Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress

	Tablets will be preferred computing devices by 2016 | IBM is on the path to cut its internal apps by 85%
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	Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress Here's a look at the growing list of open-source platform-as-a-service providers and how IT managers can decide where the technology fits best in their organizations. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue In this Issue Tablets will be preferred computing devices by 2016 IBM is on the path to cut its internal apps by 85% Going wireless in the data center Google raises bug bounties to $20,000 Most Oracle users prefer Fusion in the cloud INSIDER Intel's first Ivy Bridge chips emerge INSIDER The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head Preston Gralla: Windows 8 tablets in the enterprise: A disaster in the making Open source enables high-volume searches Prioritizing tech projects: How managers make a short list of long demands Security Manager's Journal: Security concerns for a data center in the cloud Thornton May: IT needs to aspire and really make a difference Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term Bart Perkins: U.S. appeals court has compromised software rights RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver – 6/20 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap surrounds you with technology's most-followed analysts and the industry's most-innovative solution providers, all focused entirely on building the roadmap you need in crucial areas of enterprise IT. Click to continue Tablets will be preferred computing devices by 2016 Tablets will become most users' main computing devices within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett has predicted. Read More IBM is on the path to cut its internal apps by 85% IBM has reduced its number of internal applications by 70%, but that's not enough for CIO Jeanette Horan. Read More Going wireless in the data center Bouncing information around a data center, via 60GHz Wi-Fi, can speed things up by 30% compared to using traditional cables, a group of researchers found. The technique is still being perfected, but it could yield an interesting approach for enterprises in the not-too-distant future. Read More Google raises bug bounties to $20,000 Google has dramatically raised the bounties it pays independent researchers for reporting bugs in its core websites, services and online applications. Read More Most Oracle users prefer Fusion in the cloud Most of the 250 customers that have licensed Oracle's recently-launched Fusion Applications to date have chosen a hosted deployment model, according to a senior executive at the software vendor. Read More INSIDER Intel's first Ivy Bridge chips emerge The first batch of Intel processors based on Intel's Ivy Bridge microarchitecture -- 13 quad-core chips designed to run high-end desktop and laptop computers -- were finally unveiled late last month. Insider (registration required) Read More INSIDER The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head Arthur M. Langer, chairman and founder of Workforce Opportunity Services, describes the outsourcing model his nonprofit organization uses to train and match up economically disadvantaged youth with hard-to-fill positions in IT. Read More WEBCAST: Redwood Systems Improve Data Center Efficiency Live Date/Time: May 02, 2012 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time IT managers are under pressure to improve efficiency in their data centers. Please join Redwood Systems, CommScope and MegaWatt Consulting to learn how building-performance lighting and intelligent infrastructure can be key contributors to your data center efficiency. Register Now Preston Gralla: Windows 8 tablets in the enterprise: A disaster in the making Microsoft has revealed that Windows 8 tablets powered by ARM chips will be no easier to manage in the enterprise than iPads are. Read More Open source enables high-volume searches With the explosion of unstructured data, companies are looking for more options for enterprise search. Here's a look at the benefits and limitations of open-source search-enabled applications. Read More Prioritizing tech projects: How managers make a short list of long demands IT is under pressure to get more agile in its delivery methods and pursue flexible prioritization strategies to work with, not against, the burgeoning needs of the business. Read More Security Manager's Journal: Security concerns for a data center in the cloud When the company data center moves to various cloud configurations, the provisioning of servers will need to be addressed. Read More Thornton May: IT needs to aspire and really make a difference IT leaders deploying today's transformational technologies can do so resignedly or aspirationally. Only one approach can really make a difference for the business. Read More Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term Also in this issue, advice on jump-starting a young career. Read More Bart Perkins: U.S. appeals court has compromised software rights This ruling is disastrous for any company that has developed software for internal use. Read More
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