Numerous surveys show that IT managers are worried about BYOD security but lost flash drives and manila folders remain the bigger threats.
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May 31, 2013 at 7:13 pm
The worldwide server market suffered a 7.7% drop in factory revenue in the first quarter of this year, according to a report published Wednesday by research firm IDC. Revenue dropped for the fifth time in the last six quarters, pulled down by not only economic forces but also a shift toward more efficient and agile data center technologies.
The report follows similar conclusions released earlier this week by Gartner.
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HP, IBM Bruised By Sluggish Server Market
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May 31, 2013 at 7:20 am Visa provides a behind-the-scenes look at its top-secret, high-performance network operations.
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May 31, 2013 at 1:12 am New technology will simplify network management and provide room to grow.
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May 30, 2013 at 7:16 pm Ethernet is 40 years old this year. I’ve been working with the technology since it emerged. Here are a few reflections on how Ethernet has evolved, and where it’s going in the future.
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May 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm VMware’s vCloud Hybrid is built for Virtualization 1.0. Google’s new Compute and App Engine enhancements target apps that are built for the cloud from the start.
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May 30, 2013 at 1:50 am VMware’s vCloud Hybrid is built for Virtualization 1.0. Google’s new Compute and App Engine enhancements target apps that are built for the cloud from the start.
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May 30, 2013 at 1:50 am Microsoft has rolled out the first phase of integrating Lync and Skype. Merging the two together makes both services better, but an even better solution would be to eliminate one of them altogether.
In a blog post announcing the update, Microsoft explains that Skype contacts can now be added to Lync, and Lync users can be added to Skype. The current integration allows voice calls and instant messaging between the two services, but video calling has not been integrated yet.
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Microsoft should kill Lync rather than integrate it with Skype
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May 29, 2013 at 7:18 pm Speaking with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the All Things D conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that the future of iOS might include opening the platform to third-party developers. If it happens, it will be a dramatic shift for the Apple mobile OS, and it will have both good and bad repercussions.
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Pros and cons of opening iOS to third-party developers
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May 29, 2013 at 1:14 pm In building my own SAN as a pilot project at work, I learned firsthand about how vendors can make it difficult to budget creatively. Here are some of the roadblocks I ran into (and workarounds to avoid them) when trying to reduce storage costs.
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May 29, 2013 at 7:15 am 