7 Cheap Cloud Storage Options By Michael Endler You have a multitude of cloud storage choices beyond Dropbox, for enterprise and personal use. But make sure you understand the differences.
Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet Plans In Disarray Surface Pro and other systems that run Win8 on Intel's Clover Trail platform are missing in action at a key time -- creating a nasty enterprise tablet problem for Microsoft.
Big Data Education: 3 Steps Universities Must Take How can universities help meet the growing demand for data scientists? Consider this advice from a professor working in the trenches with tomorrow's analytics pros.
Why Android's Dominance Is Bad Google's Android platform grabbed a commanding 72% share of the smartphone market during the third quarter. That needs to change.
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FEATURED REPORTS Research: State of Servers: Full, Fast and Diverse Infrastructure may be cool again thanks to SDN, but network guys aren't having all the fun: 48% of the 543 respondents to our latest State of Servers poll mix and match server vendors, and 40% are intrigued by rack-based designs, like the one being developed by the Open Compute Project. But it's not all fun and games, as 63% say high virtualization/consolidation ratios are stressing their gear. Download Now (Registration Required)
Research: 2012 Social Staffing Survey The rise in social technology adoption is not reflected in IT hiring - yet - but this is one area where savvy business users could break into IT: While just 9% of respondents to our survey say they plan to increase staff in the area of social/collaboration in the next year, 92% of those who identify it as a top area of staffing increase say no specialized industry certs are required, and 84% are willing to train. Download Now (Registration Required)
FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Estimating the Cost of a GIS in the Amazon Cloud Geographic information system and information technology managers see the cloud as a compelling argument for leveraging off-premises hardware resources and reducing local infrastructure costs. But how does one go about calculating the cost of using cloud resources in lieu of using on-site infrastructure? Find out how costs are calculated for cloud services - using Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Download Now (Registration Required)
Budgeting and Forecasting Best Practices Many organizations struggle with problems of budgeting and forecasting practices. Often the budget is either too detailed or too expensive and rigid. Watch this webinar and find out what the problems with traditional budgeting are and what can be done about it. Download Now (Registration Required)
7 Dumb Cloud Computing Myths You've heard the arguments: The cloud is not secure, costs too much, and wrecks the environment. Let us set you straight.
Microsoft Phone Sales Jump 139% In Q3 Windows Phone still trails far behind Android and iPhone, but it's finally making inroads in the smartphone market.
8 Cool Windows 8 Tablets As Microsoft and its hardware partners produce Windows 8 devices in droves, here's a look at some of the more noteworthy launches.
Netflix Wants You To Adopt Chaos Monkey Netflix has made its own automated disaster testing service, Chaos Monkey, available as a free public download. Should you turn it loose on your own systems?
7 Dumb Cloud Computing Myths You've heard the arguments: The cloud is not secure, costs too much, and wrecks the environment. Let us set you straight. View Now
Alteryx: Big Data Analytics For Mere Mortals Alteryx CEO Dean Stoecker gives Valley View judges the company's 2-minute elevator pitch. Alteryx provides a platform for business users to create and publish powerful analytics applications. Watch
Why Big Data Doesn't Have to Mean Big Security Challenges As big data environments ingest more data, organizations will face significant risks and threats to the repositories containing this data. Failure to balance data security and quality reduces confidence in decision making. Join us as we discuss several requirements security and risk professionals must do to create an awareness and understanding of the associated responsibilities and risks at the highest levels of the organization. It happens Wednesday, December 12, 2012. More Information & Registration
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