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	Cisco slashes 1% of workforce: SDN & cloud to blame? Cisco this week reduced its workforce by about 1% -- or 670 people - as the company realigns to face the advent of software-defined networking, cloud computing and its impact on routing and switching. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco The Art of Application-Centric Networking BYOD, virtualization and cloud are making application deployment and delivery more challenging than ever for IT departments. Employees want to access applications anytime, from anywhere, on any device, and they expect the same level of performance and reliability. Read Now In this Issue 11 Time Management and Productivity Apps for Android DDoS attack against Spamhaus was reportedly the largest in history Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner HP launches free service to secure mobile, Web apps Crowd-funding is working for Open Source projects Equinix, NetApp, Amazon team to enable hybrid clouds 13 Tips to Get Business Teams to Use Your CRM System Gartner predicts 3D printers will cost less than a PC by 2016 Video: Can T-Mobile make a splash with UNcarrier plan? WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies The Evolution of Cloud Networking This cloud networking report closely examines the cloud's impact on the network. Learn how IT organizations are changing their networking approach, get tips to evaluate a cloud service provider, learn the role cloud balancing plays, and leverage survey data to compare your cloud networking plans with your peers. Learn More 11 Time Management and Productivity Apps for Android In the demanding world of IT, it seems as if everyone's workload has increased, making productivity and time management critical workplace skills. Balancing it all can seem unmanageable, but help is at your fingertips--if you know where to look. These 11 Android apps will help you get the most out of your busy day. Read More DDoS attack against Spamhaus was reportedly the largest in history A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack of unprecedented scale that targeted an international spam-fighting organization last week ended up causing problems for Internet users around the world, experts say. Read More Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner Google shook things up last week when it dusted off its old Notebook service and relaunched it as Keep. Google's new software muscles in on the space currently dominated by Microsoft OneNote and Evernote, two note-taking apps that save your text, Web links, photos, audio recordings, and more, helping to keep your life organized. Read More HP launches free service to secure mobile, Web apps HP says it now has a free service called "Fortify My App" that lets anyone building mobile or Web applications upload code to the Fortify software-as-a-service and get a limited analysis about whether the code has specific vulnerabilities or design flaws. Read More Crowd-funding is working for Open Source projects Funding Open Source software isn't easy – heck, in some cases, it can be darn near impossible – but it is certainly a worthwhile goal. And, right now, we're seeing a number of people and organizations tackling this challenge. Read More Equinix, NetApp, Amazon team to enable hybrid clouds A new partnership will allow customers to host dedicated NetApp storage infrastructure in Equinix data centers to provide fast connections up into Amazon Web Service's cloud. Read More 13 Tips to Get Business Teams to Use Your CRM System Having a great new customer relationship management system won't be worth much until you figure out how to get everyone to use it. CRM experts provide tips on how to get members of your sales, marketing and customer service teams to actually use that expensive new CRM system. Read More Gartner predicts 3D printers will cost less than a PC by 2016 Widespread adoption of 3D printing technology may not be that far away, according to a Gartner report predicting that enterprise-class 3D printers will be available for less than $2,000 by 2016. Read More Video: Can T-Mobile make a splash with UNcarrier plan? Yesterday, T-Mobile made news with its plans to eliminate the two-year agreement for cell phones, as well as launch a 4G LTE network (and finally offer the iPhone for its customers). I did a Short Take video with Computerworld's Matt Hamblen to discuss the news announcements - will this impact the carrier's position in the mobile phone market? How will customers and other carriers react? Watch the... Read More
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