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Top 10 ways cloud computing meets today's changing IT needs

March 2, 2012 3:42am PST

IT professionals are under pressure to do more with less and many are now turning to the cloud as an efficient way to meet the demands of a changing workforce.

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Father of Google Apps: How Google entered the cloud

December 13, 2011 5:13am PST

At the GigaOm Net:Work conference in San Francisco, Google's Rajen Sheth talks about how the product development of Gmail inspired Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt to embrace cloud...

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Michael Dell on HP, Apple in 1997, and Steve Jobs

October 20, 2011 6:02am PDT

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, talks about the state of the PC industry, competition with HP, Apple's near bankruptcy in 1997, and the first time he...

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Essential Gmail and Google Apps keyboard shortcuts

August 25, 2011 6:57am PDT

Bill Detwiler helps you work faster and smarter in Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar with a list of must-know keyboard shortcuts. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link...

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TR Dojo: Two ways to make Gmail act like Outlook

July 29, 2011 10:58am PDT

Bill Detwiler explains how to make Google Gmail work like Microsoft Outlook by turning off conversation view and sorting email with filters and labels. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you...

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TR Dojo: Find unused computer accounts in Active Directory with dsquery

July 5, 2011 8:33am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to find stale AD computer accounts using dsquery and suggest ways to handle the ones you uncover. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the...

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RSA chief puts his trust in the cloud

February 16, 2011 5:51am PST

At the RSA 2011 conference in San Francisco, RSA Chief Art Coviello talks about various cloud computing challenges businesses face today. He says companies need to start leveraging virtualization...

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Dell previews Windows 7 tablet and more

February 10, 2011 6:25am PST

At the company's event in San Francisco this morning, Dell showed several new models of laptops, desktops, and workstations, as well as a prototype of a 10-inch Windows 7-based tablet due later...

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TR Dojo: Five tips for troubleshooting a slow PC

November 22, 2010 12:44pm PST

Don't just accept a computer that runs slowly. Bill Detwiler shows you how to fix five common culprits of slow PC. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original...

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TR Dojo: Five tips for improving a new Windows PC

October 19, 2010 8:45am PDT

Bill Detwiler shares five tips for setting up a new computer that every PC owner should consider before going online. Once you've watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original...

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Cloud panel: Interoperability a mandate for virtualization

April 29, 2010 3:14pm PDT

At the Interop conference in Las Vegas, panelists discuss the issue of portability within the cloud. Simon Crosby of Citrix says nobody is served by proprietary stacks and touts the open...

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VCs: What makes SaaS successful?

April 22, 2010 3:26pm PDT

At the OnDemand conference in Palo Alto, Calif., venture capitalists debate the traits that make profitable SaaS companies and discuss what makes SaaS companies a worthwhile investment.

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NetSuite CEO touts 'customizable' cloud

April 22, 2010 12:18pm PDT

At the OnDemand conference in Palo Alto, Calif., NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson refutes the myth that customization is the Achilles' heel of cloud computing. He asserts that modification and adaptation...

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TR Dojo: Locate a stolen laptop with Prey

February 12, 2010 12:19pm PST

Bill Detwiler shows you how the free Prey application can help you track down and recover a stolen laptop. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic...

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TR Dojo: Explain computer concepts to non-technical people with analogies

January 25, 2010 7:37am PST

Bill Detwiler shares field-tested, IT analogies that answer common computer questions, like the difference between RAM and disk space. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link...

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TR Dojo: Build a static-safe workspace for computer repair

January 4, 2010 7:43am PST

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a threat when repairing computers. Bill Detwiler gives you a checklist for building a static-safe workspace. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a...

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Amazon CTO: Cloud's advantage

December 1, 2009 4:28pm PST

At the Supernova Conference in San Francisco, Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels broadly outlines the benefits of a cloud-based infrastructure. He says Web services offer businesses the...

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Salesforce demos Service Cloud 2

November 18, 2009 4:42pm PST

At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Kraig Swensrud, senior vice president of product marketing, show attendees the company's new customer service...

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TR Dojo: Common habits of superstitious computer users

November 16, 2009 7:03am PST

From avoiding upgrades to refusing reboot requests, Bill Detwiler takes a light-hearted look at superstitious end-user habits IT pros should debunk. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can...

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HP CEO: The challenges of cloud computing

October 21, 2009 4:37pm PDT

At the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Fla., HP CEO Mark Hurd talks about how the company plans to layer cloud services on its infrastructure in the future. However, with more than 1,000 hacks a...