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Miercom Lab Testing Summary Report

April 10, 2013 12:00am PDT

Cisco engaged Miercom to evaluate the performance of the newly launched ASA 5500-X Series of Adaptive Security Appliances against comparable products selected on the basis of intended markets and...

Provided by: Cisco

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The SPARC Difference: Reduce Risks, Cut Costs, Power Innovation

April 10, 2013 12:00am PDT

Despite current economic factors, IT investment continues to be fueled by the need for better and more agile IT capabilities to support an enterprise's business strategy, as well as to keep up...

Provided by: Oracle

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Self-service cloud: Windows Azure Services for Windows Server (WASWS)

April 9, 2013 1:07pm PDT

John Joyner completes his series on building and managing a private cloud using the components of System Center 2012 SP1 and Windows Server 2012.

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Does data center co-location make sense for Big Data?

April 9, 2013 8:53am PDT

Mary Shacklett discusses whether you should consider a co-lo for big data analytics and high performance computing.

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Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection - Analyst Report by Dennis Technology Labs

April 9, 2013 12:00am PDT

The results are in. Symantec Endpoint Protection rated best overall in total accuracy in independent, real-world tests recently published by Dennis Technology Labs.This report by Dennis Technology...

Provided by: Symantec

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How to advance your IT career in one simple step

April 9, 2013 12:00am PDT

Want to know the single most important thing you can do to advance your IT career? This brief, brought to you by Citrix GoToAssist, explores how thinking less about yourself and more about the...

Provided by: Citrix Online

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Two questions about getting started in IT consulting

April 8, 2013 6:19am PDT

Sharnetta and I have alot in common I have been self employed for about a year and the most difficult obstacle is to find your niche (still working on it). Fortunately I have clients who have been...

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Two questions about getting started in IT consulting

April 8, 2013 5:50am PDT

Read advice on where to find the best troubleshooting tools and how-to guides, and how to determine what to charge for IT consulting services.

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Three data trends to look for

April 8, 2013 4:50am PDT

Massive data centers seem more like an albatross around the neck of IT, with huge power bills, expensive maintenance and, large potential upgrade costs. Here are some of the relevant trends as you...

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Green Is Good: Smart IT businesses save their customers money and help the environment too

April 8, 2013 12:00am PDT

The growth of our digital lifestyle has brought great benefits in personal productivity, connectivity and access to digital content, it has also accelerated environmental challenges. Smart IT...

Provided by: Brother

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Addressing the New Challenges in Mobility - Today and Tomorrow

April 8, 2013 12:00am PDT

The enterprise mobility landscape is changing rapidly, driven by new platforms, by applications, and by users who are pushing to bring their own mobile technologies into the workplace. This...

Provided by: Blackberry Enterprise Service

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Auction-Based Resource Allocation in Millimeter Wave Wireless Access Networks

April 7, 2013 12:00am PDT

The resource allocation problem of optimal assignment of the clients to the available access points in 60 GHz millimeterWave Wireless Access Networks is investigated. The problem is posed as a...

Provided by: KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)

April 6, 2013 1:00am PDT

This week, a slickly powerful Audi gets an Editors' Choice Award and a 3D printer earns four stars. Also, CNET's editors find good value in Monoprice earphones and a Sharp LCD TV, put compact and...

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ADCs and APM Solutions Will Combine to Optimize Delivery Intelligence

April 5, 2013 12:00am PDT

As applications are consumed with different types of devices and via different types of connectivity the monitoring of end-user experiences is critical to gauging the satisfaction of the delivery...

Provided by: Riverbed

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OPNET, Now a Part of Riverbed Technology, Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring

April 5, 2013 12:00am PDT

“We are very pleased that OPNET has been recognized by Gartner as a leader in the rapidly growing APM market. A core part of our business strategy has been to be a market leader in application...

Provided by: Riverbed

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Network Coding for Energy-Efficient Distributed Storage System in Wireless Sensor Networks

April 5, 2013 12:00am PDT

A network coding-based scheme is proposed to improve the energy efficiency of distributed storage systems in WSNs (Wireless Sensor Networks), which mainly focuses on two problems: firstly,...

Provided by: Nanjing University of Science & Technology

Case Studies

Correct Solutions: IT Provider Gives SMB Customers Flexibility with Mixed Cloud and On-Premises Solutions

April 5, 2013 12:00am PDT

Correct Solutions is an IT consultancy that serves small businesses in the Sydney, Australia, area. It prides itself on understanding each customer's business problems and finding technology that...

Provided by: Microsoft