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	Juniper unveils new fabric switch, architecture Juniper Networks this week unveiled a new top-of-rack data center access switch, as well as a new fabric architecture that features that switch along with the company's MX edge router and SRX security platforms Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW The Power of PaaS At a time when budgets are especially tight, organizations may find it hard to justify investments in the latest programming tools and testing platforms. Platform as a service (PaaS) solutions provide a viable option Read Now In this Issue 'Joe the IT Guy' video exceeds not-so-lofty expectations Seven essentials for VM management and security Google+ popularity jumps with 540M monthly users U.S. CIO Sees Healthcare.gov Glitches as a 'Teachable Moment' Hadoop is not enough for 'big data', says Facebook analytics chief Mozilla releases 10 patches, five critical, for Firefox Smartwatches and other wearables offer big development potential Tom Wheeler confirmed as new chief of US FCC What's holding back the cloud industry? Long shot? Apple's could grow Mac share to 20% WEBCAST: IBM Hire and Retain Exceptional Employees with Assess Systems Assess Systems provides state-of-the-art talent selection and people development assessment solutions to clients worldwide. Attend this webinar to learn how IBM Business Analytics technology can help you hire and retain exceptional employees by leveraging workforce data. Register Now 'Joe the IT Guy' video exceeds not-so-lofty expectations I so expected to hate this video from SysAid's "Joe the IT Guy" that it was all I could do to click the start button. But since I did - and watched all two minutes and 56 seconds, smiling more than once - I figure it's only fair to give you the opportunity to make your own judgment. Read More Seven essentials for VM management and security Virtualization isn't a new trend, these days it's an essential element of infrastructure design and management. However, while common for the most part, organizations are still learning as they go when it comes to cloud-based initiatives. Read More Google+ popularity jumps with 540M monthly users Google announced a number of enhancements to its social media platform Google+ and said the number of monthly active users on Google+ jumped from 390 million in May to 540 million users today. Read More WEBCAST: PC Connection EMC VSPEX Helps Optimize Business Performance Businesses need to be as efficient as possible today and need solutions that will help them move to the cloud when and if they are ready. Learn how EMC's VSPEX solution lets you optimize business performance and accelerate your organization's journey to the cloud. Learn More U.S. CIO Sees Healthcare.gov Glitches as a 'Teachable Moment' The federal healthcare portal may have stumbled out of the gate, but CIO Steven VanRoekel says the rollout marks an important step forward as the government seeks to digitize its operations. Read More Hadoop is not enough for 'big data', says Facebook analytics chief The Hadoop programming framework may be synonymous with the "big data" movement but it's not the only tool companies need to derive insights from massive stores of unstructured information, according to Facebook analytics chief Ken Rudin. Read More Mozilla releases 10 patches, five critical, for Firefox Mozilla released 10 patches for three versions of its Firefox browser on Tuesday, five of which are considered critical and could be used to remotely install malicious code. Read More WHITE PAPER: AppNeta AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More Smartwatches and other wearables offer big development potential The future's bright for wearable devices, even if it's a little foggy right now, developers at the first Samsung Developers Conference were told Tuesday. Read More Tom Wheeler confirmed as new chief of US FCC The U.S. Senate confirmed Tuesday the nomination of a new chairman to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Read More What's holding back the cloud industry? While cloud enthusiasts roaming the halls of McCormick Place convention hall in Chicago last week at Cloud Connect may be high on the market, the reality is that many enterprises IT shops are still reticent to fully embrace public cloud computing. Read More Long shot? Apple's could grow Mac share to 20% Apple has a shot at growing the Mac's share of all personal computers even as total shipments of desktops and notebooks continue to contract, an analyst argued today. Read More
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