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	Veloxum, VMTurbo update virtualization management wares As enterprise IT organizations expand their use of virtualization, increased visibility into what's happening across the virtualized data center becomes exceedingly important. Problems such as virtual machine sprawl, I/O bottlenecks and orphaned VMs, after all, are due as much to lack of visibility into the virtualized infrastructure as anything else. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix XenServer Download Free XenServer XenServer is the only enterprise-ready, cloud-proven virtualization platform you don't have to pay for. With live migration, centralized multi-server management, and shared storage support, you can't afford not to try it! Click to continue In this Issue How IT pros cheat on certification exams Will cloud backup services finally put tape backups in trash can? Cisco grapples with transition as routers and switches lag F5 Networks gunning for even more data center control Avaya extends 'private cloud' capabilities to campus networks Yahoo to open-source cloud-serving engine A year later: Has Oracle ruined or saved Sun? Sentiment analysis comes of age Debating the pros and cons of software patents Obama sets $126M for next-gen supercomputing RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. Download free 30-day trial How IT pros cheat on certification exams Incidents of cheating on IT certifications are on the rise, a trend that experts say is an outward sign of the desperation felt by out-of-work and under-employed IT professionals. Read More Will cloud backup services finally put tape backups in trash can? While technologies exist to vastly improve backup and recovery processes, many enterprises have delayed modernizing their backup infrastructure. Now a confluence of factors - greater storage demands, the need for faster disaster recovery, and the availability of cloud-based backup services - is spurring action. Read More Cisco grapples with transition as routers and switches lag Cisco is in the throes of a companywide transition away from the switches and routers that form the bedrock of its business toward new markets to fuel future growth -- and the shift is affecting Cisco's revenue. Read More WEBCAST: Infoblox Automation Gives IT Network Stability On this webinar, IT staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will discuss how the hospital is using Infoblox network automation products to deliver "Life Critical" Network Uptime, augment current HIPAA strategies & simplify tasks. Register Now F5 Networks gunning for even more data center control Cisco owns networking, right? Not when it comes to the rapidly growing Layer 4-7 switching market. There, F5 Networks has managed to garner nearly 50% market share, while Cisco's share has actually declined. John McAdam, F5's CEO, attributes the company's success to having won ownership of certain strategic control points in today's consolidated data centers. Read More Avaya extends 'private cloud' capabilities to campus networks Avaya is taking its data center architecture to the enterprise campus, with the goal of creating "private clouds." Read More Yahoo to open-source cloud-serving engine Yahoo is developing an internal cloud-serving engine to boost its own productivity, and intends to release the code as an open source this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nastel Technologies Control & Automate Application Performance Management. This report by Forrester Research discusses how to handle IT complexity using application performance management converged with Complex Event Processing to produce a closed-loop automation solution for application management. Learn More A year later: Has Oracle ruined or saved Sun? The company irks open source advocates but is steadfast in upgrading Sun-derived technologies. Read More Sentiment analysis comes of age Sentiment analysis is not a new concept. Business, marketing and investment strategists have long been scanning newspapers, industry publications and the like to scope out how the public, consumers and influential pundits view a particular company, brand or product. Read More Debating the pros and cons of software patents Free Software Foundation argues that software patents infringe on individual expression and present a roadblock to innovation. Read More Obama sets $126M for next-gen supercomputing President Barack Obama has included funding in his 2012 budget proposal for development of the next generation of supercomputers, an exascale system. Read More
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