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	Richi Jennings: Google cloud IaaS GA: GCE to rival Azure and Amazon EC2 Google Cloud Engine now 'generally available.' Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) un-betas GCE. Its platform-as-a-service service is ready for prime time, says the company. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers compare it with Microsoft's Azure and AWS's IaaS. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Exablox How to Leverage New Storage Strategies This ebook covers some of the key challenges organizations are encountering with storage management, data protection and cost containment. It also shows how IT organizations can effectively address these difficulties while getting the most out of their valuable information assets. Read now! In this Issue Darlene Storm: Huge bitcoin heist: Black market drug shop Sheep Marketplace poofs with $40 million JR Raphael: The best Android phones you can buy right now [December 2013] INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: FileMaker Pro: 13 going on 30 Preston Gralla: Will Windows Phone overtake the iPhone in Europe in 2014? Robert L. Mitchell: Road test part IV: Skype Sharky: Did you at least recycle them? WHITE PAPER: Cisco and Netapp   Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform The study examines the estimated ROI for the composite Organization and presents the aggregate findings derived from the interview and analysis process as well as from Forrester's independent research. View Now Darlene Storm: Huge bitcoin heist: Black market drug shop Sheep Marketplace poofs with $40 million Did a hacker or hackers pull off a huge heist from one of the biggest black market drug-selling sites, or did the operators of the anonymous digital narcotics bazaar, Sheep Marketplace, just get away with stealing at least $5.2 million and perhaps as much as $40 million from their clients? Read More   JR Raphael: The best Android phones you can buy right now [December 2013] Looking for a new Android phone? Here are the best bets out there right now for any need or desire. Read More     INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: FileMaker Pro: 13 going on 30 FileMaker 13, which debuts today, represents a milestone in more ways than one. In April the database program will celebrate its 29th birthday. It's mind boggling to think that this popular database has been around since 1985. And although Apple owns the product today, FileMaker originally only ran on MS-DOS. Even today, most customers use it on Windows, not the Mac. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Innotas Escape Plan: Clear the Chaos of Healthcare IT Learn to efficiently manage complex projects such as major system implementations; increase accountability across projects; and gain full visibility into IT programs to achieve strategic alignment within the business. Download the free eBook and get started now. Read Now Preston Gralla: Will Windows Phone overtake the iPhone in Europe in 2014? Windows Phone sales are skyrocketing in Europe says a recent survey, with more than a 50% lead over the iPhone in Italy, and nearly pulling even in France. If its growth continues, it could overtake the iPhone in Europe by next year. Is that in the cards? Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: Road test part IV: Skype During a 10-day trip to England and Scotland I had no cellular service. So I relied on Skype and a few other mobile apps that support voice over IP as my only option for calling home. Here's how I fared with Skype - and which app came out on top. Read More   Sharky: Did you at least recycle them? This company decides to farm out some of its computer support to a third-party vendor, and doesn't announce the change to users -- instead, IT just puts a sticker with a green leaf on the PCs with outsourced support. Read More
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