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Leostream expands Connection Broker 6.3 for Xen and Sun VDI

February 09, 2010 - The new Connection Broker makes it easier for companies to deploy hosted virtual desktop infrastructures, a market expected to grow to $65.7 billion by 2013. 0 comments
desktop virtualization
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Advice Line

What to do when your company has called in consultants

February 09, 2010 - In the long run, employees should help the consultants succeed -- regardless of what success might entail 2 comments
career advice, change management, misadventures, working conditions
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Enterprise Desktop

Is Windows 7 the iPad's 'killer app'?

February 09, 2010 - Apple fans show signs of cognitive dissonance with their latest iPad-in-the-enterprise push: The iPad is a terrible enterprise computing device 16 comments
other mobile devices, desktop virtualization, Citrix Systems, iPad
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Off The Record

A call center in crisis and the bureaucracy that botched it

February 09, 2010 - In this IT tale, the tech team discovers why their request for monitors was denied -- and where the money really went 3 comments
misadventures, your IT tales
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Cloud Computing

Microsoft Azure is available, but does anyone care?

February 09, 2010 - Microsoft may find that it has but one shot to make it in the cloud 2 comments
cloud computing, desktop productivity, Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft Windows Azure
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Notes from the Field

Google goes deep for the Super Bowl

February 08, 2010 - Google scored big with its first-ever Super Bowl ad yesterday -- proving once again high tech's influence over Super Sunday 8 comments
Internet, Google
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The Deep End

What the Apple iPad really is

February 08, 2010 - Enough ranting: The iPad isn't what I thought it would be, either. Focus on what it's truly designed for and you may like it 15 comments
other mobile devices, Apple, iPad
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The Gripe Line

Dell dropping its Ubuntu offerings?

February 08, 2010 - Reader’s desire to purchase an open source system from Dell meets sales rep resistance 3 comments
Linux
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Lab Notes

CrossOver: Windows apps without Windows

February 08, 2010 - CodeWeaver's CrossOver Mac allows many Windows applications to be installed and run directly on Mac OS X 2 comments
Mac, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
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Information Overload

Buy an 'expensive' SAN and save money

February 08, 2010 - Think you can't afford a SAN? Run the numbers, weigh the advantages, and think again 2 comments
storage, drives and arrays, SAN, storage management
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Mobile Edge

The iPad questions Apple won't answer

February 08, 2010 - As the smoke clears from Steve Jobs' iPad demo, missing details suggest there's less to Apple's tablet than meets the eye 27 comments
other mobile devices, mobile applications, Apple, iPad, tablets
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Open Sources

Facebook's PHP doesn't really compete with Zend

February 05, 2010 - Commercial vendors face minimal risk from open source projects sponsored by third parties not seeking to directly monetize the software itself 1 comment
tech industry analysis, open source applications, Facebook, PHP
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Security Adviser

Will Google's bounty for bugs really improve security?

February 05, 2010 - Plenty of organizations have offered rewards to white-hat hackers, yet it hasn't really made end-users safer 1 comment
data security, Google
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Fatal Exception

Hate Apple's App Store? Developing for Kindle won't be any freer

February 04, 2010 - Amazon.com's Kindle Development Kit lets you build 'active content,' not software -- so where does that leave developers? 0 comments
development frameworks, development tools, mobile platforms, other mobile devices
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Tech's Bottom Line

Follow tech's trail of money in Washington

February 04, 2010 - The technology industry spent $111 million to lobby lawmakers and regulators last year, and among the biggest spenders were companies with antitrust problems 1 comment
tech industry analysis, legislation
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Enterprise Windows

Is the iPad enterprise-ready? Probably not, but I'll still buy one

February 03, 2010 - The iPad will be at best no more enterprise-friendly than the iPhone, though VDI options could make it work for some shops 1 comment
other mobile devices, desktop virtualization, laptops, iPad, netbooks, tablets
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Sustainable IT

TPC-Energy spec will spur higher data center efficiency

February 03, 2010 - New spec tells data center operators which system setups deliver the most performance per watt 1 comment
power consumption, data center architecture, hardware, TPC
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Modernizing IT

Die, desktop, die: Desktop virtualization looms

February 01, 2010 - Finally, all the pieces for desktop virtualization have fallen into place, and the cost and security benefits are irresistible 10 comments
desktop virtualization
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Strategic Developer

Bridging the developer/DBA divide

January 26, 2010 - SQL Antipatterns gives software developers a fresh perspective on database programming 0 comments
application development, data management
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Database Underground

Are you a professional coder or a professional baby?

January 12, 2010 - It's time developers grow up and stop making excuses -- and learn to code the right way 12 comments
database management systems, development methodologies, leadership
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The Real-Time Enterprise

Enterprise-class clouds, part 1: Security and performance

September 23, 2009 - The following is the first in a series of upcoming posts on establishing and working with enterprise-class clouds 1 comment
infrastructure services, managed services
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