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	Fabric wars: Cisco vs. Brocade vs. Juniper The past three years have been very noisy on the data center fabric and architecture front. Every quarter seems to bring about a new convergence blueprint from another vendor - and a variety from one or two. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Best Practices for Implementing 2048-bit SSL Ready for 2048-bit SSL? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x faster 2048-bit SSL performance. Download the Citrix and Verisign 2048-bit Performance Kit. Learn more In this Issue Juniper at the root of Internet outage? How IBM started grading its developers' productivity Google+ now open for businesses Allow social media vs. ban social media at work Major Internet outage only briefly delays griping via social media CIOs, CTOs shed yet more techie cred Windows set to arrive on IBM mainframes Cisco vs. HP vs. IBM vs. Dell Virtual machine cloud replication and restoration to boom WHITE PAPER: AMD Virtualized for Agility Server virtualization is a transformative technology offering a myriad of benefits to companies of all sizes. By consolidating hardware and placing multiple virtual machines on a single server, organizations can decrease both capital and operational expenses while boosting server utilization rates and easing management. Learn More! Juniper at the root of Internet outage? Juniper routers are reportedly behind an Internet outage that affected service providers and Web sites around the globe yesterday morning. Read More How IBM started grading its developers' productivity Tooling and process can only go so far to assure code quality. IBM is analyzing application developers based on the volume and quality of the work they do. Read More Google+ now open for businesses Google is now shaping its Google+ social network for commerce. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Protect Virtual Desktops Protecting virtual servers, virtual desktops and data stored in the cloud requires security optimized for the unique characteristics of these environments. See Tolly Enteprises' Independent performance tests comparing the performance of Trend Micro, McAfee, and Symantec. Read Now Allow social media vs. ban social media at work The pull of social media is proving hard to resist. Even the most buttoned-down institutions are rethinking bans and relaxing access to social networks and social media sites. But just how far are enterprises willing to wade into the sea of social media? Read More Major Internet outage only briefly delays griping via social media RIM really can't win these days, taking the early hits for today's Internet outage that appears to have stemmed from router problems and issues within backbone provider Level 3's network, not within the BlackBerry network itself. But BlackBerry customers have last month's big outage still fresh in mind. Read More CIOs, CTOs shed yet more techie cred Should any doubts linger, CIOs and CTOs are techies first no more. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Database Consolidation onto Private Clouds Consolidation can be achieved through server, operating system, and database consolidation, and the higher the consolidation density achieved, the greater the return on investment (ROI). This white paper describes how to successfully consolidate your database onto a private cloud through several deployment models. Read More Now! Windows set to arrive on IBM mainframes IBM mainframes are on the verge of managing Windows applications, crossing one of the last big system divides in data centers. Read More Cisco vs. HP vs. IBM vs. Dell Cisco used to be a networking company, pure and simple. It built its dominance and influence on capturing a dominant market position in routers and switches, both in the enterprise and in service provider networks. Read More Virtual machine cloud replication and restoration to boom Over the next two years, about 30% of midsize businesses will be using a recovery in the cloud service aimed at replicating and restoring virtual machine instances, according to Gartner. Read More
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