Microsoft Surface: Why CIOs think it's a real iPad challenger

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | July 09, 2012

Microsoft Surface: Why CIOs think it's a real iPad challenger Finally, the iPad has a real rival in Microsoft's Surface - the buzz around Microsoft's new tablet is strong "even among iPad users", according to TechRepublic's CIO Jury. Read more Resource of the day Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download Ratify is a secure, cloud-based service that is helping IT managers with easy-to-read reports and answers to business-critical concerns happening on your network. Download this free inventory report with the Ratify Discover Engine. More from TechRepublic   No new articles or comments on TechRepublic on Tuesday, July 10 British Airways uses Google image search to spot frequent fliers Microsoft announces four Windows Server 2012 editions: What you need to know News from ZDNet   It's official: Windows 8 to be generally available in late October Samsung plans Windows RT tablet: A 'cover all bases' land grab? I'll believe the iPad Mini when Apple throws a launch event Managing risk in the wake of Amazon's cloud outage Microsoft buys multitouch display maker Perceptive Pixel Microsoft plans to sell 'a few million' Surface PCs in the coming year Microsoft adds two more Android tablet makers to its patent-licensing list Microsoft Surface tablets: A natural fit for healthcare Nexus 7 and the start of my Google life The Higgs boson: Why should we care? News from CNET   Worldwide IT spending to edge past $3.6 trillion this year Microsoft buys Perceptive Pixel, maker of large touch displays Ballmer: We hope to sell 'a few million' Surface PCs in year Galaxy Nexus reappears in Google Play store Nokia Lumia phones to expand to Verizon Subtle, useful Android 4.0 lands on Samsung Galaxy Note July 10 Samsung reportedly developing Windows RT tablet Samsung: Don't blame the Galaxy S3 for burning up Cell carriers see dramatic increase in surveillance requests Why Google Glass is the next frontier for developers Woz: Maybe Microsoft is a different company now Microsoft should be broken up, Vanity Fair writer says The near future of smartphones (Smartphones Unlocked) How to create a picture password in Windows 8 Pilot of the future: U.S. Army gets wearable tech for the battlefield Boom! Nevada's nuclear legacy (pictures) Featured galleries   NASA unveils its Orion deep-space capsule (pictures) Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business (Citrix Online) Engaging Your Customers in the Social Era (Salesforce.com) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Live Webcast: The Truth Behind Big Data Analytics (TechRepublic) Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas 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) or my Google+ feed (+Jason Hiner). Connect with TechRepublic No new articles or comments on TechRepublic on Tuesday, July 10 TechRepublic members will not be able to log in or post in any discussions for 24 hours on July 10, but the site will still be live in read-only mode. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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[TechRepublic] Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better?

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | July 09, 2012

Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better? Ian Hardenburgh sums up his research on the Google Apps and Office 365 suites. He has a preference, but it still comes down to individual needs and your number of users. Read more Resource of the day Oak Hills Local School District Virtualizes Desktops to Save $1.27M The Oak Hills School District chose to implement virtual desktops as opposed to traditional workstations. Check out this white paper to learn how this strategy helped them save over a million dollars. Additional TechRepublic resources   How Microsoft's Azure IaaS offering stacks up against the major players Thoran Rodrigues evaluates the new Microsoft Azure IaaS offering using the same criteria that he devised for the other major competitors like Amazon and Rackspace. Here's what he found. Read more Installing and checking Amazon Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools Nick Hardiman details the steps and commands involved in installing and checking Amazon's Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools. Read more Five things you can do to avoid paying too much for cloud services If the proper steps aren't taken, organizations can find that they're spending way more on cloud services than they originally planned. Read more A power user Gmail trick using a feature in Gmail Labs If you are using Google Apps, you should really familiarize yourself with Gmail Labs. This power user tip for Gmail is only one of the many ways you can reap the benefits of these experimental features. Read more The pains and pitfalls of renewing SSL certificates, part 1 Renewing SSL certificates is often a less than straightforward process. Mark Pimperton describes some issues he has faced when renewing SSL certificates. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Bill Detwiler cracks open the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and finds a laptop that looks more like a MacBook Air than a MacBook Pro. View on site Today's recommended downloads On-Demand Webcast: Information and Intelligence Breakthrough approach for Law Enforcement (IBM) Tips for Maximizing Efficiency in a VMware vSphere Environment (Global Knowledge) What is a ClickAppStore? (ClickSoftware) Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Deploying and Managing Mobile Apps for Field Service Workers - 5 Key Questions to Ask (ClickSoftware) Connect with TechRepublic IT skills crisis -- is it over for good? The vast majority of firms are neither struggling to secure the IT skills they need nor investing in training IT staff, finds an annual report into the state of the IT jobs market. 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] Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better?

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | July 09, 2012

Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better? Ian Hardenburgh sums up his research on the Google Apps and Office 365 suites. He has a preference, but it still comes down to individual needs and your number of users. Read more Resource of the day Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download Ratify is a secure, cloud-based service that is helping IT managers with easy-to-read reports and answers to business-critical concerns happening on your network. Download this free inventory report with the Ratify Discover Engine. Additional TechRepublic resources   How Microsoft's Azure IaaS offering stacks up against the major players Thoran Rodrigues evaluates the new Microsoft Azure IaaS offering using the same criteria that he devised for the other major competitors like Amazon and Rackspace. Here's what he found. Read more Installing and checking Amazon Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools Nick Hardiman details the steps and commands involved in installing and checking Amazon's Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools. Read more Five things you can do to avoid paying too much for cloud services If the proper steps aren't taken, organizations can find that they're spending way more on cloud services than they originally planned. Read more A power user Gmail trick using a feature in Gmail Labs If you are using Google Apps, you should really familiarize yourself with Gmail Labs. This power user tip for Gmail is only one of the many ways you can reap the benefits of these experimental features. Read more The pains and pitfalls of renewing SSL certificates, part 1 Renewing SSL certificates is often a less than straightforward process. Mark Pimperton describes some issues he has faced when renewing SSL certificates. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Bill Detwiler cracks open the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and finds a laptop that looks more like a MacBook Air than a MacBook Pro. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: 2012 Guide to Security Strategies Just mentioning IT security can keep IT pros up at night. The statistics of cybercrime are staggering and the reach of attacks on business ever greater. But all is not lost; you can protect your organization. Watch now to learn how! Today's recommended downloads HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions (Intel & Hewlett-Packard (HP)) PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download (PHD Virtual Technologies) WhiteWater West Drives Agility, Tackles Unprecedented Growth with NetApp and Microsoft (NetApp) Five Secrets for Successfully Virtualizing a Data Center (Global Knowledge) Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Connect with TechRepublic IT skills crisis -- is it over for good? The vast majority of firms are neither struggling to secure the IT skills they need nor investing in training IT staff, finds an annual report into the state of the IT jobs market. 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] Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better?

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | July 09, 2012

Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better? Ian Hardenburgh sums up his research on the Google Apps and Office 365 suites. He has a preference, but it still comes down to individual needs and your number of users. Read more Resource of the day Free 2011 Salary Report IT Professionals - Register on activeTechPros for immediate access Business Professionals - Join the activeBizPros community to view the report Additional TechRepublic resources   How Microsoft's Azure IaaS offering stacks up against the major players Thoran Rodrigues evaluates the new Microsoft Azure IaaS offering using the same criteria that he devised for the other major competitors like Amazon and Rackspace. Here's what he found. Read more Installing and checking Amazon Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools Nick Hardiman details the steps and commands involved in installing and checking Amazon's Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools. Read more Five things you can do to avoid paying too much for cloud services If the proper steps aren't taken, organizations can find that they're spending way more on cloud services than they originally planned. Read more A power user Gmail trick using a feature in Gmail Labs If you are using Google Apps, you should really familiarize yourself with Gmail Labs. This power user tip for Gmail is only one of the many ways you can reap the benefits of these experimental features. Read more The pains and pitfalls of renewing SSL certificates, part 1 Renewing SSL certificates is often a less than straightforward process. Mark Pimperton describes some issues he has faced when renewing SSL certificates. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Bill Detwiler cracks open the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and finds a laptop that looks more like a MacBook Air than a MacBook Pro. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download (PHD Virtual Technologies) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Social Media Analytics: Making Customer Insights Actionable (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic IT skills crisis -- is it over for good? The vast majority of firms are neither struggling to secure the IT skills they need nor investing in training IT staff, finds an annual report into the state of the IT jobs market. 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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