Virtual, mobile, social endeavors drive IT in 2011

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	Virtual, mobile, social endeavors drive IT in 2011 Caution still pervades the economic forecasts, but it's not deterring IT executives from aggressively expanding their virtualization efforts, extending mobility initiatives, and tackling newer priorities such as cloud computing and enterprise social media adoption. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now In this Issue Cisco, Juniper reaping rewards from LightSquared buildout Is your IT job safe in the cloud? Peeking under the hood of your data center 2011 tech priorities: Are you ready to shake things up? 74% of workers plug personal gadgets into company network Netgear launches routers, home networking products at CES 2011 Advanced energy research projects are hot Where network and systems management is headed next Brocade balances SAN base with new data center reality WHITE PAPER: IBM Crunching Data Warehousing Workloads Cheaper Than Ever IBM's Balanced Warehouse solutions address diverse DW price points and requirements, ranging from high-end enterprise DWs down to smaller, function-limited DWs and departmental data marts. Balanced Warehouses build on and extend the Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU) DW appliance solutions that IBM had introduced almost two years prior. Read now! Cisco, Juniper reaping rewards from LightSquared buildout The opportunity for Cisco rival Juniper Networks in the network buildout at LightSquared could be more than $300 million, according to a bulletin issued this week from Avian Securities analyst Catharine Trebnick. Read More Is your IT job safe in the cloud? Cisco is the latest company to release customer research into cloud computing trends, and only an average of 18% of respondents worldwide said they are using the cloud in any capacity. Read More Peeking under the hood of your data center In many ways, managing a data center is like maintaining a car. You need to periodically peek under the hood to make sure that everything is in good working order. Here are the questions to ask to gauge the health of your center. Read More WHITE PAPER: Vyatta Open Networking Solutions Guide Complete overview of the opportunities that open networking presents today's network administrator facing evolving infrastructures and shrinking budgets. Read now! 2011 tech priorities: Are you ready to shake things up? Concerns about the economy haven't evaporated, but companies aren't standing still waiting for a bailout. They're working to find new opportunities for growth. We've identified six key areas where IT can help reshape the business and equip employees to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. Read More 74% of workers plug personal gadgets into company network Nearly three quarters (74%) will show-off the new gadgets they received at Christmas in the office and plug them into their employer's network, says Virgin Media Business. Read More Netgear launches routers, home networking products at CES 2011 Netgear goodies for 2011 include HD over Wi-Fi, filling in Wi-Fi deadspots, Power Line adapters, shared 4G connections and Gigabit routers. Read More DOWNLOAD: Diskeeper Get Maximum I/O Performance on Virtual Servers V-locity 2 is only product that automatically optimizes virtual platform I/O bandwidth without causing resource conflicts between VMs. For Hyper-V and VMware ESX. Also eliminates "bloated" free space on thin/dynamic disks. Learn More Advanced energy research projects are hot Millions of dollars were laid out this year for all manner of energy research -- from new biofuels and wind projects to better batteries and smartgrid cybersecurity programs.  Read More Where network and systems management is headed next Depending on where they stand in the overall environment, network and systems management companies hear different concerns from their enterprise IT clientele. Here's a look at how the year will shake out in a number of different areas. Read More Brocade balances SAN base with new data center reality Brocade's installed base of Fibre Channel SANs is both an asset and an albatross. Read More
	BECOME AN INSIDER Get premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips and exclusive research. All for just signing up. Sign up for free today. SLIDESHOWS The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 It's hard to pick the weirdest and wackiest tech stories of 2010 considering there is so much nuttiness to choose from. But we'll give it a shot. Here we take a look at a number of stories that gave us pause in 2010. 2010's most popular iPad apps As the iPad celebrates its first birthday, it should raise a glass to Apple's App Store, which has provided users with an array of innovative applications. Late last week, Apple released a list of the 10 most popular iPad applications, with productivity apps making up the bulk. MOST-READ STORIES 30 most anticipated tech products of 2011 Worm planted in fake Microsoft security update HTC EVO Shift vs. the original EVO 4G At CES, Lenovo marries Windows and Android U.S. begins sophisticated wireless jamming project New high-speed I/O interface debuts at CES Skype launches mobile video calling app CES 2011 Preview: Gadgets galore Oversupply sends DRAM prices to one-year low Asus unveils three tablets and a slate
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