Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers

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	Ubuntu impresses in test of Linux servers The five Linux servers we tested -- SUSE Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2, Mandriva Business Server 1.0, ClearOS 6 Professional, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS -- offer commercial support options. The advantages include LTR (Long Term Release) versions of the software, improved interoperability, application support and legal protection. Read More WEBCAST: IBM and Intel IBM Delivers Innovation On New x86 Systems and Solutions Live Webcast: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:00 PM EDT You need an IT infrastructure that provides scalability, performance and efficiency tailored to the specific goals of your business. Join us on September 10 to learn more about IBM's new innovation designed to provide the performance and efficiency required for today's workloads. Register Now In this Issue Cisco catching a falling Big Switch? Q4 hiring plans slow, hint at IT recruiting challenges All eyes on the iPhone 5C today WLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush 5 things we love/hate about Fedora 19 Cisco takes aim at security services with new division Inflatable antenna would give tiny satellites great reach Torvalds marks Linux's birthday with a nod to its past Workday rolls out Big Data Analytics module Fatal distraction: 7 IT mistakes that will get you fired WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Moving Beyond MDM with BYOD 2.0 This paper examines how BYOD 2.0 builds on the BYOD 1.0 foundation but makes a substantial shift from a device-level focus to an application-level focus to reduce overhead and unburden IT by allowing them to concern themselves only with the enterprise data and applications they need to secure, manage, and control. Learn More Cisco catching a falling Big Switch? The rumor mill is rife just after VMworld, with perhaps none bigger than the one SDNCentral wrote about this week: Cisco possibly acquiring SDN nemesis Big Switch Networks. Cisco and Big Switch declined comment. Read More Q4 hiring plans slow, hint at IT recruiting challenges Fewer CIOs are planning to expand their IT departments in Q4 than were three months ago, according to Robert Half Technology. But on the positive side, fewer CIOs have plans to freeze hiring or reduce their staffs in the coming quarter. Read More All eyes on the iPhone 5C today Apple just can't keep a secret these days. Experts expect few surprises after 'a thorough leaking of Apple's most likely plans.' Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Next-Generation Customer Experience Management This Aberdeen Analyst Insight provides an overview of the top factors driving 2013 customer experience management (CEM / CXM) programs. Learn More. WLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush Because many enterprises have already upgraded their networks to the 802.11n standard, sales growth in the enterprise wireless LAN sector was cut in half during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research. Read More 5 things we love/hate about Fedora 19 The latest version of Fedora, nicknamed "Schrodinger's Cat," features a number of improvements aimed at IT users. But its strict adherence to the open source philosophy means that it continues to be somewhat problematic for typical end users. Read More Cisco takes aim at security services with new division Cisco today said it would add a security arm to its existing services division with an eye toward pushing its support of its security products as well as offering a range of managed security services. Read More WEBCAST: F5 Networks F5 Simply Makes Citrix VDI Better Learn how F5 and Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop solutions work together to simplify access and improve the user experience while maintaining user connections, irrespective of device or location and remove challenges the deplay adoption of VDI. F5 makes Citrix better. Watch the video to understand how View Now Inflatable antenna would give tiny satellites great reach Satellites the size of shoe boxes, which are expected to one day let researchers explore space more economically, will soon have a much longer reach. Read More Torvalds marks Linux's birthday with a nod to its past Twenty-two years ago last month, Linus Torvalds announced in a newsgroup post that he was creating a free operating system, and he echoed the words -- and the spirit -- of that post in his announcement of the latest Linux kernel release candidate on Aug. 25. Read More Workday rolls out Big Data Analytics module Workday has unveiled a new software module for its cloud-based HCM (human capital management) application that allows customers to analyze data from both Workday and third-party sources. Read More Fatal distraction: 7 IT mistakes that will get you fired It's hard to get a good job in IT these days, but it's all too easy to lose one. Read More
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