5 must-dos to prepare for the end of BlackBerry

500 free programming books? GitHub's got 'em Apple event next Tuesday. New iPads expected, but what else? ITworld Today October 16, 2013 Share this email 5 must-dos to prepare for the end of BlackBerry BlackBerry's secure environment and sophisticated management tools will be hard to replicate on other platforms. Start looking now. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 500 free programming books? GitHub's got 'em 2. Apple event next Tuesday. New iPads expected, but what else? 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring 4. Serve more sites faster with ASP.NET App Suspend 5. Oracle tells the military to buy their products instead of using open source 6. Ethernet's 400-Gigabit challenge is a good problem to have 7. Windows Phone 'phablet' update opens door to tablets 8. Apache Software Foundation unveils Hadoop 2, replacing MapReduce with YARN 9. Security to go: Three tips to keep your mobile data safe White Paper: Riverbed Technology Improving Business Value of WAN Optimization In this study, as in the 2007 study, IDC found that customers were able to reduce IT costs, improve IT staff efficiency, increase availability for users, and trim time to market with new revenue-generating opportunities. Read Now 500 free programming books? GitHub's got 'em A new repository is devoted to a list of free online programming books. READ MORE Apple event next Tuesday. New iPads expected, but what else? It's time for iPads and MacBook Pros to get refreshed, but will we get any other new goodies? If my family curse holds, we will. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE Serve more sites faster with ASP.NET App Suspend Anyone who has hosted websites on a Windows Server using IIS knows how painfully slow the response time is on the first request to a site. With the latest version of the .NET Framework 4.5.1, a new feature called App Suspend aims to correct that issue and boost hosting density at the same time. READ MORE Resource compliments of: SolarWinds Free Trial: SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer Pack Don't let network performance issues cripple your organization. The Network Bandwidth Analyzer Pack enables you to quickly detect and solve critical issues, such as bandwidth hogs or underperforming devices. Download a FREE, fully-functional 30-day trial of the Network Bandwidth Analyzer Pack today to monitor your network in real time. Don't let network performance issues cripple your organization. Download a FREE, fully-functional 30-day trial of the Network Bandwidth Analyzer Pack from SolarWinds to monitor your network in real time. Oracle tells the military to buy their products instead of using open source In today's open source roundup: Oracle thinks the military shouldn't use open source apps. Plus: Fifteen things to do after installing Ubuntu 13.10, and DistroWatch considers Mir and the Linux community. READ MORE Ethernet's 400-Gigabit challenge is a good problem to have As it embarks on what's likely to be a long journey to its next big increase in speed, Ethernet is in some ways a victim of its own success. READ MORE Windows Phone 'phablet' update opens door to tablets Take the next step, analysts urge Microsoft: Put Windows Phone on small tablets. READ MORE Apache Software Foundation unveils Hadoop 2, replacing MapReduce with YARN Hadoop 2 allows multiple applications to run simultaneously for more efficient support, Apache said. READ MORE Security to go: Three tips to keep your mobile data safe It's not easy keeping your devices secure, and mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, and, of course, laptops are no exception. READ MORE Webcast: PC Connection Optimizing a Technology Refresh Hear about the current technology refresh cycle for aging laptops, desktops, and tablets and what impacts current trends in the marketplace are having. Learn More. BOOK GIVEAWAY: We're giving away 5 copies of each of these two new books to give to some lucky readers. Enter today for your chance to win! The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Third Edition, covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you're a beginner or a battle-hardened senior systems administrator. 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