The University of Chicago Lab Schools had to abandon its Apple server infrastructure; here’s how it launched a virtualized environment and cut its server count in half.
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From Apple to VMware: The Lab Schools’ Virtualized Environment
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What to Do About the Scarcity of IPv4 Addresses
It’s time to speak out and demand that your vendors develop IPv6 migration plans. IPv4 addresses are becoming expensive, and there’s no good reason for it.
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Starboard Aims for Branch, Remote Offices With Hybrid Storage System
Starboard Storage’s AC45 is decided to help improve performance and capacity utilization, while reducing power and cooling, space consumption and costs. Learn more about the hybrid storage system.
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VMware, EMC Shakeup Hints at Data Center’s Future
When I interviewed EMC President Pat Gelsinger in May, he laughed when I pointed out that the way he described automated data center management sounded a lot like what VMware CTO Steve Herrod was calling the “software-defined data center.”
“You’re right,” Gelsinger responded. “Maybe I should sit down with Steve and talk about aligning our strategies.”
Guess it’s time for Gelsinger to have that chat.
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How the Top Eight SIEM Vendors Stack Up
The complexity of products from SIEM vendors can be overwhelming. Here’s a look at how tools from IBM/Q1 Labs, Novell/NetIQ, HP/ArcSight, Quest, Symantec, Splunk, NetIQ and Tripwire rank against one another.
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Microsoft Word 2013: Hands On
The new Microsoft Office was unveiled earlier today by Steve Ballmer at a media event in San Francisco. Following the trend set with Windows 8 and Windows Phone, Microsoft is reinventing Office to adapt to the times and remain competitive in an increasingly tough market. Let’s take a closer look at how that’s working out with the new Word 2013.
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Microsoft Outlook 2013: Hands On
The preview of Office 2013 was launched today, but I’ve had a few days to work with the new software. Here are my first impressions of Outlook 2013–the new e-mail, calendar, and contact hub of Microsoft Office.
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VMware Needs Focus; Shedding Cloud Foundry Will Help
Rumors that VMware is going to spin off a cloud company are flying. If they’re true, it will be good for the company–VMware needs to regain its focus to thrive.
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Mobile Devices Raise IT Labor Costs
An independent study on mobile device management (MDM) finds that although smartphone penetration continues to rise in the workplace, so, too, does the annual IT labor cost.
The study, by Osterman Research, found that IT labor costs per user related to managing mobile devices are on an upward path, from $ 229 in in 2011 to $ 294 in 2012, with a projected increase to $ 339 in 2013.
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The Cloud Services Checklist: Automation, Service and Education
As IT organizations get serious about cloud computing services, the first steps revolve around changing the organizational mind-set.
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