Better Data Center Standardization Through Pod Architecture Design
The Frankenstein method of disparate systems in the data center can impede expansion and the march toward the private cloud. Pod architecture design can offer better standardization and tighter integration. Learn more about the method.
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Apple v. Samsung Highlights Insanity of Tech Patents
Patent litigation has become standard business practice in the tech world, and no rivalry demonstrates that better than Apple and Samsung. The ongoing trial between the two smartphone and tablet leaders is the poster child for all that is wrong with tech patents.
Trolling v. Decency
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Google FTC Fine Illustrates Mixed-Up Priorities of US Watchdog Agencies
Google has agreed to pay a $ 22.5 million fine to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) to settle charges related to Google placing tracking cookies to spy on user activity in Apple’s Safari Web browser. While $ 22.5 million is a record fine for the FTC, it’s a drop in the bucket that won’t be missed by Google and shows how US government agencies have their priorities backward.
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The Biggest Cloud Computing Security Risk Is Impossible to Eliminate
A recent “epic hacking” that involved Amazon and Apple accounts just goes to show that the biggest security risk in cloud computing is from humans. Learn how mistakes, negligence and even reasonable use can blow apart a digital life.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 Missing the Only Spec That Counts
Lenovo has revealed it’s planned Windows 8 Pro tablet–the ThinkPad Tablet 2. It seems to have reasonable specs for running Windows 8, but Lenovo failed to provide the key information that everyone is really interested in: the price.
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More on Performance Metrics: The Relationship Between IOPS and Latency
The best predictors of storage-related application performance have always been latency and IOPS. Hybrid SSD and HD systems are changing how those numbers should be viewed.
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Are You Ready to Tackle Mobile Application Performance Management?
As mobile devices continue to gain ground, Web apps is losing its dominance. Now it’s time for companies to prepare for the realities of mobile application management.
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Fax Directly from Word 2013 with eFax App
Ten dreaded words: “Just sign this form and fax it over to me.” This is 2012—going on 2013. Faxing is so 1998, and a little bit like loaning someone a movie on a Betamax cassette tape. Increasingly, businesses and people don’t even have traditional landline phones to connect a fax machine to.
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