[TechRepublic] The wizards behind the curtain at Google

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Behind the curtain at Google: Social, China, AI, and ambition Steven Levy has a new book on Google based on two years of unprecedented access to the company. After catching up with Levy, here are highlights of the book's most important issues. Read more Resource of the day Gain Control of your Infrastructure Discover how today's infrastructure management software packages integrate with virtualization platforms, enterprise management systems, and even building management systems for holistic management of the entire data center ecosystem. More from TechRepublic   Big Brother is YOU watching In this guest post by TR member Todd Fluhr, he argues that George Orwell's vision of 1984 is already here. Todd believes that we are Big Brother, and we've given away freely what no government in the history of mankind has dared hope to take so completely. Do you agree? Read more Who watches the watchers? Here's how to approach the predictions of those IT forecasters when they talk about the next big industry trend. Read more Finding uses for the iPad 2: A skeptic gives it another shot Vincent Danen once pronounced the iPad a "giant iPod" and passed on the original device; however, caving to pressure on the iPad 2, he revises his opinion on its usefulness. Read more 10 things you should know about deploying Office 365 If you're gearing up for Office 365, you'll want to be prepared for some of the trickier aspects of deployment. Brien Posey looks at some of the requirements you should be aware of. Read more Five tips for finding a good use for old tech manuals If you're trying to decide what to do with that mountain of outdated tech manuals and guides, you have a number of viable options (none of which will require a backhoe or a bonfire). Derek Schauland looks at a few solutions he's been considering. Read more News from ZDNet   Google Docs finally hits Android- great on tablets Imagine my surprise when today Google released Google Docs in the Android Market. I grabbed it immediately and have been using it since, having installed it to my tablet and phone. Read more Apple finally responds to Locationgate, but is it enough? Apple issued a statement today in response to Location-gate. The PR nightmare began when a secret tracking database was discovered, unencrypted, on all iOS 4 devices. Read more Star Trek's universal translator is pretty much here and (surprise!) it's made by Google It's not quite Star Trek, but it might be pretty darn close. This is one to watch. Read more Is Honeycomb Android's Vista? With Honeycomb, Google could have a Vista-like situation on its hands. Microsoft's salvation was Windows 7, and Google's is IceCream. Read more Nice move: YouTube founders take Delicious off Yahoo's hands YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have acquired Yahoo's Delicious for an undisclosed sum. Read more Verizon LTE is down; here's how to get 3G on your ThunderBolt Verizon is experiencing a LTE network outage and ThunderBolt users are shackled with a 1xRTT connection. You can perform a couple simple steps to go back to the "old" 3G network as a temporary fix. Read more Barnes & Noble says Microsoft is attacking Android with its patent-infringement claims Barnes & Noble has filed its response to Microsoft's claim from earlier this year that the Android-based Nook e-reader violates Microsoft patents -- complete with allegations around Microsoft's... Read more India officially gets Nexus S and a date for iPad 2 Priced more than in the US, Samsung launches the Nexus S in India and Apple India is set to launch the iPad 2 sooner than expected. Read more Citrix, Equinix, Akamai report strong first quarters Citrix, Equinix and Akamai all reported better than expected earnings. Citrix saw strong demand across its core businesses. Read more Amazon's first quarter results: Six key takeaways Amazon's first quarter results highlighted strong growth as well as big expenses. Simply put, Amazon is ramping up capital spending to support future growth. Read more Microsoft to shuffle the Windows Azure deck chairs (again)? Microsoft is expected to announce yet another reorganization, maybe as soon as the week of May 1, that the company is hoping will help boost the sales of its Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. Read more Summary: ZDNet's USA PATRIOT Act series ZDNet's USA PATRIOT Act series: A summary of four extensively detailed posts, of how the Act can access data held outside the United States. Read more Cisco's Flip closure: Is it ethical to destroy hundreds of jobs in a viable business? Is it right for Cisco to shutter its Flip camera division without looking for a buyer? Hundreds of jobs will be lost in a market that analysts say is viable. Read more Apple confirms White iPhone 4 will launch on April 28th Nearly a year after the iPhone 4 was initially released, Apple has finally confirmed that the white edition of the iOS smartphone will debut on Thursday, April 28th. Read more Featured multimedia   Top 10 PlayBook apps after one week on the market The RIM BlackBerry PlayBook has been out for one week and there are now over 1,700 apps in the BlackBerry App World software store. While many of the big names are still missing there are plenty of apps to keep you occupied. View on site Ten old features we don't miss on modern laptops, and three that we do We dig up a pile of dated laptops and see what features, ports, and connections have gone by the wayside in recent years. View on site Windows 8 'Milestone 2' build 7955 I'm going to have a lot more to say about the leaked Windows 8 build 7955 'Milestone 2' in a future post, but satisfy those of you craving for information, here are a few screenshots of the first-run process and the desktop. View on site National Geographic Xplorer (photos) Here's a stylish but basic rugged phone that's unique for its travel savvy, giving you an easy way to place and receive calls all over the globe. View on site Sony Vaio X teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the Vaio X--Sony's answer to Apple's MacBook Air. This ultraportable notebook has chips from Intel, SanDisk, and Qualcomm. View on site Today's recommended downloads Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free White Paper: Improving the Efficiency of Large UPS Systems (American Power Conversion (APC)) Preventive maintenance strategy for data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Spend Time Using Technology, Not Implementing It (IBM) Tech Report: Guidelines for Specifying Data Center Criticality/Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC))   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the world of technology. You'll get my opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner iPhone tracking only part of Apple's security and privacy shortcomings The revelation by a pair of researchers that iPhones store location data for the life of the device is making waves. How much does it really matter? Chad Perrin suggests the problem goes deeper. 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[TechRepublic] Back up the SCOM 2007 R2 RMS encryption key

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Back up the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS encryption key For System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 environments, protecting the encryption key is a critical task. Rick Vanover shows how to perform this step. Read more Resource of the day Stop Wasting Electricity in the Data Center Data center power and cooling wastes more than 60 million megawatt-hours per year of electricity worldwide. Learn about a new data center architecture you can implement today to dramatically improve electrical efficiency. Convert a server to Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager The physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion process for Hyper-V is similar to that of other platforms. A virtualization pro describes how to do a P2V conversion with System Center Virtual Machine... Read more Defining Hyper-V snapshots and SCVMM checkpoints Hyper-V has two terms for a snapshot, which is a fundamental virtualization feature. Virtualization expert Rick Vanover explains the two terms. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   5 things IT workers should be worried about as they move to Windows 7 Aaron Suzuki, CEO of Prowess, argues that migrating to Windows 7 has to be systematic and well thought out, and you have to be prepared to address five specific problems. Read more Poll Results: It is time to face facts and finally dump Windows XP Mark Kaelin took a stand and declared that the time to dump Windows XP has come. Check out the poll results to see how many of your peers agreed with him. Read more Tips and tricks to get the most out of VDI Colin Smith has put together his list of tips for a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) that gets the best balance of user density, performance, and cost. Read more Microsoft's Windows InTune: This could be big John Joyner offers a detailed look at Windows Intune, a cloud-based PC management product that could be a big hit for SMBs that need help with managing updates and anti-malware protection. Read more What the recent Amazon Web Services outages mean in our own cloud journey What does the recent Amazon Web Services outage mean to the average administrator considering a cloud technology? IT pro Rick Vanover thinks it means a lot and shares his thoughts in this blog. Read more Featured multimedia   Windows 8 'Milestone 2' build 7955 I'm going to have a lot more to say about the leaked Windows 8 build 7955 'Milestone 2' in a future post, but satisfy those of you craving for information, here are a few screenshots of the first-run process and the desktop. View on site Gallery: 20 Twitter apps for business Silicon.com has rounded up 20 handy tools that can help business users get more from Twittering. View on site Five of the best Android smartphones HTC ThunderBolt Motorola Atrix Samsung Galaxy S 4G HTC Inspire Google Nexus S Leaderboard 2011: The 10 best Android smartphones Today's recommended downloads Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC)) Monitoring physical threats in the data center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Tech Report: Guidelines for Specifying Data Center Criticality/Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC)) Strategies for deploying blade servers in existing data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Have You Supersized Your Data Center? Avoid the Pitfalls of Oversizing (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Nine traits of the veteran Windows administrator Basic Windows PowerShell commands you should already know Five tips for taking a backdoor route to a Windows server reboot iPhone tracking only part of Apple's security and privacy shortcomings The revelation by a pair of researchers that iPhones store location data for the life of the device is making waves. How much does it really matter? Chad Perrin suggests the problem goes deeper. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Featured training courses   Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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[TechRepublic] Windows Intune PC management / VDI tips

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Microsoft's Windows InTune: This could be big John Joyner offers a detailed look at Windows Intune, a cloud-based PC management product that could be a big hit for SMBs that need help with managing updates and anti-malware protection. Read more Resource of the day Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works Building or updating your data center? Maximize its power density capabilities and electrical efficiency with a well-thought-out floor plan. Additional TechRepublic resources   Tips and tricks to get the most out of VDI Colin Smith has put together his list of tips for a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) that gets the best balance of user density, performance, and cost. Read more Introduction to SELinux: Don't let complexity scare you off Vincent Danen acknowledges that some of the complexity of SELinux is intimidating, but if you spend some time with it, the payoff is heightened security and better control of your system. Read more Back up the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS encryption key For System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 environments, protecting the encryption key is a critical task. Rick Vanover shows how to perform this step. Read more Leadership challenges of a data cleansing effort Scott Lowe explains why data cleansing is so important and describes the first steps in the process for Westminster College. Read more Featured multimedia   Photos: Sony Tablet S1 and Sony Tablet S2 Sony is jumping into the tablet market with two Android 3.0 tablets that offer a different spin than other Android tablets. Get a look at Sony's first official photos of the S1 and the S2. View on site Today's recommended downloads Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC)) Preventive maintenance strategy for data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Tech Report: Guidelines for Specifying Data Center Criticality/Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC)) Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Build a Solid Strategy for Security and Risk Management (IBM) What the recent Amazon Web Services outages mean in our own cloud journey What does the recent Amazon Web Services outage mean to the average administrator considering a cloud technology? IT pro Rick Vanover thinks it means a lot and shares his thoughts in this blog. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Five of the best Android smartphones HTC ThunderBolt Motorola Atrix Samsung Galaxy S 4G HTC Inspire Google Nexus S Leaderboard 2011: The 10 best Android smartphones Featured training courses   CCNA Boot Camp v2.0 ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] Understanding Networking Fundamentals SNAF - Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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