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	Cloud storage and SSDs gain momentum Cloud storage is getting hotter every day as vendors introduce new services and funding. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP TippingPoint Securing Virtual Data Center Testing Learn how this technology is put to test as a comprehensive solution for securing virtual environments. Read More In this Issue Scientists calculate total data stored to date: 295+ exabytes Microsoft certifications won't boost your pay much Ambitious U.S. electronic records project face rising costs, delays Quest adds replication to VMware backup tool The Mad Science of Google Labs Hot products from RSA 2011 DOWNLOAD: Diskeeper Get More System Speed and Reliability Without Diskeeper, every server suffers from fragmentation. Only Diskeeper cures and prevents fragmentation and maximizes the performance and stability each server was designed to deliver. Costs far less than trying to run a site without it. Read More Scientists calculate total data stored to date: 295+ exabytes Scientists at the University of California released a report showing that as of 2007, the world had stored 295 exabytes of data, and that data storage has grown 23% annually since 1986. Read More Microsoft certifications won't boost your pay much Microsoft certifications are dropping in value and provide a smaller pay boost than IT skills related to Cisco, Oracle, EMC, VMware, IBM, SAP, and Red Hat technologies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Lumension Three ways to Prevent USB Insecurity in Your Enterprise USB flash drives and other portable devices are valuable tools in the typical government staffer's virtual toolkit. These handy devices allow workers to efficiently accomplish their duties and carry out their tasks for the public good. Read More Ambitious U.S. electronic records project face rising costs, delays The government's all-encompassing digital federal records keeping system is costing a lot more - perhaps as high as 41% more -- than originally planned and could top $1.4 billion if estimates from the Government Accountability Office are correct. Read More Quest adds replication to VMware backup tool vRanger 5.0 can restore backed up virtual machines directly from a SAN Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Tech Note: 2048-bit SSL Performance Boost security and performance of 2048-bit SSL —while meeting more stringent NIST security standards Read now! The Mad Science of Google Labs You know Gmail and Google Maps, but have you seen the latest and greatest from Google's experimental labs section? Read More Hot products from RSA 2011 Security conference showcases the next trends in network security. Read More
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