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	HP takes aim at Amazon with public cloud, virtual network components Hewlett-Packard announced a series of open-source-based cloud offerings and added network automation capabilities to its hardware products in an attempt to carve out its piece of a market currently topped by Amazon Web Services. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Backup and Recovery: Strategies Drive Disk-Based Solutions In this brief, IDC discusses the challenges of using tape and the benefits of disk-based data protection solutions with data deduplication. Learn more. In this Issue Microsoft boosts virtualization capabilities in Desktop Optimization Pack IT Blogwatch: OnLive is back on; tablet cloud Windows-as-a-service legal again Review: OnLive Desktop provides virtual Office apps on your iPad How to avoid the perils of virtualization and cloud stall Cisco, EMC, VMware unite behind big data, cloud training initiative WHITE PAPER: Dell SMB's and the Consumerization of IT As social media becomes an integral part of consumer technology, an increasing number of employees are bringing their personal mobile devices to work, enabling social media and collaboration in the workplace. Learn More Microsoft boosts virtualization capabilities in Desktop Optimization Pack Microsoft is boosting the virtualization components of its Desktop Optimization Pack suite of IT management tools. Read More IT Blogwatch: OnLive is back on; tablet cloud Windows-as-a-service legal again Virtualized desktop service OnLive seems to have resolved its licensing differences with Microsoft. Amazingly, a few tweaks under the hood seem to have been all it took, although Microsoft is saying it's still checking. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fire up their iPads and Android tablets. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategy Guide to to Application Modernization in Government This technology dossier explains the challenges and benefits of application transformation and suggests how government IT departments might begin the process. It includes an executive summary, discusses critical issues facing state and local government, provides solution spotlight and several customer case studies/testimonials in rich media format! Read Now! Review: OnLive Desktop provides virtual Office apps on your iPad OnLive Desktop streams a virtual Windows desktop outfitted with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer, Windows Paint and Calculator, and Microsoft Surface Collage. Read More How to avoid the perils of virtualization and cloud stall Virtualization and cloud computing offer the promise of cost savings, efficiency and flexibility, but organizations must plan their transitions carefully or risk finding themselves stuck with a bundle of sunk costs and no path forward. Read More Cisco, EMC, VMware unite behind big data, cloud training initiative As the IT silos come down, tech pros need to beef up their skills to stay relevant and maximize the business benefits of cloud computing, virtualization, unified networking and big data, according to Cisco and EMC, which have teamed to offer training targeted at tech's hottest data center disciplines. Read More
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