Ultimate guide to Linux desktop environments

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	INSIDER Ultimate guide to Linux desktop environments Last year, Network World's resident Linux enthusiast Bryan Lunduke set out on a mission to immerse himself into a variety of Linux desktops, using each exclusively for both work and personal computing for at least one week and documenting his experiences on his Linux Tycoon blog. (Insider Story) Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch, Inc Move from Crisis Management Back to IT Management Stop suffering through the pains of hunting down issues between your network, applications and servers --- either in the late overnight hours, while listening to screaming users - or both. We want to help you take action. We've put together a mini-site resource center around Application Performance Monitoring - check it out! Click to continue In this Issue Fave Raves 2015: What's your favorite enterprise IT product? Who 'owns' an investigation into a security breach? INSIDER 6 blunders to avoid when dealing with end users Will network disaggregation play in the enterprise? For a speed boost, Alcatel-Lucent says use both cell and Wi-Fi How a Blu-ray disc could install malware on your computer Slack: Collaboration that actually works! Ractive aims to bring Web programming to the masses Google's new campus plans hint at staggering ambitions WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn 7 Steps to Business Success on the Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to do nothing short of revolutionize the way the world does business. The ability to sense and control the physical world through sensor-enabled devices can unlock massive, previously unseen opportunities to expand revenue, optimize operations and delight customers and users. Learn More Fave Raves 2015: What's your favorite enterprise IT product? Send us your submission for Fave Raves, our annual call for the best products, as chosen by readers. Read More   Who 'owns' an investigation into a security breach? The last things an organization needs when launching an investigation into any kind of security breach are confusion and disorganization. If it is not clear who is really in charge, or what responsibilities fall to what departments, that is adding trouble to trouble. But that, according to the Security Executive Council (SEC), an Atlanta-based research and advisory firm, is too often the case. Read More     INSIDER 6 blunders to avoid when dealing with end users Most IT pros will do whatever it takes to ensure they perform well on the job – they'll update certifications, take online courses at home, come in early, leave late. So after all that effort, it would be a shame if their careers were stifled because of something as pedestrian as poor interactions with end users. (Insider Story) Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Security Considerations in the Internet of Things (IoT) Era In the evolving era of the Internet of Things, the combination of tiny sensors, powerful and inexpensive processors and cloud-based management and analysis tools are creating entirely new categories of products and also new opportunities for criminals and other malicious actors Learn More Will network disaggregation play in the enterprise? Disaggregation seems to be all the rage in networking these days. HP is the latest to decouple merchant silicon-based hardware from operating system software, following Dell and Juniper. The strategy is to attract web-scale companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon who need the flexibility, choice, rapid deployment/decommissioning and cost efficiency of commodity 'white box' switches capable of running a variety of software packages. Read More   For a speed boost, Alcatel-Lucent says use both cell and Wi-Fi If you have both cellular and Wi-Fi, why not use both? At Mobile World Congress, Alcatel-Lucent is demonstrating a way to do that as part of the same network. Read More   How a Blu-ray disc could install malware on your computer A pair of vulnerabilities found in hardware and software for playing Blu-ray discs might come in handy for secret snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency. Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn The Truth About Customer Experience Companies have long emphasized touchpoints- the many critical moments when customers interact with the organization and its offerings on their way to purchase and after. But the narrow focus on maximizing satisfaction at those moments can create a distorted picture, suggesting that customers are happier with the company than they actually are. Learn More. Slack: Collaboration that actually works! Getting a group of people working on a project to communicate with each other is easy; you just give 'em all email and stand back … and what you'll see is chaos. Read More   Ractive aims to bring Web programming to the masses The developers of a JavaScript library for building interactive user interfaces are hoping their work will make Web programming more accessible for part-time programmers. Read More   Google's new campus plans hint at staggering ambitions Google has revealed eye-popping ideas for a redesign of its California headquarters that symbolize how far the company wants to move beyond its core search business. Read More
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