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	Apple iPad 3 din won't drown out business' Windows 8 interest Just the thought of a Windows 8 tablet is enough to keep some IT pros from buying into iPad 3's before they have the chance to test drive the Microsoft-based devices, experts say. Read More WEBCAST: VMware Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management Attend this webcast to learn how the new VMware vCenter™ Operations Management Suite allows IT to: - Dramatically simplify services - Automate service delivery and management View Now! In this Issue Windows 8's 8 top apps (so far) Ray Ozzie's startup has mobility, communications at core IBM streams Linux and Windows desktop through USB stick Will Windows 8 tablets have what it takes to succeed? Microsoft courts Big Data market with SQL Server update WIndows 8 is great but.. SQL Server 2012 Launch - Show me the training! Windows 8 Metro UI: A bold new face for Windows Privacy Invasion: Social media monitoring required to attend college or to be hired? Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A visual tour for IT Windows 8: Something old, something awkward WHITE PAPER: Internap New eBook: Enterprise IP Buyer's Guide We are all aware of the impact performance can have on the bottom line. Organizations are increasingly choosing Website Performance Optimization (WPO) technologies to boost reliability, availability and their bottom line. Learn More Windows 8's 8 top apps (so far) The launch of the Windows 8 beta also means the launch of the Windows 8 App Store beta. Here are our top early picks from Microsoft's store. Read More Ray Ozzie's startup has mobility, communications at core Ray Ozzie, the former chief software architect at Microsoft, has given a few more hints about what his new startup will do. 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Read More Microsoft courts Big Data market with SQL Server update Microsoft has released to manufacturing the newest version of its relational database, SQL Server 2012, the company announced Tuesday. The software will be available for customer purchase on April 1. Read More WIndows 8 is great but.. Microsoft's 'most radically redesigned version of Windows since Windows 95 (their words, not ours), Windows 8 is garnering consumer attention, although Indian CIOs are shaking their heads. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC How Data Center Management Software Improves Planning Business executives are challenging their IT staffs to convert data centers from cost centers into producers of business value. Data centers can make a significant impact to the bottom line by enabling the business to respond more quickly to market demands. Learn More SQL Server 2012 Launch - Show me the training! On the eve of the launch of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 we are getting ready for the demand of training for the new features. I have been testing out the new VMs for the 5 new courses using Hyper-V. I must admit I am impressed. Normally, training is an after-thought with software, as vendors try to get the product out the door, but not this time. Read More Windows 8 Metro UI: A bold new face for Windows Change is terrifying, and few things in technology have a greater capacity to set us on edge than a fundamental reimagining of the Windows operating system--a piece of the PC that's as vital to our lives and productivity as our mice and keyboards. But change is afoot, and Windows 8 is designed to play a pivotal role in Microsoft's quest for relevance in a future awash with touch-centric devices. Read More Privacy Invasion: Social media monitoring required to attend college or to be hired? Sometimes social networking comes back to bite you with privacy invasion such as when attorneys snoop on social networks to vet jurors or potential employers pry into social media before hiring employees. Sometimes it might be drunken posts or photos that do a person in. Read More Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A visual tour for IT Microsoft's latest OS offers two faces and a lot of feature and UI confusion. Read More Windows 8: Something old, something awkward Microsoft's old Windows desktop and tablet-friendly Metro UI make strange bedfellows. Read More
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