State of Virtualization

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Today's Features   State of Virtualization Desktop virtualization offers a lot of perks: It simplifies management, improves ROI, accelerates provisioning, and improves security and compliance. And, as a bonus, it offers users a reliable, problem-free computing experience. Read the results of our survey to find out just how much traction desktop virtualizaton is gaining among enterprises, and why. Exactly how many enterprise decision-makers have virtualization in their 2011 roll-out plans? Read more to find out, and learn the facts you need to get buy-in for desktop virtualization in your organization. Enabling Strategic IT Projects with Centralized Systems Management Examine centralized systems management and learn the most common features, benefits, and considerations for evaluating a systems management solution. Read this white paper to learn how to lighten IT's load, freeing them to think strategically. Learn the Four Principles of Effective Online Learning The key to engaging your online training audience? Think like a marketer. Download this brief to learn the four fundamental marketing principles of effective online training and explore how to make them part of your online training strategy. Five Characteristics to Look for in a Cloud Storage Solution Find out the five characteristics every enterprise should look for when choosing cloud storage. Many evolving solutions have shortcomings—explore them before you choose. Then, look at Zetta, an on-demand solution for enterprise data protection. Why New Mexico Chose Google Apps Over Microsoft Exchange Hear first-hand why one New Mexico government official picked Google Apps over Microsoft Exchange to support his growing organization. Dell OEM Solutions View this webcast to learn how working with Dell's OEM Solutions team can help you save time and money in your computing appliance solutions. Tame the information explosion In this special announcement webcast, a well recognized storage analyst will discuss a host of new offerings in IBM's storage portfolio. Learn about innovative technologies that are integrated and optimized to help tame the information explosion. Overcome Obstacles to Realize the Benefits of Cloud Computing Register for the web event "Overcoming the Top Inhibitors to Cloud Computing" and you'll get access to IBM's new cloud computing virtual briefing center. Access continually updated insights and current research about cloud computing. Register today. Technology, perspective, and insights shaping the world. Visit SmartPlanet.com today. Recommended Downloads The Unified Storage Advantage for Data Center Modernization Unified storage is an important tool that can help address many existing data center challenges. This webcast discusses these challenges, including helping you get power, cooling and space utilization under control. An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers Explore the principles of a new, commercially available data center architecture. Its efficiency puts a stop to wasted electricity, benefitting your organization's bottom line and reducing its carbon footprint. Read this white paper to learn more. Have You Supersized Your Data Center? Avoid the Pitfalls of Oversizing When it comes to the infrastructure of your data center or network rooms, bigger is not necessarily better. Read this white paper to learn the facts about and reasons behind oversizing. Explore ways you can avoid the problems presented by oversizing. Optimize Your Data Center for the Greatest Value and the Lowest TCO To stay competitive in today's changing business world, companies must update the way they view their investment in data center physical infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn how to optimize your data center for the best value and low TCO. EXPLORE RESEARCH AREAS DATA MANAGEMENT Data Infrastructure, Data Tools, More... DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS and OS Client System Hardware, Components, Desktop Client OS, Handhelds, Portable Device Client, More... ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS Customer Management, Enterprise Planning, Workflow Management, More... IT MANAGEMENT Business Functions, IT Budgeting, IT Infrastructure, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, User Satisfaction, More... NETWORKING and COMMUNICATIONS LAN - WAN, Mobile and Wireless, Network Management, Network Technologies, Telecommunications, More... PROFESSIONS and INDUSTRIES Government, Homeland Security, Education, Financial Services, More... SECURITY Authentication - Encryption, Intrusion - Tampering, Security Administration, More... SERVERS and SERVER OS Server Hardware, Server Platforms - OS, More... SOFTWARE and WEB DEVELOPMENT E-commerce - E-Business, Internet and Web, Software Development Tools, More... STORAGE Management, Storage Hardware, More...

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[TechRepublic] BlackBerry goes HTML5 and open source for apps

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BlackBerry enlists HTML5 and open source to jumpstart apps platform In the face of increasing attacks from the Google Android and Apple iOS platforms, BlackBerry is calling on new weapons to help win the battle for the attention of developers. Read more Resource of the day Performance and Tuning for In-Memory Databases Version 15.5 of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) provides in-memory database (IMDB) capabilities that deliver low response times and high throughput for mission-critical systems. Discover the performance-boosting features of this ASE option. More from TechRepublic   Five tips for avoiding removable media malware With the growth of widespread network-delivered malware infections, we tend to forget that sometimes the old methods are still effective. Find out what you can do to protect yourself from the hands-on threat of removable media malware. Read more IT pros and developers: Are they becoming one? Guesting in Career, TechRepublic blogger Deb Shinder wants to know what you think about the blurring line between the duties of IT pros and those of developers. Read Deb's take and see what you think. Read more Five tips for starting a programming career If you're hoping to become a programmer, you'll probably have to find some creative ways to gain experience and become marketable. Justin James shares some practical strategies for getting your foot in the door. Read more News from ZDNet   Meet BlackBerry Playbook, a tablet PC from RIM RIM introduces its own answer to the tablet PC market, an enterprise ready device with a 7-inch screen called Blackberry Playbook Read more RIM aims to defend enterprise turf; Eyes 'super apps' for business Research in Motion has launched middleware and an application development platform designed to build "super apps" for the enterprise. RIM has partnered with IBM, Oracle and SAP to develop mobile enterprise apps. Read more Cloud-based IT failure halts Virgin flights An IT failure disrupted travel for 50,000 customers of Virgin Blue airlines in Australia. The situation offers lessons for business buyers of cloud services. Read more EU regulators end Apple investigation The European Union regulators has ended its investigation of Apple. Read more Oracle looks for chipmakers...will MSFT and GOOG look too? There's a trend building for proprietary chip technologies as a further barrier to competition. How far will that trend go? Read more Will IT fall beneath the shadows? In an empowered business world, what is the right model for IT for the next decade? Read more HP's Todd Bradley: "We are not trying to emulate Apple" HP's Todd Bradley takes the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to talk about WebOS strategy, the future of mobile products and the company's growing resemblance to Apple Read more Reid Hoffman: Facebook, LinkedIn can co-exist The question before LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman: Can Facebook and LinkedIn co-exist. Read more Malware attacks force MS to ship emergency ASP.net patch Microsoft plans to ship an out-of-band security update tomorrow (September 28, 2010) to fix a serious ASP.net vulnerability that's being exploited in the wild. Read more Verizon gets more official with Droid 2 R2-D2 edition; $249 after rebate The wait is almost over for the Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 edition, and Verizon Wireless has finally given out some numbers about pricing. Read more Featured multimedia   PlayStation Move motion controller teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the PlayStation Move motion controller and looks at the hardware inside Sony's alternative to Nintendo's Wii Remote. View on site How do I Integrate mail merge in Microsoft Word with Excel The true power of Word's mail merge is only revealed after you integrate it with the more advanced database features of Microsoft Excel. View on site Geek humor from xkcd comics Laughter is the best medicine...the kind of laughter that comes from good snarky humor. So sit back and laugh at these xkcd Webcomics created by Randall Munroe. View on site Art, biology, tech converge at The Lab (photos) San Francisco art gallery, called The Lab, explores interactive art with a special emphasis on biotechnology. View on site Today's recommended downloads Have You Supersized Your Data Center? Avoid the Pitfalls of Oversizing (American Power Conversion (APC)) Two Great Reasons to Archive Your Email Data Now (Iron Mountain) 2 Simple Reasons to Archive Your Email Data Now (Iron Mountain) Dell OEM Solutions (Dell) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Best of Tech Sanity Check   The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things Leaderboard: The 10 best Android smartphones We're entering the decade of the developer The dirty little secret about Google Android Follow Jason Hiner on Twitter for real-time updates on the latest tech news   Steampunk: A way of life for some designers For many, steampunk is a fun hobby. But for designers Jake von Slatt and Richard Nagy, steampunk is a way of life. See photos of a steampunk antiquated PC, a steampunk keyboard, and more. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! 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[TechRepublic] Windows vs. Linux; Camera phone challenge: Sunrise / sunset

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TechRepublic Out Loud   Windows vs. Linux In the hottest post this past week, Jack Wallen asked the TR community which OS is easier to fix: Windows or Linux. Take a look at how your IT peers responded. You'll also learn about the other top discussions of the week and most active members on the boards. Read Full Blog     Consumers should reward carriers that offer an open platform   TR member loses seven years of data with openSUSE   Not just whistling Dixie   More TechRepublic Out Loud   Subscribe to latest from TechRepublic Out Loud    Featured Webcast Straight Talk about Agile, ALM, and Cloud Listen to Forrester analyst Dave West and Kevin Hancock, Director of Services at CollabNet, address the most current trends, challenges, and frequently asked questions on Agile development, application lifecycle management (ALM), and the cloud.   Question of the Week   BIOS doesn't pick up harddrive but windows does With old motherboard bios picked up both harddrives but motherboard broke and use another secondhand motherboard and now doesn't pick up sata harddrive in bios but does pick it up in windows. -- RIA 7 Read Full Question   Help Wanted:   How to Fix Network Corruption   -- RonNewYork   Problems connecting to shared printer   -- John K.R.   Power LED stays on when computer shuts down   -- gsimmons30@...   More Questions of the Week   More Help Wanted Please remember to give a well deserved "Thumbs Up" when receiving assistance for your questions & problems - they are much appreciated!   Tip of the Week This week's Tip of the Week begging is brought to you by TR moderator: Tammy Cavadias. 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Email us a photo to have it included in the TR member galleries, plus if we featured it in a TR community video, you'll get some cool swag!   Swag Central   Each week, we randomly select three TechRepublic members -- listed below (in Orange) -- to receive some TechRepublic swag.     TG2   mckinnej   john3347 If your name appears above (again - in Orange), simply send us an email with your mailing address, and you'll soon be sporting your very own TechRepublic swag. Just remember, you only have until 11:59pm ET, Friday, October 01, 2010 to let us know you spotted your name! (Please send all correspondence from your registered email with TechRepublic.) Connect with TechRepublic     Community Happenings   10 Things Newsletter Get the key facts on a wide range of technologies, techniques, strategies, and skills with the help of the concise need-to-know lists featured in this newsletter. 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Read Full Blog ............................................................................................. Should Apple loosen its restrictions on how App Store apps are promoted? It's rumored that Apple sent Newsday a cease and desist letter regarding its iPad app commercial. Shawn Morton asks: How much control should Apple have on how iPad and iPhone apps are promoted? Read Full Blog ............................................................................................. Poll: Does loving your operating system really make sense? The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll: Does loving your operating system really make sense? Does it hurt your professional reputation? Take The Poll ............................................................................................. What to do when a client disputes service charges When a client questions why their bill is so high, it can be a frustrating experience. IT consultant Erik Eckel offers guidance on how to handle this delicate situation. Read Full Blog ............................................................................................. Camera phone challenge: Sunrise / sunset You have from now until Friday, October 8, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT to submit camera phone photos of the sunrise / sunset. The editorial staff will select their three favorite photos from all the entries, and the TechRepublic members who submitted those photos will receive some free swag! Read Full Blog     More TechRepublic Blogs   Subscribe to latest from all blogs    Today's recommended downloads What are the highest paying job roles? Straight Talk about Agile, ALM, and Cloud (CollabNet) Free Trial: IBM LotusLive Engage for Online Collaboration (IBM) Manage More Computers More Efficiently with LogMeIn Central (LogMeIn) Free Trial: IBM LotusLive iNotes Email Service (IBM) Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! 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