Thursday, June 14, 2012

8 questions that will dominate enterprise cloud adoption

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8 questions that will dominate enterprise cloud adoption
Enterprises have spent the past few years considering if they'll embrace cloud computing. For the many that have made the move, their attention has now turned to managing the cloud and getting business value from it, says IDC Chief Cloud Analyst Frank Gens. Read More


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10 tech giants lead Internet land grab
Google, Amazon spend millions to bet on names like BUY, GAME and SHOP Read More

Gmail engineer: Women must overcome the impostor syndrome
It's been a long, interesting journey for Google site reliability manager Sabrina Farmer, who talked about work, success and overcoming self-doubt at the Women in Advanced Computing conference in Boston. Read More

Chambers Shows Some Swagger at Cisco Live
Cisco kicked off its annual user conference, Cisco Live on Tuesday, June 12th. As it has for the last 10+ years, the event kicked off with a keynote from CEO John Chambers, which is normally one of the highlights of the event. I've seen a lot of Chambers keynotes over the years, and there have certainly been many of them, but I felt the keynote lacked some closing punch. Read More


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With H-1B cap reached, Congress has three options
The H-1B cap for next year was reached this week, completing the annual petition process at the fastest pace since the start of the 'great recession. Read More

Congressman wants Justice Department to go after 911 "swatters"
It seems that the scourge known as "swatting" where criminals and pranksters call in a fake 911 in hopes of drawing a response from law enforcement-usually a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team has taken a nasty political turn. Read More

Exploit available for root-access vulnerability in F5 Networks products
An exploit for a recently patched vulnerability that allows potential attackers to obtain administrative access on network appliances from hardware vendor F5 Networks was added to the Metasploit penetration testing framework on Tuesday. Read More


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Microsoft scrambles as it patches 26 bugs, warns users of active attacks
Microsoft patched 26 vulnerabilities, including one in Internet Explorer that's already being exploited. The company also warned customers of a new zero-day attack and quashed yet another instance of a bug that the Duqu intelligence-gathering Trojan leveraged. Read More

Dell lays out software strategy
Dell outlined its software strategy on Wednesday, casting the growing business as a secondary, but key, component to the company's enterprise product offerings in the long run. Read More

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Global economic woes slow IT spending
IT budgets are expected to increase an average of only 3 percent this year, down from 6 percent reported last year, according to CIOmagazine's latest Tech Poll of 200 IT leaders. The survey, conducted in April, showed that budget increases are in store for nearly half of CIOs, up from 32 percent roughly 9 months ago. Just one in five CIOs anticipate IT budget cuts. There is also a big shift underway in terms of where IT spending is being targeted. CIOs are increasing spending on outsourced IT services, including cloud, plus mobile/wireless and applications. To see the full survey results, register here. Read More

Hollywood's Elite Data Centers Must Deliver Star IT Performances
Hollywood movies inspire us with wondrous sights and well-crafted dialogue. The jokes in The Avengers blend seamlessly into the bright blue skies and intense battle scenes, while the fantasy realm in Snow White and the Huntsman feels like something from a twisted dream. Read More

The Byte - Verizon data plans, Metro-style apps, MacBook Pro, Desert Mountain
Verizon announced new shared data plans that will roll out on June 28. Apple has already exhausted supplies of its new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. And more. Like The Byte on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/LhYySE Read More

 
 
 

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First Look: Apple's "beautiful" new MacBook lineup
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