Review: Best tools for mobile device management

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	Review: Best tools for mobile device management Mobile device management tools make sense when you're trying to control who can access your enterprise network and applications from particular phones and tablets. But to effectively evaluate these products, you should first identify what you're trying to control: the apps on particular devices, the pairing of a user with his device, the device itself, or the files on each device. Read More WEBCAST: SAP The Path to Big Data Register today to reserve your spot, Monday, December 17, at 11:00 AM CST, to hear from top IDC analyst, about the path you can start taking now to enable your organization to get the benefits of turning data into actionable insights with exciting x86 technology. Is the data explosion today a liability or a competitive advantage for your business? View now In this Issue Get a grip: 25 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets Switching hits high gear in Q3 Cloud Security Alliance offers ultra-high cloud security plan Veeam: Backup, but for virtual machines 8 Ethernet predictions for 2014 Only 30% of top CEOs use social networks Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks hit 13-year high About 25 percent of HealthCare.gov applications have errors IT managers are increasingly replacing servers with SaaS IBM lays plans to be a cloud storage broker WEBCAST: Novell Putting Mobile Employees to Work Mobile Employees in the workplace. Watch this webcast. Click Here>> Learn More>> Get a grip: 25 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets Smart gloves with conductive fabrics let you operate smartphones, tablets and e-readers without exposing your digits. Read More Switching hits high gear in Q3 The modular data center Ethernet switch market was $900 million in the third quarter, up 4% from the same period a year ago, according to Crehan Research. Modular switches posted a second consecutive quarter of growth after underperforming other segments of the market, the firm states. Read More Cloud Security Alliance offers ultra-high cloud security plan The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is putting forward an innovative encryption-based security architecture for software-defined networks and cloud environments that draws some of its inspiration from high-security networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet High Performance Data Center Firewall Survey With Data Centers consolidating and virtualizing, the core infrastructure is upgrading to 10G, 40G and even 100G. The Firewall must keep pace with these changes otherwise it becomes a bottleneck. Does your Firewall have the horsepower to keep up? View now >> Veeam: Backup, but for virtual machines The rise of virtualization has ushered in dramatic shifts in the computing landscape: Servers are more efficient and users can be more agile. But it's also created new challenges for backup and recovery. Read More 8 Ethernet predictions for 2014 Among the many expectations for IT in 2014, Ethernet is projected to broaden its penetration in the metro area and the WAN. The ubiquitous technology will become further entrenched as a broadband access, cloud interconnect and wide area medium, further distancing itself from legacy TDM services. Read More Only 30% of top CEOs use social networks Only 30% of the CEOs at the top companies traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange are active on social media sites, gathering spots for millions of potential customers. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences Watch this on-demand webcast to review the findings of IDC's recent analytical report titled: "The Business Value of IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions." Learn More Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks hit 13-year high The Nasdaq computer index Friday hit its highest point since November 2000, in the wake of the dot-com bust, despite mixed reports this week from the hardware and components sector. Read More About 25 percent of HealthCare.gov applications have errors An estimated one in four user applications sent from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' HealthCare.gov to insurance providers have errors introduced by the website, including missing applications, an official with the agency said Friday. Read More IT managers are increasingly replacing servers with SaaS IT managers want to cut the number of servers they manage, or at least slow the growth, and they may be succeeding, according to new data. Read More IBM lays plans to be a cloud storage broker IBM is developing software that will allow organizations to use multiple cloud storage services interchangeably, reducing dependence on any single cloud vendor and ensuring that data remains available even during service outages. Read More
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