REVIEW: RHEL 7 anchors enterprise-focused ecosystem

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	INSIDER REVIEW: RHEL 7 anchors enterprise-focused ecosystem Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is more proof that operating systems aren't dead, they're becoming vessels for containerized applications. RHEL 7 performed well in our testing, but it's worth noting that this no longer just a simple OS – it's an increasingly abstracted component in the larger Red Hat ecosystem. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems Flash Forward with Cisco UCS Invicta Series In a world where time is money, you need to accelerate the speed at which data moves through your data center. Cisco UCS Invicta delivers powerful, easy-to-manage application acceleration for data-intensive workloads. So you can make decisions faster and outpace the competition. Learn More In this Issue HP loses its leader on NFV, a key carrier network trend $50K awarded for system that sniffs out Web app vulnerabilities Wally: A high-tech networked water leak detection system Security spending gets boost from mobile, social and cloud, says Gartner Ten tech products that died on arrival SAP takes steps to simplify pricing and licensing INSIDER Tech Industry Job Boom Fuels IT Recruiter Shortage Microsoft engineer: 'Definitely problems' with test process after crippling Windows patch New BYOD trouble ahead via Android for Work Why Microsoft needs to reveal Windows 9 sooner than later: The end of Windows 7 WEBCAST: BMC Software Increase Your Data Center IQ Discover how to improve network efficiency, lower IT costs and more proactively manage your physical, virtual and cloud environments. Join BMC Software and partners, Entuity and Sentry Software, to learn how to build data center success with a comprehensive performance monitoring solution. Learn More HP loses its leader on NFV, a key carrier network trend Bethany Mayer, former head of HP's networking unit, is leaving to become CEO of Ixia. Read More   $50K awarded for system that sniffs out Web app vulnerabilities A pair of researchers from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum in Germany have been awarded the first $50,000 Internet Defense Prize for their work in combatting "second-order vulnerabilities" in Web apps—threats that lurk on Web servers until the time is right to strike. Read More   Wally: A high-tech networked water leak detection system Some years ago I owned a large house that had been built in the mid-1920's and, as a consequence, it had lots of old piping and electrics. Over the course of a couple of years, I'd had most of them replaced but one day, walking past a guest bedroom I heard the faintest hissing sound. This turned out to be the sound of water under pressure (we had weirdly high water pressure) spraying out from a water hose to a toilet. By the time I discovered this the water was a half inch deep in the bathroom and it was only the door thresholds that stopped it from flooding the adjoining bedrooms. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic   State of Cloud Security Report In a relatively short time, cloud computing, specifically Infrastructure-as a-Service, has shifted from a new but unproven approach to an accepted, even inevitable, model. Driven by flexibility and efficiency, the question facing most organizations is which applications and workloads to move to the cloud and when. Learn More Security spending gets boost from mobile, social and cloud, says Gartner Worldwide spending will increase by almost 8 percent this year. Read More   Ten tech products that died on arrival The tech industry is littered with sad stories of failure, many from extremely successful companies. Read More   SAP takes steps to simplify pricing and licensing New bundles make sense, but customers need to get the fine print, one analyst says. Read More   WEBCAST: Citrix Systems Transform Your Datacenter with Cisco ACI & Citrix NetScaler Learn how Citrix NetScaler – the leader in public clouds, integrates with Cisco ACI to enable the enterprise network transition to a new era of accelerated application deployment. Learn more >>   INSIDER Tech Industry Job Boom Fuels IT Recruiter Shortage While companies scramble to fill vacant and newly created tech roles, a shortage of recruiters is adding to the crunch -- making it a good time to become an IT recruiter. Read More   Microsoft engineer: 'Definitely problems' with test process after crippling Windows patch A week after Microsoft pulled a Patch Tuesday update that crippled an unknown number of Windows 7 PCs, the company has yet to provide a working fix for either the original vulnerability or the resulting problem for people affected by the broken update.. Read More   New BYOD trouble ahead via Android for Work Android's latest incarnation, Android "L," will include features that are geared towards making it easier for enterprise, and maybe workers, to BYOD. Read More   Why Microsoft needs to reveal Windows 9 sooner than later: The end of Windows 7 After October, there will be no way to buy a Windows 7 PC and nothing but Live Tiles on the horizon. Unless Microsoft, as widely anticipated, announces Windows 9. Read More
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