Are your network operations automated enough?

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	Are your network operations automated enough? As you plan for a more highly virtualized, possibly cloud computing-based future, do you ever find yourself wondering whether you've automated network management operations enough? Or, perhaps more appropriately, where next to automate? Read More WEBCAST: IBM Take Control of Your Network Once and for All Join this IBM broadcast to learn how to manage and improve network configuration activity to keep your networks running, in compliance and generating revenue. View Now In this Issue Private cloud can prevent end runs around IT, Microsoft says Microsoft preps System Center for the cloud CIOs aren't CIOs for long First look at Firefox 4 Mozilla's Firefox 4 bags 1M downloads in 3 hours RPath wants to simplify IT automation with new UI Cloud offers comfort in wake of Japan earthquake An agile pioneer versus an 'agile ruined my life' critic IBM to acquire facilities management software company SAP takes on IBM, Oracle with new GRC suite WHITE PAPER: HP Analysis of HP D2D Product Line The HP D2D product line was first announced in early 2007, providing both disk to disk and VTL backup. In June 2010, the product line was updated to include StoreOnce powered by Intel Xeon ®processor 5500 series, HP Labs developed inline data deduplication, along with a number of other enhancements. Read More Today! Private cloud can prevent end runs around IT, Microsoft says Microsoft kicks off Microsoft Management Summit with focus on cloud computing and virtualization. Read More Microsoft preps System Center for the cloud Microsoft is adding capabilities to System Center for both cloud and local deployments. Read More CIOs aren't CIOs for long A U.S. president, especially if they win reelection, will have a much better chance of staying in the same job longer than many CIOs, new survey data suggests. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Improve Productivity Through a UC Solution Read how MacRoberts LLP implemented the Microsoft OCS-based collaborative communications solution in order to establish and maintain comprehensive communication links between locations and remote clients. The organization saw increased productivity, reduced costs and improved customer support. Read More First look at Firefox 4 Firefox 4 offers features like tab management, remote device sync, and speed improvements. Read More Mozilla's Firefox 4 bags 1M downloads in 3 hours More than one million Firefox 4 browser were downloaded during the first three hours of availability, a pace that would beat Microsoft's claim that 2.4 million copies of IE9 were downloaded the first day it was available last week. Read More RPath wants to simplify IT automation with new UI Software company rPath is updating its platform for automating application management across physical, virtual and cloud environments with a new graphical user interface, aiming to make the product easier to use. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Deduplication's Business Imperatives Deduplication reduces the amount of data to be managed, protected, and ultimately stored and is one of a few IT solutions that cuts costs quickly and improves service levels. ESG suggests that senior IT executives join the nearly 40% of their peers who are using deduplication and reaping its rewards. Read more. Read more Cloud offers comfort in wake of Japan earthquake One of the biggest benefits of cloud storage became clear last week when cloud storage provider Nirvanix, in the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and Tsunami, offered its customers the ability to relocate their data from a data center in Tokyo to one in another location. Read More An agile pioneer versus an 'agile ruined my life' critic Agile isn't the problem, says blogger Daniel Markham, it's the Agilistas. Read More IBM to acquire facilities management software company IBM has purchased Tririga to round out its Smarter Buildings portfolio. Read More SAP takes on IBM, Oracle with new GRC suite SAP is hoping to cement its foothold in the growing market for GRC (governance, risk and compliance) software with a new suite that's nearly three years in the making. Read More
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