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Take note CISOs & CSOs: Chief Risk Officers may be gaining on you

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Watch out CISOs and CSOs: Chief Risk Officers may be gaining on you
CSOs and CISOs may feel more pressure from a new breed of security professional - the chief information risk officer - now that the federal government has made risk management mandatory and spelled out in a new document just how risk ought to be assessed and dealt with. Read More


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Cisco's Unified Fabric for Data Center and Cloud Computing
On March 30, hear Cisco customers talk about top challenges in the data center and the steps they are taking to face them. Experienced industry analysts will talk about new data center and cloud computing trends, and the strategic role of the data center fabric. Cisco experts will share several new fabric innovations. Register now.

WHITE PAPER: Eaton

Maximizing UPS Availability
This white paper explains why, contrary to popular belief, modular UPS designs provide superior availability even though they typically contain more parts that could potentially fail. Read More

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google boosts security and speed in latest version of Chrome Read More

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Apple products are seemingly finding their way into more and more Windows shops. Here's what you need to know for a smooth transition. Read More

Cisco's 'Jawbreaker' seen as response to competitive pressure
Why would Cisco be developing a new data center fabric product line based on merchant silicon when its Nexus switches and FabricPath software are already available?  Read More


WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain

Why Cloud Backup: Top 10 Reasons
Cloud server backup solutions reduce the burden of tape management and backup operations headaches, by automatically storing the data safely offsite to protect for disaster recovery purposes. This white paper discusses the top ten reasons why organizations are turning to cloud server backup. Read Now

Lights, camera, Big Blue: IBM going Hollywood for 100th birthday
IBM brings on Hollywood directors to tell its story as it turns 100IBM wants to see itself through the fisheye lens as it turns 100.  The company today said a few well-known Hollywood directors have shot a series of three movies that highlight the company, its inventions and impact on society over the past 100 years. Read More

Microsoft study shows 80% savings by using the cloud
The next big cloud sales pitch will be an age-old Microsoft theme: 'Use us, we're cheaper.'Microsoft is trotting out an age-old tactic to try and sell you on its public cloud computing platform, Azure: cost. Private clouds reduce costs over legacy data centers, but public clouds are up to 80% cheaper, according to a recent Microsoft-funded study on the matter. So says Rolf Harms, director of corporate strategy at Microsoft who laid out the "Economics of the Cloud" in a presentation... Read More

HP expands energy and carbon monitoring services
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced a new portfolio of services to determine and implement ways to cut energy costs and carbon emissions across organizations. Read More


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Get Mobile Right…Or Else!
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Pwn2Own 2011: Hackers Shame Safari and IE8 on Day One
The big surprise is not that IE8 or Safari were shamed, it's that no one tried to topple Chrome and Google's offer to pay an additional $20,000 to the first hacker to crack that browser.Well it's March and time for the fifth annual Pwn2Own hacker challenge at CanSecWest security conference. The big surprise is not that IE8 or Safari were shamed on day one, it's that no one took on Chrome and Google's offer to pay an additional $20,000 to the first hacker to crack that browser. Read More

iPad dominates tablet purchasing plans
While rival manufacturers have been scrambling to put out their own tablet computers, it seems that none of them have captured the public imagination as Apple's iPad has. Read More

iPhone 5 expected to boast same dual-core A5 chip as iPad 2
Coders plunged into the iOS 4.3 firmware Apple has released ahead of its iPad 2 launch Friday and found clues that the iPhone 5 will sport the same dual-core A5 processor as the new Apple tablet computer. Read More

EpicMix adds social networking to ski slopes
Rolled out to five mountains this season with more to come next year, the service logs your vertical feet and awards you pins based on mountain exploration. Read More



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