Monday, November 29, 2010

What one New Hampshire hospital gets from Hyper9

Mobile management and security: Keeping the dark side at bay | IT user supergroup forces vendors to take notice

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What one New Hampshire hospital gets from Hyper9
At a glance, Thomas Fairfield, manager of technology at Elliot Health System, says he can see that the overall CPU utilization for his server clusters is at 20% or less, that the number of CPU-ready virtual machines is down in the single digits – if even there – and that he's got zero memory ballooning. Read More


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WHITE PAPER: Watchguard

Cloud-based Web Security Isn't Hype - It's Here and It Works
Clear threats are rejected at the connection level, eliminating much of the scanning and processing demands on your network. That means both better protection and better performance. Too good to be true? Believe it. Read now!

Mobile management and security: Keeping the dark side at bay
A long time ago in an enterprise far, far away mobile devices were secure. Enterprises had limited mobile solutions; RIM BlackBerries and Palm Treos were your options. Read More

IT user supergroup forces vendors to take notice
Tech vendors, be warned: The next-generation user group has arrived on the scene, and this time its members will force the world's biggest IT companies to listen closely. Read More

New free management tools from Citrix
Citrix has released two free tools for XenDesktop. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Watchguard

Take Back Control: Increase Security, Empower Employees
Read this white paper to find out how WatchGuard Application Control lets you take back control of your network by keeping more than 1,500 applications in check, including IM, P2P, Facebook, Skype, YouTube, and many more. Read now!

How one CIO cured his info glut woes
Herbalife tripled the amount of data IT had to manage, so its CIO had to rethink how storage was managed. Read More

Microsoft Lync 2010 puts the "U" in UC
Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2, which was released in early 2009, does a credible job of providing presence awareness, instant messaging, conferencing and voice capabilities. Still, these services aren't always integrated, and thus aren't easily managed by IT staff. For end users, the lack of integration means maintaining various sets of contacts and working differently depending on the application. Read More

IDC: SAP's Oracle fine will drive up enterprise IT costs
SAP's billion-dollar fine over Oracle software and data theft is likely to be a blow to all enterprise software users because it will undermine the growing market for third-party support, according to IDC. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetApp

Storage Buying Criteria for Shared Virtual Infrastructure
You can't make the best storage decisions for your business if you're not asking the right questions. This new RFP template makes it easy. It reflects today's IT reality and includes the key criteria to consider so you can position your organization for the future. Learn more!

Antivirus trouble, emergency power and hacking Kinect
Mark Gibbs points out an issue with Time Machine and Sophos AV, looks at mobile emergency power and is in awe of what hackers are doing with Kinect. Read More

Android will take 15% of tablet market next year
Not content to gobble up smartphone market share, the Android operating system is poised to capture 15% of the tablet market in 2011, according to IMS Research. Read More

Build a budget PC for less than $500
Building your own desktop PC is a fun and easy project that will allow you to customize a system to fit your needs. Earlier this year we showed you how to build a high-powered video editing machine, but this time we worked to keep the price tag under $500. Read More



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SLIDESHOWS

Top IT Turkeys of 2010
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks for all of the people and things we love, to cherish what's most important to us. But that's for another slideshow. This one's all about taunting the companies, products and people who most resembled a turkey over the last year. So cut me a hockey-puck-shaped slice of jellied cranberry sauce and read on.

Cool Yule favorites: 15 techie gifts we like
Ho Ho Ho, it's time again to get our holiday wish lists together. Here are our 15 favorite products from the 140+ products submitted and tested in this year's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide.

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