The cost of bad cloud-based application performance

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	The cost of bad cloud-based application performance If you were worried about the performance of cloud-based applications, here's fair warning: You'll probably be even more so when you consider findings from a recent survey conducted by Vanson Bourne on the behalf of Compuware. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver - April 28, 2011 IT Roadmap Denver returns April 28 to the Colorado Convention Center! Through executive keynotes, ROI workshops, technical tutorials, strategy sessions, networking opportunities and a private IT expo, attendees will gain insights into the latest IT issues, trends, challenges and solutions from top IT analysts and practitioners. Register now to attend! In this Issue Aircell to boost in-flight Wi-Fi speed Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Internet2 boosting 100Gbps network to 8.8Tbps Concord Hospital thrives on NetFlow Cisco to stay out of the services business VMware unleashes virtual desktops for Apple iPad Having a career year? 15 career issues you should know about Apparent tops off network analysis toolkit with flow analysis VMware aims give users more control with vCenter Operations WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point Advanced ADCs Take Over Where Load Balancers Leave Off Server load balancers offer fairly basic capabilities. This white paper details the advanced content switching, application acceleration and VMware integration capabilities that have data centers using Equalizer Application Delivery Controllers to take over where server load balancers left off. Read More Aircell to boost in-flight Wi-Fi speed In-flight Wi-Fi provider Aircell unveiled plans for its second generation of wireless links from aircraft to the Internet, promising higher capacity and the capability to offer its service outside the U.S. Read More Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Jets! Cars! Home security services! All of these perks add to tech CEOs' pay packages. Read More Internet2 boosting 100Gbps network to 8.8Tbps Internet2 has announced it will use Ciena packet-optical gear to boost capacity of its new U.S. Unified Community Anchor Network designed to give 200,000 libraries, K-12 schools, community colleges and healthcare centers access to network capacity previously reserved for big companies, educational and research organizations, and government agencies. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall A Powerful Platform for Virtualization Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. Read More Concord Hospital thrives on NetFlow While flow-based management is lately garnering considerable industry attention, the technology has long been a must-have for the IT team at Concord Hospital, a regional health care system in Concord, N.H. Read More Cisco to stay out of the services business Cisco Systems plans to collaborate rather than compete with IT services providers as it targets new market opportunities such as virtual education and health for communities, a senior company executive says. Read More VMware unleashes virtual desktops for Apple iPad The VMware View Client for iPad will be available on Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Server Virtualization: Branching Out of the Data Center A typical lean branch office has a significantly different server infrastructure than a data center, but despite the differences, multisite organizations have much to gain by deploying server virtualization in their branch offices. Read More Having a career year? 15 career issues you should know about What are the key challenges for your career? As we look across the IT career landscape there are a number of new challenges. The whole IPv6 migration issue has changed some job opportunities for example. Cloud computing offers to bring more IT jobs and security issues could change everyone's job at some point. Here we take a look at some of the hot topics trending in the career world. Read More Apparent tops off network analysis toolkit with flow analysis As discussed a few weeks back, enterprise IT interest in flow-based management is on the upswing, set in motion by cloud computing, mobility, VoIP and other forces making an end-to-end view of what's happening across a network so crucial. Read More VMware aims give users more control with vCenter Operations VMware is integrating performance, capacity and configuration management with the launch of vCenter Operations, in an effort to give users more control over growing virtualized IT infrastructures. Read More
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