Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tech managers aren't doing a good job developing IT talent: survey

MIT business school grapples with virtualization | Up next for the cloud: Big data analytics?

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Tech managers aren't doing a good job developing IT talent: survey
Tech managers need to do a better job developing talent, IT pros say. There's too much judgment and not enough instruction, according to new poll data from Dice.com. Read More


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Optimizing for "Big Data" and the Cloud
There's one common problem in optimizing on "big data" technologies or a public/private cloud. Visibility. These infrastructures are stateless compared to traditional network infrastructures. Current tools that monitor hosts are not enough. Applications don't fail like they used to (up/down). How do you find faults in a cascading chain of failures? Get full visibility of your dynamic infrastructure with real-time performance metrics of your network flows and applications in a view that was not possible until now. Sign up for a trial. Deploy our meters. Pick up jaw.

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Ending the App vs Network Blame Game
Today's geographically distributed organizations require network analysis solutions that seamlessly extend to remote locations. Download your Distributed Application Performance Fundamentals kit today to discover approaches that let you know when there's a problem, why there's a problem, and who's at fault - the app or the network. Click to continue

MIT business school grapples with virtualization
MIT's Sloan School of Management has embraced virtualized desktops as a way to meet user needs and streamline operations, but the IT staff accepts that finding just the right mix of hardware and software is an ongoing challenge. Read More

Up next for the cloud: Big data analytics?
In an effort to diversify its cloud offerings, NaviSite - a Time Warner Cable cloud computing and managed hosting company - announced plans to offer storage service for customers in what one analyst says could the beginning of service providers looking to offer big data analysis from the cloud. Read More

Cloud, BYOD increases need for automated IAM systems
As traditional security concepts of perimeter and end-point defense break down as a result of the proliferation of cloud services and the BYOD phenomenon, enterprises are increasingly feeling the need for greater control over access to applications. That's where automated identity and access management comes in. Read More


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Best Practices for Using V-locity® on SANs
This white paper provides a clear and in-depth look at what's really going on and how to significantly improve performance of SAN storage. Learn More

Companies slow to react to mobile security threat
Nearly a third of IT managers have reported a security threat as a result of personal devices accessing company data, Juniper finds. Read More

VMware going 'all in' with BYOD
In most bring-your-own-device plans, employees are the ones bugging management and IT to support their personal devices for work. But VMware took a much different tack when launching its BYOD program late last year: All 6,000 employees in the U.S. must use their personal smartphones for work. Read More

5 key Interop 2012 takeaways for CIOs and other IT pros
As everything from application delivery to security and monitoring is seemingly shifting to the cloud, IT faces a chaotic and difficult to manage world. The good news is the tools are there, but you just can't go to a single provider as you did in the past. Given this shift, it's no surprise that Interop returned to its interoperability roots last week. Read More


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Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions
Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More!

Finding your TV shows on the Internet
It seems to me some days like the media companies want their own Internet TV subsidiaries to fail. Take, for example, the simple task of finding the show you want. DVRs manage it, TV Guide managed it when the only way we got to watch TV was by using rabbit ears. But finding the shows you want from Hulu Plus, iTunes, or Netflix can be a major pain in the rump. Read More

Cloud computing tools: Improving security through visibility and automation
Many enterprises are reluctant to move critical cloud applications out of their own data centers and into the public cloud due to security concerns. Yet the same automated, consistent provisioning that is essential to managing either public or private clouds (as well as to the process of thinking through a cloud deployment) can also offer the fringe benefit of improving security. Read More

New engine to power Xangati's performance monitoring product
The latest version of Cupertino-based Xangati's virtual dashboard product will boast a new performance management engine and the ability to work with eight instances of VMware vCenter, instead of just one. Read More

Intel incorporates security, management into Core vPro processors
Intel today described management and security capabilities that will be part of its new Intel Core vPro processor family used in PCs, tablets, laptops and intelligent systems. Read More



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