Ailing Obamacare site to get a "tech surge"

Mysterious gremlins hit Windows RT 8.1 update Beyond Caching: Google engineers reveal secrets to faster Web sites ITworld Today October 21, 2013 Share this email Ailing Obamacare site to get a "tech surge" The U.S. government is calling in reinforcements to help it fix Healthcare.gov. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Mysterious gremlins hit Windows RT 8.1 update 2. Beyond Caching: Google engineers reveal secrets to faster Web sites 3. Open Virtualization Alliance joins the Linux Foundation 4. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed. 5. Unix: Where shutdowns are not disasters 6. What do people hate most about the new Yahoo Mail? 7. Apps deployed on iPhone and iPad dominate in the enterprise 8. Review: Puppet 3.0 pulls more strings 9. Bye bye battery? Volvo demos rechargeable batteries embedded in a car's body Resource compliments of: IT Roadmap 2013 IT Roadmap Washington, D.C. - Dates Announced IT Roadmap will be returning to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Thursday, December 12, 2013. 8am - 4:30pm. Register now for this free one day, technical conference and expo! Click to continue Mysterious gremlins hit Windows RT 8.1 update Microsoft has pulled Windows RT 8.1 from the Windows Store due to unspecified technical problems. READ MORE Beyond Caching: Google engineers reveal secrets to faster Web sites Better JavaScript memory management and HTML prefetching tags could make Web sites more responsive. READ MORE Open Virtualization Alliance joins the Linux Foundation But the developer community for OVA's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor project will remain separate and independent. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed. We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE White Paper: Riverbed Technology First to Embrace VXLAN Performance Monitoring Managing performance in a virtual network and in software-defined networks has remained a critical challenge. VMware and Riverbed have collaborated to provide visibility into these blind spots. Read this 2-page Impact Brief from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) to learn what this means for shops that are embracing VXLAN today. View now Unix: Where shutdowns are not disasters Unlike federal shutdowns, Unix shutdowns (and reboots) are generally smooth and easy, don't cost $24B and leave the system in better shape. READ MORE What do people hate most about the new Yahoo Mail? The new interface has sparked a revolt, with thousands grumbling online. READ MORE Apps deployed on iPhone and iPad dominate in the enterprise Companies are using the iOS platform more than 95% of the time to launch their custom and standard commercial apps, a new survey of Good Technology's 5,000 global customers found. READ MORE Review: Puppet 3.0 pulls more strings Version 3.0 of Puppet Labs' configuration automation tool shines with speed boosts, orchestration improvements, and deeper support for Windows servers. READ MORE Bye bye battery? Volvo demos rechargeable batteries embedded in a car's body Volvo recently unveiled a potentially game-obliterating technology for electric and hybrid cars. The multi-year project, funded by the EU and conducted in coordination with the Imperial College London, has created rechargeable batteries that can be embedded into a car's outer paneling. READ MORE White Paper: CDW Protect Your Business & Simplify IT Restore entire virtual guests and critical virtualized Microsoft applications across VMware and Hyper-V. Learn about the features in Backup Exec V-Ray that deliver disk and tape backup and recovery across both your physical and virtual infrastructure with a single solution. Read Now 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. 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. DON'T MISS... Arg! The 9 hardest things programmers have to do 7 tools that help protect you against the NSA and Google Obsolete! Careers that are being automated into oblivion 15 geeky places to visit before you die 13 unsung women of technology Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. 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