Holiday Gift Guide
It's the time of the season to make a list and check it twice. We've assembled a holiday wish list for work and play, including tools to improve your mobile life, gaming gadgets, and tablet alternatives for those who already have, or don't want, an Apple in their stockings. View the Slideshow |
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10 Mobile Business Apps Target Analytics, Productivity and More
The mobility game isn't just for consumer apps anymore. We share mobile business apps from 10 startups that can help drive sales, leverage analytics and streamline team communication. View the Slideshow |
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9 Data Centers: Unexpected Beauty And Creativity
Most data centers are boring boxes--but not all. Take a look at a data center that houses a supercomputer in a chapel, or an underground data center with James Bond-styling, or a solar-powered data center, and much, much more. View the Slideshow |
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Eight Mobile Apps to Help Road Warriors Boost Productivity, Efficiency
It's a BYOD world out there. Here are eight mobile apps that could make things easier for your road warriors and your enterprise. View the Slideshow |
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Networking and Data Center Salary Survey: Is 2012 What You Expected?
We're three-quarters of the way through 2012. Have you had your salary review yet? Did you get that raise? Take a look at what networking and data center professionals anticipated at the start of the year. View the Slideshow |
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Six Mobile Productivity Apps
A key part of a mobility strategy is supplying efficiency-boosting applications. Here are some top options. View the Slideshow |
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The State of Server Technology: 2010 to 2012
As more companies turn to virtualization and private clouds, they're also taking a look at the server technology in their data centers. This is leading to a boost for the server market. Find out why in this look at the state of server technology, from 2010 to 2012. View the Slideshow |
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The State of Data Storage Management: 2011 vs. 2012
In 2011, data storage management was all about centralization and consolidation. Now, the tide has turned to data reliability, security and performance. Learn why. View the Slideshow |
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Nine Dell Acquisitions: From EqualLogic to Quest, Compellent to Boomi
In recent days, Dell representatives made no bones about promoting the company’s own products over products it resells. While the approach makes sense, it’s a departure for Dell, which has historically been quite adamant about maintaining its reseller relationships even on products that directly compete with its own. But Dell’s own product portfolio is now much richer than it once was. Here are nine important Dell acquisitions leading to today. View the Slideshow |
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A Snapshot of IPv6 for World IPv6 Launch Day
Celebrate World IPv6 Launch day with facts, figures, insights and more to help you plan for that inevitable IPv6 migration. View the Slideshow |
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The Mess That Is Android: A Google-Powered Object Lesson
Google's Android is a great OS, but it has significant problems that must be addressed before it becomes irrelevant. Here are 10 of them. View the Slideshow |
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How To Set Up A Certificate Authority In 10 Minutes
Having a company owned certificate authority makes managing your network devices simpler and more secure. There is nothing inherently wrong with self-signed certs, but you can do better. You can build a CA issue your first certificate in about 10 minutes. Here is how to do it. View the Slideshow |
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Security Professionals Get The Best Toys
Do you think penetration testers--the people that companies hire to break into organizations and test their defenses--remain immersed in the pale glow of a stack of monitors listening to techno and mainlining over-caffeinated fruit drinks? I was visiting Steve Stasikounis, CEO of Secure Network Technologies and Dark Reading contributor, last week in his offices, and he couldn't help showing off his latest penetration testing and forensic investigation tools. View the Slideshow |
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Microsoft System Center 2012 Revealed
Microsoft's System Center 2012, which we discussed in Microsoft's System Center 2012: Building A Private Cloud, is the latest attempt by a big vendor to bring private cloud to the masses. While there are many improvements to System Center, building a private cloud using anyone's software is far from easy. At Microsoft's private cloud reviewers' workshop, we got a peek at the sausage factory. There are a lot of components to configure, but Microsoft has done a good job of streamlining many of the processes. View the Slideshow |
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Network Computing's 2012 Geek Gift Guide
Network Computing's staff has put together its list of the top gadgets and apps that will appeal to the hard-core IT geeks on your gift list. View the Slideshow |
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Adobe Muse: Web Authoring For Designers
Released as a preview or early beta, Adobe Muse is a code-free tool for building websites. Muse uses a drag-and-drop interface to make it possible to construct a site’s entire architecture, build and design pages and add rich content without having to know any HTML, CSS or JavaScript. View the Slideshow |
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A Brief Introduction To OpenFlow
OpenFlow is a specification now managed by the Open Networking Foundation, which defines the functions and protocols used to centrally manage switches via a centralized controller. View the Slideshow |
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Facebook-Led Open Compute Project Plans The Future Of The Data Center
There’s a new open source project--led by giant companies such as Facebook, Amazon and Dell--that is looking to change data center hardware in the same way that traditional open source projects have impacted software. View the Slideshow |
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