Storage on a budget: GlusterFS shines in open source storage test

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	Storage on a budget: GlusterFS shines in open source storage test One alternative to buying expensive storage-area networks or other hardware-based dedicated storage is to deploy open source storage software on existing server hardware. For this test, we evaluated three such open source storage products, GlusterFS 3.3, Ceph 0.72 and Apache Hadoop 2.2.0. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism The 2013 Mobile App Performance Management Report Most enterprises are looking for ways to leverage their investments in web technology to handle mobile app performance, but between monitoring, OS variants, screen sizes and OEMs, this can be a costly and complex approach. This 2013 Mobile APM Report highlights best practices for meeting mobile app challenges and ensuring mobile app performance. Read more! In this Issue Users mock Microsoft for asking their help on XP-to-Windows 8.1 upgrades IT pros rank University of Texas San Antonio best school for cybersecurity Healthcare CIOs Must Make Better, More Enlightened IT Decisions HP eyeing acquisitions - and divestitures - Whitman says Demand for Linux skills rises Google Easter egg leads to story behind 'blink' tag Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive WHITE PAPER: IBM IDC Report: The Future of eMail is Social This IDC white paper takes a look at the current state of enterprise email and the perceived and real problems that surround its use. The paper discusses the changing nature of collaboration and work fueled by the social Web by examining current email trends and the emergence of new social collaboration tools. Learn More. Users mock Microsoft for asking their help on XP-to-Windows 8.1 upgrades Astute Windows users have pointed out the Achilles Heel of Microsoft's plea for help in getting customers to dump Windows XP: The lack of a smooth upgrade path to Microsoft's newest OS, Windows 8.1. Read More IT pros rank University of Texas San Antonio best school for cybersecurity The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) tops a somewhat unexpected list of schools that are considered by security practitioners as the best in the country for cybersecurity courses and degree programs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Zero-Footprint Terminal Emulation for Mobile Devices See how host access in the cloud can provide big benefits for users and IT alike. As the powerhouse working behind the scenes, Attachmate Verastream simplifies mobile enablement with a modern three-tier approach. Learn More Healthcare CIOs Must Make Better, More Enlightened IT Decisions For IT to stop being a 'cost center' in hospitals and other healthcare organizations, CIOs need to dictate their own IT strategy. Demonstrating the value of information technology to reluctant end users and making better decisions will help IT leaders achieve that goal. Read More HP eyeing acquisitions - and divestitures - Whitman says After two-and-a-half years running Hewlett-Packard, CEO Meg Whitman appears ready to make some deals. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Performance Management: The Mobile App Development Playbook This comprehensive 16 page Forrester Research, Inc. report, authored by Jeffrey Hammond, Forrester VP and Principal Analyst, details a number of valuable, commonly collected metrics and describes the tools and frameworks that can help you collect them. Read now! Demand for Linux skills rises Demand for people with Linux skills is increasing, a trend that appears to follow a shift in server sales. Read More Google Easter egg leads to story behind 'blink' tag A new Easter egg from the merry pranksters at Google performs an appropriate demonstration for anyone who searches on the word blink plus the acronym html. Read More Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition No. 33 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series comes via a Reddit user who laments, "I really need a new computer." Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": Read More Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here's the archive Read More
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