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	14 go-to tools for Mac sysadmins What's in a Mac admin's toolbox? Former Apple employee Gerard Allen shared some of his favorite tools during JAMF Software's user conference. Read More WEBCAST: Ciena Corporation Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals Serious IT breaches happen too often. Is there a way to reduce or eliminate the impact on consumers? Attend this Live Webinar Dec. 2nd,1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT to learn methods for protecting your information resources. Learn More In this Issue INSIDER IT modernization project makes the grade at North Carolina colleges FCC chairman gives no timeline for net neutrality decision Connected-home Babel: There's an app for that, startup says 20+ Jaw-Dropping Black Friday 2014 Tech Deals Air Force evaluating high-frequency, focused mobile networks INSIDER 5 ways to escape password hell Apple delivers another Yosemite beta as WiFi issues persist 7 great MOOCs for techies -- all free, starting soon! Black Friday: Newegg axes prices on laptops, desktops, tablets and more WHITE PAPER: Curvature The State of IT Infrastructure & Operations The challenge that IT decision-makers face is the pressure to reduce costs paired with the pressure to progress digital maturity. Curvature analyzes why businesses miss significant CapEx and OpEx cost savings and how to refocus IT strategy. View now INSIDER IT modernization project makes the grade at North Carolina colleges The opportunity to save money, power and space is driving a multi-campus infrastructure modernization project within North Carolina Community Colleges (NCCC), a network of 58 institutions serving more than 800,000 students. So far 14 colleges throughout the state have upgraded to new servers that are more energy efficient, use less space and deliver higher performance than the systems they're replacing. Read More FCC chairman gives no timeline for net neutrality decision The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has no public timeline for voting on proposed net neutrality rules, despite pressure from President Barack Obama and some net neutrality advocates. Read More Connected-home Babel: There's an app for that, startup says In the dream home of the Internet of Things, all your appliances would talk to each other. A fragmented IoT industry makes that pretty hard today, but Yonomi says its smartphone app can make it easy. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Forrester 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave Forrester has released its 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave, and for the second consecutive time, IBM is a leader. View Now>> 20+ Jaw-Dropping Black Friday 2014 Tech Deals iPhone 6, iPad Air, Samsung Galaxy gear and big cheap TVs among the hottest electronic deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Read More Air Force evaluating high-frequency, focused mobile networks The Air Force this week said it was looking into the technologies like advanced antennae and amplifiers it would take to build high frequency, directional mobile networks. The idea is to develop networks that can be focused point to point to make more efficient use of higher bandwidth – over 500Mhz –which could make such nets less prone to interference and jamming while at the same time increase capacity. Read More INSIDER 5 ways to escape password hell Security can be a vicious cycle. A breach occurs. Enterprises add a new level of security. That increases inconvenience for users, who find workarounds. Then there's another breach and the cycle begins again. Read More : Curvature Case Study: From Edge to Core, Across Multiple Locations The Sisters of Charity Health System faced the challenge of offering the best technology support while keeping operational expenditures in line with budgetary constraints. They sought Curvature to develop a best-of-breed networking solution, leading to cost benefits as well as increased efficiency. Learn more Apple delivers another Yosemite beta as WiFi issues persist Apple has come out with a second beta of Mac OS X Yosemite for developers, but it's not clear whether this latest build will address the WiFi problems that continue to affect an undetermined but apparently substantial number of users. Read More 7 great MOOCs for techies -- all free, starting soon! Big data, open source software, security -- these are some of the IT skills most in demand today and for the near future. Fortunately, free classes, in the form of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), are available to help you keep pace with these and many other IT-oriented subjects. Read More Black Friday: Newegg axes prices on laptops, desktops, tablets and more Online retailer Newegg has beaten the Black Friday 2014 rush by revealing deals on brand name laptops, desktops, tablets and other products geared toward both hardcore gamers and everyday tech users. Read More
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