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	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 WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent Converging Legacy Networks for Real Time Applications See how Alcatel-Lucent can help you deploy and maintain a reliable, converged Local Area Network (LAN) solution. This paper offers key insights on how to design and build a LAN that delivers the highest quality of service, availability and security. Read now. In this Issue 30 most anticipated tech products of 2011 It's time to embrace social media Is your IT job safe in the cloud? 2011 tech priorities: Private cloud beckons Moving to a next-generation firewall Are you ready to flatten your data center network? Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services Watch out for identity management obfuscators Biggest ERP failures of 2010 WHITE PAPER: CA Performance Metrics and the Cloud Unlike static configuration management databases, which often contain information too outdated for real-time understanding, a dynamic operational service model provides relevant, timely information. Read More 30 most anticipated tech products of 2011 From Windows 8 to the iPhone on Verizon to Mass Effect 3, here are 30 tech products we're looking forward to seeing in 2011. Read More It's time to embrace social media As tempting as it may be to block employee access to social networks and social media sites, it's not a long-term play. IT departments across many industries are under pressure to relax bans and enable access to sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. 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 WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain How to Reduce Your Backup Burden Discover the top 10 reasons businesses are turning to data protection solutions that combine the latest advancements in disk-based backup with secure, integrated online technologies offer the fast, assured data recovery. Read now 2011 tech priorities: Private cloud beckons The indisputable economic benefits of cloud computing for certain applications drive businesses to consider building clouds of their own, but they need to make sure they are prepared before jumping into the cloud. Read More Moving to a next-generation firewall What should enterprises expect if they want to make the transition from a traditional firewall to a next-generation firewall? It starts with a decidedly different way of thinking about security goals. Read More Are you ready to flatten your data center network? As virtualization and the movement of virtual machines around the infrastructure accelerates, so too must your network. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Avocent MergePoint® Infrastructure Explorer Need real-time insight so you can simply plan and manage your data center? Learn how Data Domain used Avocent MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer software to find underutilized racks and saved $400K in space, power and cooling in one quarter. Read Now. Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services Dell announced it is purchasing security services vendor SecureWorks, expanding its range of IT management offerings. Terms were not disclosed. Read More Watch out for identity management obfuscators Privileged user management, authentication, authorization, separation of duties, access governance – these all (and more) need to be part of your identity management systems. Read More Biggest ERP failures of 2010 No year in the IT industry would be complete without a number of high-profile ERP project failures, ones that burn through mountains of cash, bring company operations to a standstill, generate bad publicity for vendors and toss careers in the trash. 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 Espionage via spoofed White House eCard Wikipedia meets $16M fundraising goal ... the hard way Oversupply sends DRAM prices to one-year low CES 2011 Preview: Gadgets galore 2011 Outlook: Better than 2010 and really wild Microsoft blames server problem for Hotmail outage Toshiba to show no-glasses 3D TV at CES Will there be a jobless recovery for IT in 2011? Are you ready to flatten your data center network? How to take your enterprise Wi-Fi network to the next level
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