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Amazon cloud uses FedEx instead of the Internet to ship data

8 trends driving IT job growth, salaries | 'Brute force' script snatched iPad e-mail addresses

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Amazon cloud uses FedEx instead of the Internet to ship data
Amazon's cloud storage service has unveiled a brand new way to quickly move giant amounts of data to the cloud, one so technologically advanced that it actually allows customers to "bypass the Internet." What is this new technology, you may ask? It's called FedEx. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Cisco IronPort

Cloud Security - Hurdles and Misconceptions
Computing is inevitably moving to the cloud, as is security. A recent poll among IT managers reveals that companies are either using or considering cloud-based security. This report looks at their reasons for doing so, and some hurdles or misconceptions that must be overcome. Read Now.

WHITE PAPER: Xerox

Vendor Analysis of Managed Print Services
This IDC study identifies the key capabilities a MSP should offer, analyzes the vendors who are leading the way and highlights the benefits organizations can realize by adopting this model. Read More

8 trends driving IT job growth, salaries
Will job prospects for U.S. IT professionals fare better or worse for the rest of 2010? It's hard to tell from the latest economic and employment data being released by IT career experts. Read More

'Brute force' script snatched iPad e-mail addresses
Security experts blamed a 'brute force' attack that exposed the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 iPad owners on poorly-designed AT&T software. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Tripwire

Log Mangement in a Cyberworld
Cybercrime, increasingly operated under well-muscled organized crime syndicates, has become a huge threat. With so many potential cyber villains poking around the gates, enterprises must have strong protections and pristine visibility into what's happening on the network. Read Now

iPad rivals invade Computex
Most use Google's Android software, but Windows scored some important wins. Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
Brocade this week unveiled its converged data center architecture, and a raft of new products to support it. Also, a networking equipment malfunction disrupted Twitter on Wednesday, causing the microblogging site to become unavailable to users for hours and forcing company engineers to shut down key features to perform the repairs. (4:23) Read More


WHITE PAPER: Novell

Intelligent Storage Management at the File Level
Many storage management tools for file storage are "dumb." They treat all files the same regardless of business relevance and they lack the ability to automate user-storage management tasks or set policies based on business requirements. Learn how to augment your existing storage management system with intelligence at the file level. Read Now

ISPs reluctant to filter outbound spam
With spam volumes rising relentlessly a new survey claims to have detected an iota of worry among service providers. It seems many of them would love to do something about it but don't know what. Read More

IT Career Burnout: What To Do When the Thrill is Gone
Burnout is as predictable in an IT professional's career as the long hours that precipitate it. The demanding nature of IT jobs, coupled with a perceived lack of respect and appreciation, leads many IT professionals to lament, à la blues great B.B. King, that "the thrill is gone." Many eventually wonder whether a career in IT is still the right choice. Read More

Not All Open Source is Created Equal
When I started to work at Lucid, it was pretty clear to me that I was new to the open source world. So I started by talking to open source luminaries like Zack Urlocker, Mark Brewer, Matt Asay, Andrei Elkin, Larry Augustine, and others. Read More



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