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	Memory wars: RRAM vs. 3D NAND flash, and the winner is...us While resistive RAM's chances of crowding out NAND flash anytime soon are slim, the coming RAM wars mean mobile users are likely to have hundreds of gigabytes, or even a terabyte, of storage at their fingertips. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP How the Internet of things is raising your IQ The Internet of Things, enabled by mobile, big data and the cloud, is changing the way we live and work. This infographic highlights how we'll interact with the world around us as more and more devices and people run connected. View Now In this Issue 10 small devices. No, we mean really small. Lavabit and alternative Silent Circle both suicidal after NSA threat Richi Jennings: TOR attacked by NSA/FBI: Feds curb freedom over child porn Oracle rolls out virtual appliances for its 12c database WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup Game Plan Learn the 3 steps you can take now to implement the right disk platform, ensure quick recoveries, identify the biggest backup pain points, and add a range of value-added services across the organization. Learn more. 10 small devices. No, we mean really small. From the world's tiniest semiconductor laser to a bee-sized flying robot, these minuscule devices -- many of which cannot be seen by a human eye -- are changing our world. Read More Lavabit and alternative Silent Circle both suicidal after NSA threat Is the U.S. damaging its own competitiveness? Lavabit and Silent Circle have both shut down their secure email services. Lavabit won't say why, but it sounds like it was prompted by a secret U.S. government order to disclose user information (included among those users was Edward Snowden). Silent Circle says it's killed it's service pre-emptively, in case it too receives such an order. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers worry about unintended consequences -- not least for the American economy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery Five Critical Decisions Because of the outstanding economy, flexibility, and service levels it offers, virtualization is transforming data centers at breakneck speed: by 2016, an estimated 80% of the world's x86 servers will be virtual machines (VMs). But the speed of this transformation raise challenges for "traditional" IT services and the teams that deliver them. Read now! Richi Jennings: TOR attacked by NSA/FBI: Feds curb freedom over child porn Onion Router exploited in child-exploitation case. The Onion Router (TOR) hidden services hosted by Freedom Hosting have been compromised, allegedly by the FBI. The feds injected malicious JavaScript, in the search for child pornographers. But now, people legitimately needing the freedoms that TOR brings are feeling more than uncomfortable. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers weigh the pros and cons of curbing freedom in this way. Read More Oracle rolls out virtual appliances for its 12c database Oracle has moved quickly to provide virtualization support for its recently released 12c database, saying this week that a set of virtual machine templates for the product are now available. Read More
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