Apple dumps Intel for MacBooks: Does it matter?

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	Jonny Evans: Apple dumps Intel for MacBooks: does it matter? Flimsy reports claim Apple may ditch Intel in favor of adopting ARM-based processors across its product range. But does it matter? After all, MacBook Air shows us future mobile Macs will be high-performance machines equipped with SSDs and lengthy battery lives. Intel processors will live on in pro-notebooks and Apple's increasingly archaic desktop Macs. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cloud Leadership Forum Can you run your business from a smart phone? Come to the Cloud Leadership Forum 2011 to find out—and gain executive-level insights into leveraging cloud for business and IT success. Explore the best approaches to governance frameworks. Learn what to avoid in cloud contracts. And come away with the technology and leadership skills you need to win in the cloud. Complimentary admission. Learn more. In this Issue Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Google take off the gloves in their war over the cloud Glyn Meek: IT consultants: A little advice to the aspiring professional ..., part 2 Finance IT Spotlight: Outgrowing Excel: For some it's half-baked Shark Tank: This is just a little prison IT humor -- right? WHITE PAPER: Cisco Social Technologies Add Business Value Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now. Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Google take off the gloves in their war over the cloud Microsoft and Google, never the best of friends, are starting to get nasty in their fight over whether enterprises should use Microsoft Exchange and Office, or move to Google Apps. Microsoft this week claimed that enterprises who move to Google Apps pay a hefty "Google Tax," while Google claims that businesses can save money and be more innovative by using Google Docs. Who's right? Insider (registration required) Read More Glyn Meek: IT consultants: A little advice to the aspiring professional ..., part 2 Last time, I gave an example of a truly atrocious consulting engagement. This time, a more general set of seven points of advice that ALL 'business' and 'strategic' IT Consultants should pay attention to. Read More DOWNLOAD: Citrix Free Download: Citrix® NetScaler® Now you can get the ultimate in dynamic, cost-effective Web app delivery with Citrix® NetScaler® VPX. Simply download the free Express Edition of this virtual appliance and you'll experience infinitely flexible L4-7 load balancing, Web app acceleration and security from a single, virtual appliance. Click to continue Finance IT Spotlight: Outgrowing Excel: For some it's half-baked In a Q&A with Otis Spunkmeyer's Joel Feldman, the financial planning director describes path to a cloud-based offering that works better for it. Read More Shark Tank: This is just a little prison IT humor -- right? This on-site tech pilot fish is sent out to a federal prison to troubleshoot the server. It turns out to be located in an old cell, which fish thinks is pretty funny -- at first. Read More
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