HP launches converged cloud business unit

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	HP launches converged cloud business unit Banking on the trend toward cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard has created a stand-alone organization to oversee the company's hosted computing services and software offerings. Read More WEBCAST: Red Hat The Five Must-Haves of Big Data Storage Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 2:00 PM EST Join this webinar to learn four distinct factors contributing to the challenge of storing big data including volume, variety, scale, and portability. We'll also cover the five elements a storage system must have in order to meet these challenges. View Now In this Issue Chicago CIO's IT revival plan includes the cloud Bart Perkins: After Superstorm Sandy, an opportunity to be better prepared INSIDER Disaster recovery: Don't forget mobile Cloud, mobile and BI skills to lead technology hiring in 2013 INSIDER Certification programs are making it easier to know all about a cloud vendor INSIDER Lenovo ThinkServer: Fast, versatile, energy efficient WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com Boost Response Capacity with Service Cloud NJ TRANSIT wanted to increase productivity and effectiveness of its customer service operations. They selected the Service Cloud and the Force.com because of its powerful customization capabilities and anywhere access. They saw faster responses and improved handling of customer inquiries by 500%! Read Now! Chicago CIO's IT revival plan includes the cloud Chicago this month disclosed that it plans to use Microsoft's cloud services to deliver email and desktop applications to some 30,000 employees, part of a significant effort to improve the city's IT operations. Read More Bart Perkins: After Superstorm Sandy, an opportunity to be better prepared The whole point of an information systems contingency plan is to be prepared before catastrophe strikes. Unfortunately, we're all adept at postponing planning. Read More INSIDER Disaster recovery: Don't forget mobile As the mobile workforce continues to grow, IT execs must remember the importance of including mobile technology in their disaster recovery plans. Insider (registration required) Read More WEBCAST: VMware 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop his paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users' needs, and ready for new and future technology. Read Now! Cloud, mobile and BI skills to lead technology hiring in 2013 IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals. Read More INSIDER Certification programs are making it easier to know all about a cloud vendor Third-party assessments can save you the time and money required to verify a vendor's claims for infrastructure and security. (Insider; registration required) Read More INSIDER Lenovo ThinkServer: Fast, versatile, energy efficient We tested the Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 in our network operations center cabinet at nFrame in Carmel, Ind., and found that it fits the bill if you're looking for a powerful, versatile 1/2U server. Read More
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