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How to protect yourself against a Windows 8.1 catastrophe
A set of simple steps designed to protect yourself from a Windows 8.1 catastrophe. Read More

WHITE PAPER: VCE

The Sky's the Limit for Eclipse Aerospace and VCE
Learn how Eclipse was able to virtualize the entire data center without any business disruption, dramatically reduce IT infrastructure hardware costs and easily migrate SAP business applications, Siemens Teamcenter and NX CAD server software. Learn More

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WHITE PAPER: Dell Software

Enhance and optimize your mobility/BYOD infrastructure
Grow your mobile workforce without risking security or increasing administrative complexity. This new white paper explains how Dell Mobility Solutions can help you increase mobile/BYOD performance and capacity while protecting company resources and streamlining IT management. Learn more

INSIDER

7 reasons to deploy Wi-Fi security in Enterprise mode
Although it's tempting to use the Personal mode of Wi-Fi security, which is easy to setup and use, businesses and organizations really need to use the Enterprise mode of WPA2—also known as 802.11i. Although it requires a RADIUS server to do the 802.1X authentication and is more complex to setup, it provides superior Wi-Fi security and can save you time and money in the long run. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Attachmate

Cloud Enabling Your Mainframe Data
Find out how you can improve competitive advantage by exposing mainframe-application data to the cloud. This two-page solution brief provides an overview of problems and solutions. Learn More.

INSIDER

Top perks that IT professionals should ask for
You've been slaving away at your job since the economic downturn, taking on more work with no raise in pay and believing a light would one day appear at the end of the tunnel. According to both DICE and Robert Half Technology, that day is here. Read More

WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid

Key Considerations for Purchasing Disk-based Backup
The impact of a poor deduplication ratio could quickly undermine a new disk-based backup system. This white paper highlights key considerations when purchasing disk-based backup and offers a technical checklist to determine cause of poor deduplication ratios, backup application support, impact on RPOs and RTOs, and system sizing and pricing. Learn More

Top-paying industries for IT 2014
When it comes to IT pay, some industries fare much better than others. Find out who the winners and losers are in our 2014 Salary Survey. Read More

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9 reasons users won't ditch Windows XP

Yet many people are determined to hold on -- you'll have to pry Windows XP from their PC's cold, dead hard drive.

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