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Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012

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Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012
If you had to pick 10 technology-related trends that will impact your enterprise infrastructure in the coming year, Gartner says you'd do well to start with virtualization and move to other issues such as social media influence, energy issues and flat networks to name a few. Read More


WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies

Performance Metrics and the Cloud
Unlike static configuration management databases, which often contain information too outdated for real-time understanding, a dynamic operational service model provides relevant, timely information. Read More

WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies

Application Delivery 2.0 Handbook
This comprehensive handbook offers guidance on ensuring application delivery with a systematic approach. Read More

With lions on the loose, that Twitter limit can bite
Modern lawmen use the Internet to inform the public during emergencies, so it was no surprise yesterday when Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz took to Twitter after four dozen dangerous animals - including lions, tigers, wolves and bears - escaped from an Ohio reserve. Read More

Day 1: Giving up Windows 7 for Ubuntu 11.10 for two weeks
I am on a two-week mission to see if I can quit using Windows 7 in favor of Ubuntu 11.10, code-named Oneiric Ocelot. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Reducing Network Complexity
In this white paper you will learn about the challenges associated with conventional switch solutions; the advantages of HP's Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF), and the very real business benefits that can result from installing HP A-series switches that employ this technology. Read now

Open Networking Summit Day 2: Cisco says "We see SDN as the next evolution of networking"
I have to say that after an amazing Day 2 at the Open Networking Summit, I am convinced that OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking (SDN) are not only here to stay, but they will define the future of networking. Read More

Steve Jobs criticizes Obama, Bill Gates, and loathes Android in newly released excerpts from upcoming biography
Steve Jobs first authorized biography, written by acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson, is scheduled to hit stores this Monday. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Quest Software

Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments
In this Quest Software white paper, discover what you need to know to successfully manage your complex database infrastructures – and what to look for when choosing the right management solutions for your specific needs. Read it today. Read now!

Are People Really Fool Enough to Delay Windows XP Migrations Again?
In today's facepalm-inducing news, there may actually be people considering holding off a migration from Windows XP until Windows 8 ships. Anyone who actually contemplates this should be fired. Read More

A conversation with the CEO of Ixia, Atul Bhatnagar
I have started our CEO conversations back up again after a short break. Today we are going to talk to the CEO of Ixia Atul Bhatnagar. Read More

Book Review: Alex Hills' Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio
I first spoke with Alex Hills back in the very early 1990s, when he was building the first campus-scale WaveLAN installation ever, at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Read More

Graduate schools report decline in full-time MBA applications
Returning to graduate school to earn a master's of business administration (MBA) is no easy decision for IT pros. Read More



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