News and Analysis

Cloud Management Plays Big Role in 42 EMC World Product Announcements

EMC continues its cloud management focus at its annual customer and partner event, with Atmos Cloud enhancements and new tools and capabilities focused on storage and migration.

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Architectures

Private, Public and Hybrid Clouds Will All Need an IT Service Culture

As more companies move to the cloud, one thing is becoming clear: IT must develop a service culture to keep end users happy.

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Reviews & Workshops

Napa County Bottles Up BYOD Phenomenon

A BlackBerry mobility user, Napa County, moved to Good for Enterprise to bottle up the BYOD phenomenon, and the introduction of different and uncontrolled smartphones.

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Blogs

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The IT Law of Holes: Stop Digging and Start the Technology Migration

May 21, 2012 09:16 AM
Posted by Jeff Loughridge

Eventually, you'll need to retire the legacy systems and make that technology migration. Embrace the Law of Holes and learn how to set your cap-and-grow strategy.

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Tags: technology migration, legacy systems, IT spending

Channel: Networking & Mgmt, Data Center

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Consider Cloud Computing Services Before Your Users Do

May 21, 2012 08:58 AM
Posted by Joe Onisick

Google Docs, Dropbox, Carbonite and other cloud computing services may be hosting your corporate data right now. Learn why you need to accept the cloud and regain control.

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Tags: cloud computing, Dropbox, Google Docs, Carbonite, IT asset management, data protection

Channel: Security, Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Cloud Computing

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ZigBee: A Different Wireless Technology

May 18, 2012 03:12 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman

Haven't heard much about ZigBee? That's about to change. Our blogger recently caught up on the wireless technology during a chat with the chair of the ZigBee Alliance.

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Tags: wireless technology, ZigBee

Channel: Wireless

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Are SSD-Based Storage Arrays Doomed?

May 18, 2012 12:24 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

Our blogger examines SSD-based storage arrays: Are latency and cost drawbacks? What about reliability?

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Tags: storage, SSD-based arrays

Channel: Storage & Mgmt

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So Long, Unlimited Data Plan: Customer Focus Dies at Verizon Wireless

May 17, 2012 11:57 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman

Verizon Wireless is putting an end to its unlimited data plan offering--the latest in a long line of customer-unfriendly moves by mobile carriers, according to our blogger.

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Tags: wireless, unlimited data plan, Verizon Wireless, mobile carriers

Channel: Wireless, Other, Networking & Mgmt

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Four Sins of Mobile Website Design, and How to Avoid Them

May 17, 2012 11:22 AM
Posted by Mike Fratto

Mobility challenges extend beyond BYOD. Learn what features to steer clear of when setting your mobile website design strategy, and why.

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Tags: wireless, mobile devices, Flash, JavaScript, mobile web, website design

Channel: Networking & Mgmt, Wireless

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