Are costly SSDs worth the money? Enterprise users say absolutely

	Storage shipments keep surging, IDC says | Q&A: Hitachi GST CEO says hard drive future hangs in cloud
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	Are costly SSDs worth the money? Enterprise users say absolutely Solid-state storage based on NAND flash can be a pricey option to install in a data center, but I/O hungry applications such as server and desktop virtualization are prompting IT managers to install them -- with the caveat that they must be strategically placed for the best, most cost-effective results. 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 In this Issue Storage shipments keep surging, IDC says Q&A: Hitachi GST CEO says hard drive future hangs in cloud Jonny Evans: 2012: Apple v Samsung for the future of TV Syncplicity expands its cloud storage to the iPad Desktop virtualization users say the technology brings challenges World's thinnest material could boost Internet speeds RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. Storage shipments keep surging, IDC says Enterprises and service providers spent more money on storage in the second quarter, emboldened by growing IT budgets, research company IDC will report on Friday. Read More Q&A: Hitachi GST CEO says hard drive future hangs in cloud Before the proposed buyout by Western Digital is complete, Hitachi GSTs CEO said the future of its hard drive business rests squarely in the cloud and mobile market. Read More Jonny Evans: 2012: Apple v Samsung for the future of TV Apple and Samsung will begin competing on an all-new front in 2012, because that's when both firms will challenge each other for the future of television. Will iTunes, the iPad and iPhone win this battle for Apple? Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Comparing Desktop Virtualization Solutions Read this exclusive lab test report and find out how XenDesktop delivers the best user experience and is more bandwidth efficient, resulting in lower network infrastructure costs and increased user satisfaction. Read now Syncplicity expands its cloud storage to the iPad The cloud-storage service Syncplicity has revamped its iOS app, expanding the previously iPhone-only offering into a iPad-friendly universal version that will let users access their documents from just about any device they own. Read More Desktop virtualization users say the technology brings challenges Sacking the old PC in favor of desktop virtualization is starting to grow and the information technology managers taking the lead on that trend offered some perspectives on the networking and security challenges it brings. Read More World's thinnest material could boost Internet speeds Two Nobel Prize winning scientists out of the U.K. have come up with a new way to use graphene – the thinnest material in the world – that could make Internet pipes feel a lot fatter. Read More
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