Tuesday, October 8, 2013

5 ridiculous tech fees you're still paying

Study: Most CEOs lack vision, leadership on new computer tech

NSA data center suffers 'meltdowns,' is delayed by a year, report says

ITworld Today
October 08, 2013
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5 ridiculous tech fees you're still paying

We don't begrudge companies charging us a fair rate for services they provide, but when those fees are holdovers from a bygone era, a result of our own complacency, or just plain unfair, well, then they're ... ridiculous.

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Issue highlights

1. Study: Most CEOs lack vision, leadership on new computer tech

2. NSA data center suffers 'meltdowns,' is delayed by a year, report says

3. Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs to focus on few businesses, reports say

4. Microsoft sending mixed signals about Xbox One, Kinect, and advertising

5. Website source code searching made easier

6. Microsoft offers Azure discounts in renewed cloud push

7. Nielsen measuring Twitter chatter, with an eye on advertising

8. From thriving to diving: The Internet's most famous ghost towns

9. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring

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Why IT Needs to Focus on Business Services

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Study: Most CEOs lack vision, leadership on new computer tech

The failure to steer their companies towards effective use of new computer technologies precludes their organizations from making major business improvements, say the study's authors. READ MORE

NSA data center suffers 'meltdowns,' is delayed by a year, report says

A massive data center being built by the National Security Agency in Utah has been plagued by "chronic electrical surges" that have destroyed equipment and delayed its opening for a year, according to a report Monday. READ MORE

Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs to focus on few businesses, reports say

Alcatel-Lucent will announce Tuesday up to 15,000 job cuts by 2015 as the company tries to focus on a few core businesses, according to reports. READ MORE

Microsoft sending mixed signals about Xbox One, Kinect, and advertising

The Xbox One's Kinect sensor can gather all kinds of data about you while you sit in front of it. Data that would be valuable for advertisers. READ MORE

Webcast: PC Connection

Converged Infrastructure in Action

Learn how HP Converged Infrastructure enables you to turn today's rigid technology silos into adaptive pools of resources that can be shared by many applications and managed as a service. Learn More.

Website source code searching made easier

NerdyData is a new search engine that lets you mine the code behind web pages. READ MORE

Microsoft offers Azure discounts in renewed cloud push

Microsoft will offer discounts on its Azure cloud service next month as part of a cloud computing push that also includes new releases of its Windows Server and Systems Center software. READ MORE

Nielsen measuring Twitter chatter, with an eye on advertising

How many eyes see a tweet about television? Nielsen wants to find out, and let marketers know so they can make more informed advertising decisions on Twitter. READ MORE

From thriving to diving: The Internet's most famous ghost towns

10 once-thriving communities that are mere shells of their former selves. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring

Enter now for your chance to win! You'll learn how to deploy, build, and run a network security monitoring (NSM) operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools. READ MORE

Webcast: ExaGrid

Disk Backup for the Mid-market: The Best In Class Solution

Marc Crespi, VP Product Management of ExaGrid, will be joined by customers to discuss how ExaGrid's approach to disk backup with deduplication solved their business challenges. Learn More.

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Tools and strategies to keep the BYOD chaos under control
One key to a successful BYOD program is mobile device management (MDM), where carefully chosen tools and policies let companies maintain control. However, there s a lot of movement in the market and a number of MDM approaches to consider which makes your job more challenging. To get you started, we assembled advice from IT leaders who have successfully deployed an MDM solution.

BOOK GIVEAWAY:

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The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed.
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The Practice of Network Security Monitoring
Learn how to deploy, build, and run a network security monitoring (NSM) operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools.

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