[TechRepublic] Zynga's zCloud: How the hybrid cloud works

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | March 19, 2012

The Evolution of Zynga's zCloud: Interview with CTO of Infrastructure, Allan Leinwand Rick Freedman's extensive interview with Allan Leinwand, the CTO of Infrastructure for Zynga, yields important insights for successfully implementing a hybrid cloud infrastructure on a large scale. Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Additional TechRepublic resources   The importance of network effects for cloud computing Thoran Rodrigues explains "network effects," which is the effect that users have on the popularity and reach of a service or product. Will cloud computing break some of these traditional networks? Read more How to perform an application-level back up and recovery on Amazon Web Services Nick Hardiman shows the basic steps for how to back up and recover an Internet service on AWS at the application level. Read more Get InfoPath forms and SharePoint Online with Office 365 Ian Hardenburgh discusses a business planning strategy for enterprises that want to continue to use Infopath forms with SharePoint Online. Office 365 provides a solution. Read more Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Office 2010: Better together Office 365 MVP Brett Hill highlights how well Microsoft Office 365 works with the stand-alone version of Office 2010. Read more Featured multimedia   10 free tools that IT pros love There's a world of freeware out there just waiting to make your life easier. Check out these top picks for techs. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI With your business moving to the cloud, you know you can trust MS Office 365 to deliver the same functionality, but with better collaboration tools. Register for this webcast to learn more about MS Office 365, and what it can do for you. Today's recommended downloads Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Case Study: Carilion Clinic's Storage Story (IBM) IBM Backup Storage Systems and Why You Want One (IBM) How a North York General Hospital doubles storage performance (IBM) Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI (Microsoft) Connect with TechRepublic The iPad's success is still more about the 'i' than the 'Pad' With all the talk about extra pixels and megabits, it?s easy to lose sight of why the iPad is really winning. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise Cracking Open 10 Things

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[TechRepublic] Put the Start Menu back in Windows 8

Windows Desktop TechRepublic Member | March 19, 2012

Windows 8: Windows Explorer's compatibility features ease transition Greg Shultz shows us how to configure the new Windows 8 version of Windows Explorer to act like the old Windows Explorer. Read more Resource of the day How a Healthy Infrastructure Translates to Better Patient Care Read how one Michigan hospital uses picture archiving and communication systems from Phillips and uses medical and business tools powered by HP and VMware to keep its infrastructure healthy and strong, so its patients can be, too. Start 8: Put the Start Menu back in Windows 8 Stardock has created a quick utility called Start 8 that sort of puts the Start Menu back on the desktop with a program bar tweak. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Office 2010: Better together Office 365 MVP Brett Hill highlights how well Microsoft Office 365 works with the stand-alone version of Office 2010. Read more Manage Exchange 2010 remotely with PowerShell Derek Schauland shares this tip about how to use the available PowerShell commands to manage Exchange 2010 via a remote session. Read more Get InfoPath forms and SharePoint Online with Office 365 Ian Hardenburgh discusses a business planning strategy for enterprises that want to continue to use Infopath forms with SharePoint Online. Office 365 provides a solution. Read more The five best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes of all time Jay Garmon ranks the top five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. See if your favorite TNG episode is on his list. Read more Featured multimedia   10 years of SpaceX milestones Over the last decade, Elon Musk's company has made it possible for NASA to rely on private industry to deliver crucial cargo to the International Space Station. View on site Unboxing the third-gen iPad The new iPad goes on sale Friday. What can you expect? Check out our hands-on photos here. View on site Today's recommended downloads Uponor Empowers Users and Cuts IT and Factory Costs (IBM) How a North York General Hospital doubles storage performance (IBM) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Download the IDC Ten Best Practices Report: Cloud Service Selection and Management (CSC) 40,000 Mailboxes: The IBM XIV Storage System (IBM) Favorite Windows Photo Galleries   How do I install and configure Microsoft Security Essentials? Put the Classic Start menu in Windows 7 with Classic Shell How do I create a Windows 7 installation flash drive with WinToFlash? Exert your control with GodMode folders in Windows 7   Connect with TechRepublic The iPad's success is still more about the 'i' than the 'Pad' With all the talk about extra pixels and megabits, it?s easy to lose sight of why the iPad is really winning. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise Cracking Open 10 Things

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