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	Gartner slams Cisco's single-vendor network vision Businesses are better off deploying multivendor networks, no matter what Cisco and other large network vendors may tell you, according to a recent report from Gartner. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks The Small Risk, High Reward Infrastructure With F5, IT can deliver a flexible blend of physical, virtual and cloud environments without risking application performance and reliability. Read now! In this Issue Google's management shakeup: The Day After Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks? Google's CEO switch could be a risky move Google shakeup answers that question Then and Now: How Technology Has Changed Our Lives Quirky moments at Black Hat DC 2011 Federal Government Open Source Report Card HP to overhaul board as Hurd fallout continues RIM's BlackBerry agenda: SharePoint and deeper enterprise integration Verizon files lawsuit over FCC net neutrality order Ellsberg: With Wikileaks, Google, Facebook must take a stand WHITE PAPER: Riverbed 5 Key Principles to Redesign IT Infrastructure Wide Area Data Services can bring the distributed enterprise closer together. Read this paper to learn the 5 key principles you can leverage to redesign an environment of any size and provide better support for distributed employees and improved business continuity during a disaster. Read now! Google's management shakeup: The Day After Let's scan some of the reaction from analysts and commentators on the day after Google announced its major management shakeup. Some of the reviews are harsh. Read More Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks? Should revenge assaults be just another security tool large IT shops use to counter cyber attacks? Read More Google's CEO switch could be a risky move Google's decision to change CEOs, announced on the same day it reported yet another blockbuster quarter, begs the question of whether the company is trying to fix something that isn't broken. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Mapping Out a Successful IT Consolidation Plan Download this paper by Riverbed and discover a clear 5-step approach to making sure every consolidation project is successful. Read Now. Google shakeup answers that question So yesterday I'm on Twitter and stumble across Eric Schmidt's account and notice that the Google CEO hadn't tweeted a blessed thing since Dec. 11. Muttered a hmmm, I did, rubbed my chin a bit and then spent a good minute or two wondering why that might be. (Yes, indeed, I get paid to do this kind of thing.) Read More Then and Now: How Technology Has Changed Our Lives Advances in technology have fundamentally changed these 11 aspects of everyday existence. Read More Quirky moments at Black Hat DC 2011 A Black Hat Conference is nothing if not quirky as security geeks try every stunt possible to show what a clueless world we live in when it comes to security. Anyway, here are some such moments from this week's event. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nimsoft Capacity Management in VMWare Virtualized Infrastructures This white paper offers a detailed look at the challenges of capacity management in virtualized infrastructures, and it offers a wealth of practical insights into addressing these challenges and setting the stage for successful VMware deployments. Learn more. Federal Government Open Source Report Card Open Source for America has released their study of which departments in the federal government are most open source aware and friendly. The results may surprise you. Read More HP to overhaul board as Hurd fallout continues Four Hewlett-Packard board members who reportedly played a central role in the company's decision about whether to replace CEO Mark Hurd are themselves being replaced, HP announced Thursday after U.S. financial markets closed. Read More RIM's BlackBerry agenda: SharePoint and deeper enterprise integration Company lays out technology road map for 2011 that banks on enterprises seeking enhanced integration with core systems and traditional controls. Read More Verizon files lawsuit over FCC net neutrality order Broadband provider Verizon Communications has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's authority to enforce net neutrality rules. Read More Ellsberg: With Wikileaks, Google, Facebook must take a stand The Silicon Valley companies that store our personal data have a growing responsibility to protect it from government snooping, according to Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers. Read More
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