[TechRepublic] What's moving to cloud? Mostly startups and non-critical apps

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What's moving to cloud? Mostly startups and non-critical apps The 2011 Future of Cloud Computing Survey was released this week at the Structure Conference. Get a look at the most interesting slides and the top comments from cloud leaders. Read more Resource of the day Help Diverse Platforms Play Well Together Allow your diverse platforms to play well together--all you need is a solid Active Directory (AD) bridge. But how do you choose the right one? Learn what questions to ask when choosing the right AD bridge solution. More from TechRepublic   Be honest, do you really trust Google? The FTC is apparently planning to formally investigate Google for anti-trust violations. Do you trust Google's search engine results or do you accept that they are biased? Read more Five tips for resolving conflict within your management team Effective leaders can mediate conflict and reach consensus among members of an executive group. It takes perspective, honesty, and a focus on the issues that matter. Read more Turn your mobile device into a credit card terminal If you need to accept customer payments when you're on-the-go, try the free Credit Card Terminal app, which is available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows Phone 7-based devices. Read more News from ZDNet   Mozilla to enterprise customers: "Drop dead" The Mozilla Corporation shipped Firefox 5 this week, almost exactly three months after it shipped Firefox 4. New releases are due every six weeks. So what does Mozilla say to reassure enterprise... Read more Will Mozilla's enterprise-hostile support policy boost IE's share? Microsoft's IE team seems to be hoping to capitalize on Mozilla's new release/support strategy with Firefox that has little to offer to business users. Read more Apple strikes back against Samsung; files suit in South Korea The war between Apple and Samsung has taken another turn as the iPhone maker has filed a lawsuit in South Korea against the company behind the Galaxy S smartphone. Read more Google driverless cars will soon hit the road in Nevada Nevada has just passed legislation removing many of the legal barriers to the use of Google's self-driving car technology. Read more Apple releases Mac OS 10.6.8 update; required for Lion Apple yesterday released Mac OS 10.6.8 and its a big deal because it's required to upgrade to Lion. Back up, repair permissions and install it from the 1.3GB combo updater. Read more LulzSec's leader, Sabu, revealed? Has LulzSec's leader just been revealed due to some extensive investigative research? For the time being, it appears possible. Read more Google steps up its game with larger Edu Apps inboxes 7 gigabytes was nice, but Live@Edu offered 10 gigabytes. And a 25GB SkyDrive. For free. I'm talking about email storage, of course, and Google announced today that it was increasing the sizes of... Read more Why the Linux netbook crashed and burned I say the Linux netbook was rubbed out by Microsoft with an Intel chip in the CFO's office. Read more Google retires Health, PowerMeter; poor adoption to blame Google will retire its Health and PowerMeter services because people failed to adopt them widely enough. Read more Electronic Arts becomes latest gaming hack attack victim Electronic Arts has found itself to be the latest victim of 2011 to be hit by hackers. Welcome to the club, EA, which already includes Sony, Nintendo, the U.S. government and countless other sites... Read more Barnes & Noble beefs up Nook Color's tablet status with more apps Barnes & Noble continues to blur the line between e-book reader and tablet on the Nook Color with the addition of new third-party apps and interactive content. Read more Amazon Prime adds over 1,000 more movies, TV shows for streaming Amazon seriously stepped up its Prime video streaming options with the addition of over 1,000 more film and television titles. Read more Featured multimedia   Tablets with special features To compete against the iPad, tablet makers are doing everything they can to stand out and hook customers with special features. In this CNET gallery we collect our favorite tablets that deliver unique features not found on the iPad. View on site Samsung Gravity Smart (photos) The Samsung Gravity Smart is an affordable Android smartphone with a slideout QWERTY keyboard and some style all its own. View on site For Europeans, space research is rocket science (photos) Road Trip 2011: At the European Space Agency's ESTEC facility, scientists do some of the world's most advanced space research. View on site Gallery: NASA takes a new, closer look at the moon NASA declares the mission of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter a success after beaming back lunar images and measurements in sharper detail than ever before. View on site Today's recommended downloads Help Diverse Platforms Play Well Together (Quest Software) Putting Business Information to Work (TechRepublic) Active Directory Management and Security You've Always Dreamed Of (Quest Software) 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) Control File Access and Permissions Quickly and Easily (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Facebook page (click Like) ASUS Eee Pad Transformer tablet is a mixed bag Despite its issues, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is the strongest Android Honeycomb tablet on the market, according to reviewer Donovan Colbert. 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 35+ writing tips from TechRepublic Five simple tips that will improve your writing a thousand percent Another 10+ tips for keeping your writing sharp and professional 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid 10 wording blunders that make you look stupid

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[TechRepublic] What's moving to cloud? Mostly startups and non-critical apps

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What's moving to cloud? Mostly startups and non-critical apps The 2011 Future of Cloud Computing Survey was released this week at the Structure Conference. Get a look at the most interesting slides and the top comments from cloud leaders. Read more Resource of the day KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study With program management assistance from KPMG, HP establishes a foundation to automate its records management using HP TRIM software. Download case study here More from TechRepublic   Be honest, do you really trust Google? The FTC is apparently planning to formally investigate Google for anti-trust violations. Do you trust Google's search engine results or do you accept that they are biased? Read more Five tips for resolving conflict within your management team Effective leaders can mediate conflict and reach consensus among members of an executive group. It takes perspective, honesty, and a focus on the issues that matter. Read more Turn your mobile device into a credit card terminal If you need to accept customer payments when you're on-the-go, try the free Credit Card Terminal app, which is available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows Phone 7-based devices. Read more News from ZDNet   Mozilla to enterprise customers: "Drop dead" The Mozilla Corporation shipped Firefox 5 this week, almost exactly three months after it shipped Firefox 4. New releases are due every six weeks. So what does Mozilla say to reassure enterprise... Read more Will Mozilla's enterprise-hostile support policy boost IE's share? Microsoft's IE team seems to be hoping to capitalize on Mozilla's new release/support strategy with Firefox that has little to offer to business users. Read more Apple strikes back against Samsung; files suit in South Korea The war between Apple and Samsung has taken another turn as the iPhone maker has filed a lawsuit in South Korea against the company behind the Galaxy S smartphone. Read more Google driverless cars will soon hit the road in Nevada Nevada has just passed legislation removing many of the legal barriers to the use of Google's self-driving car technology. Read more Apple releases Mac OS 10.6.8 update; required for Lion Apple yesterday released Mac OS 10.6.8 and its a big deal because it's required to upgrade to Lion. Back up, repair permissions and install it from the 1.3GB combo updater. Read more LulzSec's leader, Sabu, revealed? Has LulzSec's leader just been revealed due to some extensive investigative research? For the time being, it appears possible. Read more Google steps up its game with larger Edu Apps inboxes 7 gigabytes was nice, but Live@Edu offered 10 gigabytes. And a 25GB SkyDrive. For free. I'm talking about email storage, of course, and Google announced today that it was increasing the sizes of... Read more Why the Linux netbook crashed and burned I say the Linux netbook was rubbed out by Microsoft with an Intel chip in the CFO's office. Read more Google retires Health, PowerMeter; poor adoption to blame Google will retire its Health and PowerMeter services because people failed to adopt them widely enough. Read more Electronic Arts becomes latest gaming hack attack victim Electronic Arts has found itself to be the latest victim of 2011 to be hit by hackers. Welcome to the club, EA, which already includes Sony, Nintendo, the U.S. government and countless other sites... Read more Barnes & Noble beefs up Nook Color's tablet status with more apps Barnes & Noble continues to blur the line between e-book reader and tablet on the Nook Color with the addition of new third-party apps and interactive content. Read more Amazon Prime adds over 1,000 more movies, TV shows for streaming Amazon seriously stepped up its Prime video streaming options with the addition of over 1,000 more film and television titles. Read more Featured multimedia   Tablets with special features To compete against the iPad, tablet makers are doing everything they can to stand out and hook customers with special features. In this CNET gallery we collect our favorite tablets that deliver unique features not found on the iPad. View on site Samsung Gravity Smart (photos) The Samsung Gravity Smart is an affordable Android smartphone with a slideout QWERTY keyboard and some style all its own. View on site For Europeans, space research is rocket science (photos) Road Trip 2011: At the European Space Agency's ESTEC facility, scientists do some of the world's most advanced space research. View on site Gallery: NASA takes a new, closer look at the moon NASA declares the mission of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter a success after beaming back lunar images and measurements in sharper detail than ever before. View on site Today's recommended downloads Select the right ERM system Change Management in ERM Achieve an effective service catalog. Here's how. Prepare an ERM classification scheme Key Steps to Proper Planning, Execution and Analysis of Performance Testing Methodology   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Facebook page (click Like) ASUS Eee Pad Transformer tablet is a mixed bag Despite its issues, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is the strongest Android Honeycomb tablet on the market, according to reviewer Donovan Colbert. 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 35+ writing tips from TechRepublic Five simple tips that will improve your writing a thousand percent Another 10+ tips for keeping your writing sharp and professional 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid 10 wording blunders that make you look stupid

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U.S. DOT awards livability transit grants; Four passwords that will protect you for life | SmartPlanet Weekly

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A weekly review of the best stories, one from each blog, delivered every Friday. --- Download SmartPlanet for your iPhone or Android mobile device. Smart Takes U.S. DOT awards $175 million in 'livability' transit grants The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday announced the availability of $175 million in what it calls "livability grants" intended to help urban, suburban and rural communities develop... Read the full story Business Brains AAA to test mobile electric vehicle charging Details still sketchy, but first units will be deployed this summer. Read the full story Pure Genius An interview with the researcher behind smell-evision When news broke this week that smell-evision could be on the way to our TV sets, I called Sungho Jin, an engineering professor at the University of California, San Diego. Read the full story Intelligent Energy The Great Lakes: contender for first U.S. offshore wind farm? Midwest vs. East Coast: An Ohio company makes a play to become the nation's first offshore, and freshwater, wind farm. Read the full story Thinking Tech Four easy-to-remember passwords that will protect you for life The recent security breach at the beloved online storage service, Dropbox, has reminded us of the weakness of the Web. Founded in 2007 Dropbox uses cloud computing to allow us to store all kinds... Read the full story Science Scope Groundbreaking camera lets you shoot now, focus later One of the biggest frustrations of digital cameras -- the fact that they take precious time to focus -- is about to disappear. Read the full story Rethinking Healthcare Will graphic FDA cigarette labels deter smokers? This week, the U.S Food and Drug Administration released nine warning labels with graphic images. Will these graphic labels deter Americans from smoking? Read the full story Solving Cities Will Google's self-driving car lead to more sprawl? Google's self-driving car is cool, but will it lead to more sprawl? Or is it a worry for another day? Read the full story Transport Theory High-speed rail 2.0: trains that never stop Getting on a local train in Boston and getting off in San Francisco? A U.K. design firm says non-stop high-speed rail is the future of train travel. Read the full story Latest Videos Sumi's Smart Picks: ECO Kettle   Airport checkpoint of the future   Zero Motorcycles: An all-electric ride   Sumi's Smart Picks: H2O Power Shower Radio   OnMobile 2011: Targeting location to deliver smarter ads   New exercise technology designed for athletes increases production of 'HGH'   Sumi's Smart Picks: dLight Solar Light & Mobile Charger S250   Robots at hospital pharmacy mean more accurate dosages   Sumi's Smart Picks: Glowdoggie LED Collar   Ford's connected cars get street-smart   How a DNA sequencing machine uses computer technology to make testing fast   Carnegie Mellon's flying robots could assist firefighters in search and rescue   Sumi's Smart Picks: Green Garmento   Word Lens: Using your smartphone to translate language   Up close with Stanford's self-driving car   Connect with SmartPlanet Become a fan on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Watch us on YouTube   Download our iPhone app   Download our Android app

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