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	Marketing Associates takes advantage of Compuware APM tools Marketing Associates this year implemented Compuware's Vantage tool for end-to-end APM and Gomez, an on-demand platform for managing Web application performance across the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Defining a Framework for Cloud Adoption Read this white paper to understand IBM's framework for cloud computing adoption which establishes common definitions, delivery models and services and identifies key aspects required for a successful cloud computing execution. Read Now In this Issue Private clouds: Not for the faint of heart How does IT measure up in your organization? Communicate the value, not the tech BP oil spill monitoring systems a failure, says US lawsuit What does 2011 hold for identity management? What do NASA changes and IT security issues have in common? US Dept. of Commerce: New online privacy rules needed More censorship, data breaches and devices: Security predictions for 2011 Google adds site hacking notifications in search results Getting a master data management master plan WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Online Server Data Protection: A Fully Managed Cloud Service Read this data sheet to learn how Iron Mountain's LiveVault® helps enterprises achieve cloud data protection and long term off-site retention, remove complex, daily backups, store data securely off-site, and deliver point-in-time recovery. Read Now Private clouds: Not for the faint of heart If you're thinking about operating a private cloud, you'll need management software to help create a virtualized pool of compute resources, provide access to end users, and handle security, resource allocation, tracking and billing. Read More How does IT measure up in your organization? Are you content with the way IT is viewed in your organization? If not, you need to study the work of Dr. George Westerman, a Research Scientist in MIT Sloan's Center for Digital Business (CDB), who suggests you rethink the metrics you measure and how you communicate IT's value.  Read More Communicate the value, not the tech As we close out 2010 and welcome 2011 it is clear we're at an interesting juncture in IT, with new opportunities stretching out before us. The key will be what we make of the opportunities and how we position our efforts to capitalize on them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks XNV Brings Virtual Lifecycle Management to the Network Extreme Networks ® delivers a network-based, dynamic data center virtualization lifecycle management solution that delivers unprecedented visibility, control and automation of Virtual Machines (VM) to the network administrator. Read now! BP oil spill monitoring systems a failure, says US lawsuit The US government is suing BP for $21.1 billion over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, alleging that a serious failure of the company's monitoring systems played a leading role in the accident. Read More What does 2011 hold for identity management? Today we'll take one more look at some predictions for identity management and identity and access management (IAM) in the coming year. Read More What do NASA changes and IT security issues have in common? As I wrap up the year and look at the top posts, it's obvious that space and IT security news have been the hottest stories. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Maximize SAN Infrastructure Performance Although SAN has advantages in performance, reliability, availability and provisioning, it is affected by fragmentation and performance will decline unless it is addressed. Find out why this is true and how to best avoid SAN slowdowns. Read more US Dept. of Commerce: New online privacy rules needed The U.S. Department of Commerce recommends a new privacy bill of rights and an enforceable privacy code of conduct for online firms. Read More More censorship, data breaches and devices: Security predictions for 2011 This past year has been a doozy in the security world. We kicked off the year by discovering operation Aurora, saw the first national-industrial sabotage attack with Stuxnet and are closing the year with Wikileaks about to become a constitutional crisis between the First amendment and a 1917 espionage law. Reality has well and truly become weirder than fiction. Read More Google adds site hacking notifications in search results Google has started notifying its search engine users of sites in their list of query results that may have been compromised by hackers. Read More Getting a master data management master plan How CIOs can move forward with a strategy for Master Data Management. Read More
	FILL OUT A SURVEY, GET REWARDED Get a free Starbucks gift card for participating in a Network World survey about application performance management best practices. Research firm NetForecast is surveying enterprises about APM practices for an upcoming Network World article. The first 100 participants will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Click here. DECEMBER GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS SharePoint 2010 power user training for three people from Webucator, plus a brand new iPad available from Microsoft Subnet. Five massive libraries on CCNP, security, NX-OS up for grabs on Cisco Subnet. Enter to win! SLIDESHOWS Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010 Here's a look back at the year's most memorable – for better or worse – celebrity moments in technology. Top 15 Holiday Deals on Notebooks, Netbooks, and Desktops Black Friday is gone, Cyber Monday is history, and Cyber Week is over, but the deals are still around--if you know where to look. The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and retailers are offering great computer discounts to fit everyone's budget. Take a look inside to find netbooks for $300, desktops with widescreen monitors for under $600, and 15-inch laptops starting at $400. Check it out. MOST-READ STORIES Hackers get Ubuntu Linux booting alongside Chrome OS Google launches new 'Body Browser' Dropbox updated to 1.0, brings selective sync to masses Analyst expects Apple to sell up to 20 million iPhones on Verizon Apple updates AirPort Utility, base station firmware Tablet wars of 2011: The battle looms Is iOS jailbreaking an enterprise security threat? Hacker tool Metasploit now targeting Cisco network gear Microsoft teams with Apple, Oracle, EMC on 882 Novell patents Brief Facebook outage causes slight panic
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