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3D printing: How does it really work?
3D printers are the hottest thing on the IT landscape. Everyone — users and vendors alike — wants a piece of this pie. But 3D printing is not just one thing – there are many ways to do 3D printing. This slideshow illustrates the nine most common 3D printer technologies. Read More

WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc

SMB Disaster Recovery Strategies
Small and midsize businesses are finding a silver lining in cloud communications. Geographical diversity in communications and backup can keep a business up and running no matter the disaster so long as one employee can access a mobile phone or the Internet. Learn how to get your company back in business during a disaster. Learn more >>

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WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation

Big data and analytics for a holistic customer journey
This White Paper offers an in-depth discussion on how you can use big data analytics to enhance experience while boosting the bottom line. It includes informative case studies on how other companies have used big data analytics to delight their customers. View Now

New Cisco switches take aim at big data centers, data applications
Cisco this week is unveiling two new configurations of its recently-launched Nexus 9000 switches, a new 40G Nexus switch. In addition, Cisco is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its UCS server. Read More

Cisco's big about-face on cloud services
Three years ago as part of a comprehensive cloud strategy, Cisco pledged to address every aspect of cloud except services – it did not want to compete with customers. Read More

What is 3D printing?
3D printers are the hottest new technology on the IT landscape. Everyone —users and vendors alike— wants a piece of the pie and, with 3D systems now printing candy and food, they could get their wish; that is, an actual, edible piece of pie. Read More

WHITE PAPER: SAS

The Promise & Challenge of Big Data: HBR paper
Research shows that 85% of senior executives expect to gain substantial business benefits from big data initiatives. Yet these high expectations go hand-in-hand with concerns about new technologies & capabilities gaps. This Harvard Business Review report features articles from experts versed on the promises & challenges of big data. Learn more

Review: Riverbed brings branch office storage back to the data center
Riverbed Granite 2.5 eliminates remote office server administration and backup pains by delivering iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage over the WAN. Read More

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Quitting time: How to make a graceful exit
One in four U.S. tech workers is in job-hunting mode, according to IT employment research. Read More

Dell unveils fabric switch, SDN controller
Dell this week rolled out products designed to help customers build and scale cloud environments. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Gigamon

Visibility in the Modern Data Center
As data center technology goes virtual and converges, resources become invisible to your monitoring tools. Learn how you can reveal those silos of IT. Learn more >>

Tested: Which PC upgrades offer the biggest performance boost for your buck?
Upgrading an aging PC is a bit of a crapshoot. Sure, a faster processor or GPU, more memory, or a solid state drive can significantly speed up a system. But figuring out which upgrade will yield the biggest performance increase depends on your particular use case and other bottlenecks in the rig. Read More

SQL Server 2014 pushes the pedal to the metal
SQL Server 2014 is a significant release with two overarching themes: cloud and speed -- or, to be specific, Azure integrations and in-memory OLTP (online transaction processing). Truth be told, I'm more excited about the speed features than the cloud stuff, but I also understand there is a growing portion of the customer base that is heading to cloud-based operations, and these shops will find the cloud features useful. Read More

Palo Alto Networks buys endpoint security software maker Cyvera for $200M
Palo Alto Networks, known for its next-generation firewall, Monday said it is buying Israeli start-up Cyvera for about $200 million to gain access to its endpoint security product for real-time attack prevention. The deal is expected to close in a few weeks. Read More

SLIDESHOWS

3D printing: How does it really work?

Here are the nine most common 3D printer technologies.

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