Approximately 2.8 zettabytes of data were created and stored in 2012, and that number is expected to increase 50-fold by the end of the decade. When does data storage turn into data hoarding, and what are the consequences?
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Digital Hoarding: Do We Have a Problem?
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Facebook, Google Encroach On Enterprise UC
Facebook and Google are rolling out services that rival enterprise unified communications platforms. Vendors should beware.
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Intel, Fusion-io Embrace Open Compute
Intel announced innovations in optical interconnects at the Open Compute summit, while Fusion-io embraced Open Compute’s spirit by providing the design of its new ioScale flash card to the open source community.
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4 Ways Microsoft-Dell Deal Could Benefit IT
A common question following reports that Microsoft might invest upward of $ 1 billion in Dell’s potential deal to go private has been: What’s in it for Microsoft and Dell? Their business customers — and the IT pros that keep them up and running — would probably rather know: What’s in it for us?
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Microsoft-Dell partnership: A match made in heaven
In the wake of speculation that Dell is marshaling its resources to buy back stock and become a private company once again, there are new rumors that Microsoft might be involved. There are reports that Microsoft is considering investing up to $ 3 billion for a stake in the private Dell.
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Cisco’s Private Cloud: Pain And Profit
Cisco is not a cloud service provider, but it has an expanding suite of products under the label “Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 3.1.” With it, Cisco is building out a private cloud across seven major data centers in hopes that its experience will serve as a model for customers to build out their own private clouds.
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Wi-Fi Turns Into Retail Spy
A new partnership between WLAN vendor Aerohive and retail analytics company Euclid turns in-store access points into customer tracking systems.
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News Roundup: VMware Pumps Cash Into Puppet, More
VMware infuses Puppet Labs with cash; Infoblox introduces three network security products; NetMotion updates Locality for cellular network management; NetScout unveils new network monitoring switch series.
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New OpenFlow Controller, Virtual Switch Debut from NEC
As SDN technology evolves, NEC has launched a new version of its OpenFlow controller that supports IPv6 and OpenStack. NEC has also released a virtual switch to support OpenFlow in Hyper-V environments.
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