[TechRepublic] Service level agreements: The key to the cloud

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Service level agreements: The key to the cloud Thoran Rodrigues discusses the most important parts of a service level agreement for cloud services -- availability and transparency. 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 Tech trends for 2012: Where career potential lies Nucleus Research, Inc. has released its top ten tech trends for 2012. It pros should take a look at the predictions to see if there is any career potential. Read more Host Web assets with Amazon endpoints Here's a look at using one feature of Amazon EC2 that allows you to host a static Web site or resources. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Deciding to use the Azure VM role and building the base VM image John Joyner explains how Azure VM images are prepared with the Sysprep utility, and why you might want to create an automatic configuration process for the Azure VM role. Read more Embracing the public cloud and keeping your data secure Conventional wisdom says the public cloud is insecure, and yet in-house security stratagems often go awry in spectacular fashion. Tajudeen Abubakr lays out the basic recommendations for cloud risk... Read more What is the difference between EBS and S3 storage on Amazon? Cloud storage may seem overwhelming at first, and Amazon Web Services has a number of offerings. IT pro Rick Vanover explains the differences between these storage technologies. Read more Featured multimedia   Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) We get our first glimpse of Google's updated Android OS, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and yes, it's tasty. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Social Business: Advent of a New Age (IBM) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) The Next Era of Computing (IBM) Make a Smooth Transition to SharePoint Online (Quest Software) Connect with TechRepublic A third of BlackBerry's enterprise base to head for exits in 2012 BlackBerry got a big warning sign from a new survey showing enterprise customers leaving, but the platform isn't dead yet. See why. Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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[TechRepublic] Android 4.0: Eight new features that matter

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Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) Resource of the day Effective Private Cloud Computing If your business is serious enough, you may want to consider a private cloud. Read more to learn more about the hardware and infrastructure requirements you'll need to get started. Additional TechRepublic resources   Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more Developer news roundup: Google Dart, JavaFX 2.0, Windows 8 apps Justin James highlights stories about IronPython 2.7.1 Beta 3, HTC courting developers, load balancing across the globe in Azure, and more. Read more BlackBerry Java devs need to change The clock is starting to tick for Java developers that target the BlackBerry platform. Read more Google's Dart: An object-oriented JavaScript alternative Todd Fluhr looks at Google's web-programming language Dart, which even at its unfinished stage, says a lot about Google's plans to dominate the mobile consumer market. Read more Five links iOS developers should bookmark Find out why Steve Dryall considers these online resources essentials for iOS developers, and then post your go-to links in the discussion. Read more PhoneGap: What app developers need to know Kyle Miller provides an overview of PhoneGap and then shares his thoughts on the cross-platform framework for developing mobile apps. Read more How WP7 prepared Microsoft and developers for Windows 8 Justin James analyzes Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy and encourages developers to learn Windows Phone 7 now. Read more Handling internal variable state in Android development William Francis explains how to master another technique required to successfully manage state in your Android apps: handling internal variables. Read more Featured multimedia   iPhone 4S camera vs. the Canon PowerShot Elph 100 HS (photo samples) There are distinct differences between the phone's photos and the camera's, but the automated choices they make are just as important as the photos they take. View on site Motorola Droid Razr hands-on (photos) The Razr is back and it's more powerful than ever. CNET goes hands-on with the new Motorola Droid Razr for Verizon Wireless. View on site Savoring the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (photos) Samsung's newest Android phone has Ice Cream Sandwich, new features, and a sleek design. See it for yourself in CNET's hands-on photo gallery. View on site Today's recommended downloads Strategy Guide to Business Risk Mitigation (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Live Webcast: How to Create Cost Effective Storage in the Cloud (TechRepublic) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) Strategies for Mitigating Risk in Financial Services (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) IDC white paper: A New Era in Midrange storage (IBM) A third of BlackBerry's enterprise base to head for exits in 2012 BlackBerry got a big warning sign from a new survey showing enterprise customers leaving, but the platform isn't dead yet. See why. 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 Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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[TechRepublic] Android 4.0: Eight new features that matter

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Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) 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   Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more Developer news roundup: Google Dart, JavaFX 2.0, Windows 8 apps Justin James highlights stories about IronPython 2.7.1 Beta 3, HTC courting developers, load balancing across the globe in Azure, and more. Read more BlackBerry Java devs need to change The clock is starting to tick for Java developers that target the BlackBerry platform. Read more Google's Dart: An object-oriented JavaScript alternative Todd Fluhr looks at Google's web-programming language Dart, which even at its unfinished stage, says a lot about Google's plans to dominate the mobile consumer market. Read more Five links iOS developers should bookmark Find out why Steve Dryall considers these online resources essentials for iOS developers, and then post your go-to links in the discussion. Read more PhoneGap: What app developers need to know Kyle Miller provides an overview of PhoneGap and then shares his thoughts on the cross-platform framework for developing mobile apps. Read more How WP7 prepared Microsoft and developers for Windows 8 Justin James analyzes Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy and encourages developers to learn Windows Phone 7 now. Read more Handling internal variable state in Android development William Francis explains how to master another technique required to successfully manage state in your Android apps: handling internal variables. Read more Featured multimedia   iPhone 4S camera vs. the Canon PowerShot Elph 100 HS (photo samples) There are distinct differences between the phone's photos and the camera's, but the automated choices they make are just as important as the photos they take. View on site Motorola Droid Razr hands-on (photos) The Razr is back and it's more powerful than ever. CNET goes hands-on with the new Motorola Droid Razr for Verizon Wireless. View on site Savoring the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (photos) Samsung's newest Android phone has Ice Cream Sandwich, new features, and a sleek design. See it for yourself in CNET's hands-on photo gallery. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Proactive Performance Management for Enterprise Databases (Quest Software) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) Finance and IT: Greater Collaboration in a New Economy (IBM) Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions (Cisco Systems, Inc.) A third of BlackBerry's enterprise base to head for exits in 2012 BlackBerry got a big warning sign from a new survey showing enterprise customers leaving, but the platform isn't dead yet. See why. 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 Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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Jobs biographer on 60 minutes on Sun at 7PM

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Preview: Steve Jobs biographer on 60 minutes on Sunday With the official Steve Jobs biography set to arrive on Monday, here's a preview of the biographer's interview on 60 minutes and links to leaks. Read more Editor's note If you're anticipating the release of the Steve Jobs biography on Monday, check out biographer Walter Isaacson on 60 Minutes on Sunday. In this weekend edition of Tech Sanity Check, I've also included a round-up of my articles from the past week. 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 More from TechRepublic   HP to revive the TouchPad as a Windows 8 tablet? The HP TouchPad's enduring legacy may be how many times it returned from the dead. Here's the latest report of its revival. Read more A third of BlackBerry's enterprise base to head for exits in 2012 BlackBerry got a big warning sign this week from a new survey showing enterprise customers leaving, but the platform isn't dead yet. See why. Read more Top 10 trends that will transform mobile between now and 2015 Gartner analyst Nick Jones laid out his top 10 mobile and wireless technologies to watch over the next four years. Read it and get our take. Read more How 'master innovators' play by different rules IT executives are under increasing pressure to become innovation leaders. These secrets from master innovators could hold the key. Read more Fedex CIO: Use your ugly pictures to get stuff done See how FedEx CIO Rob Carter used his "ugly picture" to get other FedEx leaders to give up control and create a centralized IT services framework. Read more Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more VMware's Maritz: The cloud is really about automation In his Gartner Symposium keynote, VMware CEO Paul Maritz barely mentioned the word "virtualization," and that wasn't an accident. Read more Microsoft bringing touchscreens to walls, clothes, and more Microsoft Research has unveiled a pair of new projects aimed at bringing touch technology to a lot more places. Will they become real products? Read more Look out: The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 At its annual Symposium, Gartner unveiled its list of the 10 most strategic tech trends of 2012, including a controversial demotion of the cloud. Read more Twitter's iOS 5 integration is a disappointment Twitter's deep integration into iOS 5 was welcomed by professionals who manage social media. Unfortunately, it's missing important functionality. Read more Reuters: 22% of iPhone 4S buyers are platform converts Based on a poll of iPhone 4S buyers across six countries, Apple is winning converts from BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. Read more Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) The Kellogg Executive MBA Program Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments (Quest Software) Make Better Decisions with Better Information (IBM)   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 My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Top 10 trends that will transform mobile between now and 2015 Gartner analyst Nick Jones laid out his top 10 mobile and wireless technologies to watch over the next four years. Read it and get our take. Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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