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	Dell set to launch public cloud service Dell will launch its first cloud infrastructure service later this year through a partnership with VMware, continuing its push to move beyond PCs and into higher-margin software and services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum 7 Questions to Ask before You Dedupe Deploying data deduplication in a midrange data center requires careful consideration. This paper will guide you through key questions, from estimating benefits in backup speeds and reducing failed backups. Read More In this Issue Silver Peak unveils free WAN acceleration product Cloud-Based Storage Improves Disaster Recovery at Situs Sharky: What were the odds of THAT happening? Michael Horowitz: Defensive Computing in a Hurricane Amazon AWS GovCloud: Lessons for the Private Sector WEBCAST: IBM Deploy Server Virtualization with Data Storage Virtualization has changed the dynamics in today's data center. Having visibility to the constant changes being experienced in a virtualized environment is key to understanding how to maximize virtualization in your data center. Learn how IBM Tivoli Productivity Center can provide that visibility. View now Silver Peak unveils free WAN acceleration product Silver Peak today announced free downloadable software that performs the same data acceleration functions as its enterprise-class product, but only for data replication between two sites and not multiple applications. Read More Cloud-Based Storage Improves Disaster Recovery at Situs When Bill McCown joined The Situs Companies six years ago, the Houston-based real estate consulting firm was anticipating growth, and the company figured its tape-based backup systems would need to be upgraded. Then came September 2008, when Hurricane Ike slammed into Houston. "Our data center stayed up but our office didn't have power for a week," recalls McCown, who is the director of IT for the firm. While employees in other locations had access to the data center, the central office was offline and out of the communications loop. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Expert Guide to Getting Deduplication Right This Computerworld eGuide delivers expert advice on the latest trends and technologies in data deduplication to improve backup efficiency. Learn how to enhance recovery, the pros and cons of D2D2T and CDP, backup strategies for virtual servers, and more. Read More Sharky: What were the odds of THAT happening? This pilot fish is a programmer trainee at a Las Vegas casino that has just hired its first IT director. And the guy just happens to be friends with the new VP of finance. How likely is it that he has any real IT background? Read More Michael Horowitz: Defensive Computing in a Hurricane Some thoughts on backups, electricity and telephones. Read More Amazon AWS GovCloud: Lessons for the Private Sector Amazon introduced a new cloud service aimed specifically at the United States government this week. Although the Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud is targeted at government agencies, there are also some valuable lessons for private sector businesses and IT admins to learn about cloud servers and data storage. Read More
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