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	20 cool things you can do with a Raspberry Pi Get creative. No, more creative than that. Keep going. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Hyperconvergence Infographic A wide range of observers agree that data centers are now entering an era of "hyperconvergence" that will raise network traffic levels faster and further than anything the IT world has seen before. Is your network prepared to handle the upcoming onslaught of data? Learn more>> In this Issue Microsoft positions Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement 25 cool cloud, security & mobile startups to watch OpenStack: Still waiting for the users OpenStack 101: The parts that make up the project 15 most powerful OpenStack companies Driverless cars could cripple law enforcement budgets In prison for selling pirated movies, he's shown pirated movies New products of the week 05.19.14 17 fascinating facts about Apple's retail stores 25 years of Microsoft Office roadkill 4 ways the AT&T/DirecTV megadeal could affect enterprise IT WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc.   Five Steps to Developing a Successful Mobile Strategy Don't lose time and money with a "throw an app against a wall to see if sticks" approach to mobile. It won't work. You need a well-thought-out strategy to take full advantage of mobile. This white paper lays out the five important steps to a robust enterprise mobile strategy. Learn more. Microsoft positions Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement The latest version of Microsoft's tablet, the Surface Pro 3, eliminates the need for users to also have a laptop, the company said Tuesday at a launch event. Read More   25 cool cloud, security & mobile startups to watch There's no scientific formula behind this list: It's just a bunch of new-ish, mainly enterprise-focused computing and networking companies that have launched, received fresh funding of late or otherwise popped onto my radar screen. Read More   OpenStack: Still waiting for the users OpenStack has an impressive list of corporate backers. Red Hat, Rackspace, HP, IBM and AT&T are contributing thousands of lines of code to the open source project and helping deliver an updated version of the cloud computing platform twice a year to allow for easier installation and better manageability. Read More   OpenStack 101: The parts that make up the project At its core, OpenStack is an operating system that builds public or private clouds. But OpenStack is a platform, it's not just one piece of software that's downloaded and installed to "voila!" build a cloud. Read More   15 most powerful OpenStack companies OpenStack at its core is an open source project - it's free code. But what makes OpenStack come alive are the vendors that have contributed to make that raw code and then turned it into a product businesses can use. Read More   Driverless cars could cripple law enforcement budgets   Shortly after the state of Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana late last year, opponents made a very interesting, if somewhat counterintuitive, argument against legalized pot – law enforcement would miss out on the huge revenue stream of seized assets, property, and cash from pot dealers in the state. Read More   In prison for selling pirated movies, he's shown pirated movies When Richard Humphrey says movies being shown by guards to inmates in an Ohio prison were illegally obtained, he can be considered a reasonably reliable source: Humphrey is serving a 29-month sentence for selling pirated movies. From a story on Cleveland.com: Read More   New products of the week 05.19.14 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Lieberman and Dell KACE Read More   17 fascinating facts about Apple's retail stores Everything you need to know about Apple's retail stores. Read More   25 years of Microsoft Office roadkill Love it or hate it, Microsoft Office has torn up the competition, leaving all manner of software carrion in its wake Read More   4 ways the AT&T/DirecTV megadeal could affect enterprise IT At first glance, Read More
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