It’s a huge year for Microsoft. The venerable tech giant is essentially reinventing itself from the ground up for 2012. A new server OS, new desktop OS, new Microsoft Office suite, new mobile platform, and new tablet hardware are all being launched virtually simultaneously. To say Microsoft has a lot riding on the success of the new products is an understatement.
Hyperconverged Stacks from SimpliVity and Scale
SimpliVity’s OmniCube “might be too good to be true,” thanks to inline deduplication and a host of other features, while Scale Computing is aiming at SMBs with more modest budgets with its HC3. Find out more about both offerings.
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Dell Strengthens VNA, Thanks to Force10; Refreshes PowerConnect
The Force10 purchase has helped Dell Networking boost its Virtual Network Architecture to compete in the enterprise data center market, while still supporting midmarket customers and campus networks.
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Amazon’s Glacier Cloud Service Puts Data in the Storage Deep Freeze
The new cloud storage-as-a-service option from Amazon should bring attention to the too-often neglected area of “cold” storage. Learn why it’s a good option for data you won’t need right away.
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RIM is in trouble thanks to BlackBerry 10 BES chaos
The main advantage RIM has—and arguably the one thing that has kept it in the game up to now—is the existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) infrastructure. But, if the new BlackBerry 10 (BB10) devices don’t work with the current BES platform, BB10 could be dead on arrival.
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Seven benefits of the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 for business
Apple unveiled a variety of new products and features at its media event yesterday. While a veritable rainbow of iPod Touch options, or re-engineered headphones might be exciting news for some, they’re irrelevant to businesses or business users.
Fear not, though. Apple also revealed some good news for business users. There are aspects of the new iPhone 5, and features in the new iOS 6 that will make iOS devices more useful and effective as mobile productivity tools.
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GoDaddy Outage a Harsh Reminder That Enterprises Need DNS Redundancy
This week’s GoDaddy outage proves that whether threatened by internal errors or outsider forces, enterprises need to ensure that their DNS is safeguarded just as much as mission-critical data.
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Comcast caters to SMBs with new Business Class Signature Support services
Large enterprises have the budgets and IT departments to manage multiple dedicated T1 or T3 lines. However, small and medium businesses (SMBs) tend to rely on more consumer-oriented Internet services like DSL, or cable-based broadband. Comcast is one of the leading providers of broadband Internet in the United States, and it’s introducing new IT services aimed at helping those SMB customers get more done.
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Using Human Behavioral Analysis to Stop DDOS at Layer 7
Black Lotus rolls out a patented-pending technique that it says moves beyond basic network heuristics to protect against distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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Brocade Announces VDX 8770: Big, Fast and Fabric
The VDX 8770 is available in a 4- or 8-slot chassis switch that has a backplane, is designed to handle at least 4Tbs per slot, and offers a new feature called Multi-Gateway L3 Forwarding. Learn more about the latest from Brocade.
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