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	Where do SDNs Fit in the Data Center? As CIOs try to make sense of the hype surrounding software-defined networks (SDNs) and their potential in data centers, some experts and vendors say IT leaders are looking for answers in all the wrong places. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Complete Enterprise Mobility Management The enterprise mobility landscape is continuously evolving. Only Citrix offers a complete enterprise mobility management solution that grows with your business. View now >> In this Issue Boulder's tech workers cope with historic flood Email, calendaring and HR top the list of SaaS buyers' priorities How Big Data Is Changing Football on and off the Field Richi Jennings: Ding-dong! AIX is dead: IBM doubles-down on Linux (as Microsoft gives up) Nicholas D. Evans: The new scope of mission-critical computing WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Give Your Users What They Want with Cloud and Mobile Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT You will learn: - How moving to the cloud can help accelerate mobile adoption in your organization. - The benefits of combining the power of cloud with the freedom and functionality of mobile. Learn More. Boulder's tech workers cope with historic flood Tech firms in Boulder must shutter downtown offices as floods damage offices and close most roads. But the Internet-based firms keep running smoothly. Read More Email, calendaring and HR top the list of SaaS buyers' priorities Companies of all sizes are picking up their adoption of SaaS (software as a service), with email, calendaring and human resources applications garnering the most interest, according to a new survey from Constellation Research. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government This videocast on October 23 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need them to be. Learn More. How Big Data Is Changing Football on and off the Field Big data is rapidly transforming the way we think, work and play. It is helping enterprises use their data to improve their processes, recognize anomalies and better connect with customers. The power of data is changing everything, often without our realizing it is happening. Case in point: football (and fantasy football in particular). Read More Richi Jennings: Ding-dong! AIX is dead: IBM doubles-down on Linux (as Microsoft gives up) Penguin-power suffocates AIX as it sleeps. IBM (NYSE:IBM) is pouring more money into Linux. This time, it's to get people to use Linux on its POWER servers. But that doesn't mean IBM is killing AIX. Oh no. Not at all. Honestly. Pinky-swear. In IT Blogwatch, your humble blogwatcher reads between the lines. Read More Nicholas D. Evans: The new scope of mission-critical computing Today’s expanded scope of “mission-critical" encompasses all applications essential for customer interaction and commerce as well as employee productivity. The scope has expanded in terms of both the types of applications and the sheer number of these applications. The net result is that the notion of mission-critical computing has expanded to include mission-critical “interactions” as well as mission-critical “transactions”. Read More
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