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	Five tips from a CIO on dealing with massive DDoS attacks LiveJournal is a social-media blogging site that attracts millions of users each month from across the globe, especially the U.S. and Russia. Owned by Moscow-based SUP Media, its website is hosted in a Montana data center, and according to Tim Turner, the firm's London-based CIO, LiveJournal regularly faces massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Why Web Site Performance Is an IT Imperative A slow or inefficient Web site can have a direct impact on your business. Recently, IDG Research explored the challenges enterprises face in delivering content across multiple devices. Find out how adjusting to these challenges while meeting performance objectives has become a top concern for senior IT managers. View Now In this Issue Shadow IT: Boon or burden? iOS vs. Android: Which is more secure? Video explainer: What is net neutrality? Internet of Things in five words: sensor, monkey, radio, cloud, Paris Mobile security management that goes beyond MDM WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Storage Insight: Debunk the Data Storage Myths Of all the obstacles standing in the way of building a better IT infrastructure, misinformation may be the most daunting. This informative eBook is designed to provide the immediate insight you need to make the right decisions about some of the most important IT issues your enterprise will ever face. Read Now>> Shadow IT: Boon or burden? Join our tech debate on this topic: Shadow IT is defined as IT systems and/or services brought into the organization without IT approval. While it is often perceived as sneaky and potentially dangerous, some contend that Shadow IT can lead to innovation and increased productivity and efficiency. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Best Practices for SPSS on Power Systems Organizations adopting the IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 4.2 can be affected by many variables. Read the white paper which explores the best practices and characteristics of running the software on a POWER7 platform, and learn how this can influence performance optimization and scalability. Learn More iOS vs. Android: Which is more secure? With millions of new iOS and Android devices pouring into the enterprise every quarter, it's important to know just how much risk these devices bring -- and if one mobile operating system has an edge over another when it comes to securing enterprise applications and data. Read More WEBCAST: VCE Vblock™ Specialized System for SAP HANA® Deploy SAP HANA® fast and with low risk. VCE brings together all of the necessary components for SAP HANA® into a single, standardized converged infrastructure system to ensure maximum performance at scale even with high data volumes. Learn More Video explainer: What is net neutrality? Video explainer: What is net neutrality? With net neutrality in the news, we'll give you a quick explanation of this complex topic. From: Network World Videos Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:16 More in Science & Technology Read More Internet of Things in five words: sensor, monkey, radio, cloud, Paris If you want to build your own Internet of Things, try the toy monkey hack. Read More Mobile security management that goes beyond MDM Many enterprises are still hesitant to officially embrace BYOD because of security concerns for data and applications. A new entrant in the mobile security market offers a fairly comprehensive array of security features. Marble Security focuses on protecting corporate assets by blocking risky behaviors and ensuring a secure network connection. Read More
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