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	Facebook uses a seasoned Chef to keep servers simmering When it comes to keeping its thousands of servers running smoothly, Facebook relies on the open source Chef configuration manager, modified slightly to handle the size of the social networking giant's huge infrastructure. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Juniper Networks Who will win the Data Center Rap Battle? It may seem like the calm, cool center of the business, but there's a battle raging in the data center between the guardians of physical infrastructure and the innovators of virtualization. There's only one way forward. See how Juniper Networks and our corporate rap coach resolve the epic struggle in a way that makes everyone a winner. Watch the forces of physical and the virtues of virtual battle it out. In this Issue Gartner: Global IT spending will grow slightly in 2014 Next ARM server chip maker: Qualcomm? Thanks to the NSA, quantum computing may some day be in the cloud Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says Apple, Cisco, Dell unhappy over alleged NSA back doors in their gear Best of CES 2014: In Pictures 2014's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries WEBCAST: Dell and Intel® Unleashing the potential of your virtual environment IT organizations continue to strive for efficiency in their virtual environments. These efforts are often undermined by traditional practices involving the purchase and deployment of infrastructure resulting in suboptimal management environments and inflexible architectures. View Now Gartner: Global IT spending will grow slightly in 2014 Global spending on IT and telecom products and services will grow 3.1 percent between 2013 and 2014, compared to just 0.4 percent a year earlier, with enterprise software spending driving much of the growth, according to Gartner projections. Read More Next ARM server chip maker: Qualcomm? Qualcomm's CEO said his company has the capabilities to build ARM server chips but was careful not to disclose any product plans at the International CES in Las Vegas. 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 Thanks to the NSA, quantum computing may some day be in the cloud The NSA is spending some $80 million in basic research on quantum computing, money that may ultimately help commercialize quantum computing for the private sector. Read More Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says Global spending on technology will rise 6.2 percent in U.S. dollars to US$2.22 trillion in 2014, helped by an improving economy and growing interest in areas such as mobility and cloud computing, according to new data from Forrester Research. Read More WEBCAST: SAP The Path to Big Data 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 Apple, Cisco, Dell unhappy over alleged NSA back doors in their gear Germany's Der Spiegel reports that the NSA has compromised a wide range of hardware for years to enable its spying Read More Best of CES 2014: In Pictures Here's what's grabbing our attention right now at the sprawling CES 2014 gadget show in Las Vegas Read More 2014's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1989 Read More
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