operating system. Read More
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