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	Cisco data center revamp cuts across switches, servers, storage Cisco this week is expanding its data center product portfolio with a new switch, extensions to existing ones, and enhancements to its servers and software. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle The SPARC Secret to Improving Database Performance Date: March 30, 2011 Time: 1:00pm EST/10:00am PST Scalability, Virtualization, Security. Relevant words for every IT leader. Now apply them to your database using Oracle's SPARC servers. Register Today! In this Issue Microsoft researchers tout low-cost, programmable prototype data center switch Virtual WLAN controllers: Yes, the benefits are real Hosting firm taps software-based net tool to add granular cloud controls Health provider wants algorithm that can predict illness Want to get ahead in IT? Make yourself uncomfortable Earth to HP: Cisco's UCS is being sold here A look at the skills telecom, IT departments need when transitioning to SIP trunking Intel doubles capacity, drops price in refresh of popular SSD line Tablets present new mobile cost management challenges IT outsourcing: Study highlights impediments to innovation WEBCAST: Dell - Intel Get Mobile Right…Or Else! This Webcast will probe the business-critical challenges swirling around the fast-evolving mobile infrastructure challenges most companies face. Register Now Microsoft researchers tout low-cost, programmable prototype data center switch Microsoft researchers are experimenting with a programmable, low-cost prototype switch they say could help support cloud or other network-delivered services. Read More Virtual WLAN controllers: Yes, the benefits are real Our recent white paper on Virtual WLAN controllers brought the idea of running the controller as software in a virtual machine into focus. I recently spoke with a user who's put the concept into practice -- and couldn't be more pleased. Read More Hosting firm taps software-based net tool to add granular cloud controls Carpathia Hosting Inc., a provider of managed hosting services, recently added support for Vyatta software network appliances in its cloud service. The Vyatta net tools introduce an interesting new dimension to cloud computing because they can be evoked at will, where and when needed, something that is impossible with hardware, says Carpathia CTO Jon Greaves. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Creating and Implementing a Video Strategy Date: May 4th, 2011 Time: 2 PM EST Get expert advice on how to drive collaboration, efficiency, and communication using video in your business. Experts will discuss real, proven step-by-step strategies that foster stronger relationships, better collaboration, innovation, and results. Learn More Health provider wants algorithm that can predict illness The Heritage Provider Network wants to do for healthcare what technology in the film "Minority Report" did for police work. Read More Want to get ahead in IT? Make yourself uncomfortable Here's a piece of advice for IT pros who are good at technology but want to become executives: Get uncomfortable. Read More Earth to HP: Cisco's UCS is being sold here Cisco has responded to assertions that it's selling its Unified Computing System on planets other than our familiar home, Planet Earth. As you recall, HP CEO Leo Aptoheker said HP never sees UCS in competitive data center bids despite Cisco's assertions that sales of UCS grew 700% year-over-year in its second fiscal quarter. Apotheker said of UCS: We hardly ever see them. They must be selling on planet... Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware EMA Report – Radware Extends ADC Virtualization ADC technology is a great example of a means to ensure that service quality & performance will be maintained or even improved as IT/application services are moved to the Cloud. Other ADC vendors have virtual appliance options, but none have fully embraced virtualization technology to the degree of Radware. Read Now A look at the skills telecom, IT departments need when transitioning to SIP trunking While there is still definitely a place for telecom specialists in the enterprises that use SIP trunks, they'll have to learn some additional skills if they want to make the transition from TDM to SIP successfully. Read More Intel doubles capacity, drops price in refresh of popular SSD line Intel released the next generation of its consumer-class solid-state drive, replacing the retail market's best-selling X25-M line and likely heralding the end of an era for SLC-based enterprise-class NAND flash drives. Read More Tablets present new mobile cost management challenges With tablets invading the enterprise, IT departments are facing new challenges around controlling mobile connectivity expenses. Read More IT outsourcing: Study highlights impediments to innovation Most IT organizations and outsourcing providers remain too bogged down in the day-to-day management of their outsourcing arrangements to focus on innovation, according to the results of a recent study on outsourcing innovation. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS Tech's youngest billionaires The nine youngest billionaires in technology run the gamut from a social networking entrepreneur to the creator of the online coupon company, groupon.com. Think you know them all? Let's find out. No joy for would-be baby shakers and drunk drivers In this slideshow we'll take a look at some of the most notorious applications that were banned or removed from the big-name app stores. MOST-READ STORIES FBI wants public help solving encrypted notes for murder mystery Samsung installs keylogger on its laptop computers Cisco data center revamp cuts across switches, servers, storage Health provider wants algorithm that can predict illness 'Apple doesn't break,' declares healthcare CIO FBI: How to be an expert at the black art of cryptography How to quit your job the right way McAfee's Web site full of security holes, researcher says BP employee loses laptop containing data on 13,000 oil spill claimants No conspiracy theory needed: Tor created for U.S. gov't spying
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