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The IT Blog Top 10: April 24, 2012

Michael Tidmarsh — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:49:29 +0000

Whether you want to catch up on the latest in IT news or you want information on Oracle vs. Google and EMC’s latest developments, we’ve got just what you need in this week’s IT Blog Top 10.

1. Nathan the IT Guy announces the Transformer Pad Infinity will be ready to ship the week of June 15th.

2. Jack Vaughan reports on the latest details surrounding Oracle’s case against Google.

3. Robin Miller talks to Chris Mader, managing director at Randstad Technologies, about its report that IT workers’ confidence is at an all-time high.

4. Ben Rubenstein brings us the latest announcements about Microsoft’s products including the Deployment Toolkit 2012, Windows Intune and Windows 8 SKUs.

5. Ron Miller talks about his recent trip to an AT&T store to see if the Lumia 900 was receiving special treatment.

6. The Head in the Clouds blog reports on OpDemand’s plan to integrate with GitHub and Puppet Labs.

7. Dave Raffo reports on EMC’s plan to all-flash storage start-up XtremIO and what it could mean for the storage giant.

8. Shamus McGillicuddy gives details on Cisco’s mysterious plan to recruit engineering talent from hot start-ups.

9. Matt Heusser explains how discovering information is a problem and Microsoft SharePoint is not the answer.

10. Raffo again: EMC announces new VMAX storage system and “Project Thunder” flash caching appliance are coming soon.

Michael Tidmarsh is the assistant community editor at ITKnowledgeExchange.com. He can be reached at MTidmarsh@TechTarget.com

Cisco Live 2011! LIVE Coverage

MelanieYarbrough — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:27:31 +0000

Whether you’re at the show or stuck in the office, check out our Cisco Live 2011 Guide for our comprehensive look at everything happening at one of this year’s premier IT events, with breaking networking, data center and server news brought to you direct from the show floor.

Editor Michael Morisy is tweeting live from the event from @ITKE using the hashtag #CL11. Check back to the Cisco Live 2011 Guide for live updates with new blog posts from the Enterprise IT Watch Blog and SearchNetworking.com.

At the show and want to meet up to chat? Send us a tweet at @ITKE or leave a comment below!

All the ways to win $100!

MelanieYarbrough — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:06:06 +0000

If you’ve been hanging around IT Knowledge Exchange within the past month, chances are you’ve heard about our latest contest. But, what you might not have heard about are all of the ways you can pull ahead faster in the running. Below are some of the knowledge point bounties that we’ve featured in the community including a new one. Get going on these and rack up those points before the contest ends in twelve days! Many of these are networking related, since it’s Networking Month, but there is something for everyone:

So get going, and get closer to being one of the ten who’ll get $100 Amazon.com gift cards!

Live Chat with Alcatel-Lucent on April 7 at 10AM EDT (Sponsored)

ITKE — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:17:11 +0000

Driving Transformation Plans that Deliver a Customer-Focused Network and IT Infrastructure
Technology advancements, end user expectations and new competition from multiple sources have combined to form a powerful attack on the traditional Service Provider approach to doing business. At the same time there are many new opportunities available to build new customer experience, service-centric business models. To win, retain and develop this opportunity, service providers know they must transform business strategies and models to improve the quality of service to end users and transform customer experience.

This transformation journey is never just about the network. A transformative solution represents a fundamental shift in the way an operator designs, deploys, manages, and supports network and IT infrastructure to deliver new, differentiated value for customers. Ultimately this transformation must satisfy specific, unique transformation priorities — while giving service providers the capability to develop economic models or business models that engage the new value chain, increase the value of the connectivity they deliver, and provide a network that can support their full set of business aims into the future.

On April 7 from 10am to 1pm EDT, attend our Live Chat to discuss real-world examples of service providers implementing transformation projects to become more innovative, competitive, simpler, faster and more efficient; while improving customer quality of experience and laying a solid foundation for the future.

Customer experience management planning to drive transformation plans
Implementation requires experience through strategic consulting partnerships
Add the perspective of a partner with global experience in designing and implementing transformation plans

To learn more or get a reminder email for the live chat, visit the Alcatel-Lucent live chat page.

Join us in Boston, March 30-April 1, 2011, for USENIX NSDI ’11 (sponsored)

ITKE — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:53:53 +0000

NSDI ’11 brings together leading researchers to explore the design principles of large-scale networked and distributed systems. This year’s technical program includes 27 technical papers with topics including data-intensive computing, energy and storage, debugging and correctness, and more. NSDI ’11 will also feature a poster session showcasing early research in progress. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with premier researchers in the computer networking, distributed systems, and operating systems communities.

IT Knowledge Exchange Upgrade – Downtime Expected 12/8

ITKE — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:53:50 +0000

In attempt to continue upgrading IT Knowledge Exchange’s capabilities, features and speed, we will be completing a server move from hosted to in-house. This move will support the continuous growth that we’re experiencing in traffic and activity–all thanks to your efforts!

This move will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, December 8, 2010, after 5pm EST. You should experience a couple hours of downtime, but don’t worry because we’ll be back and better than before!

If you have any questions or notice anything strange, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Upcoming Live Expert Chat on 11/30: The LTE Evolution (sponsor post)

ITKE — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:49:27 +0000

LTE evolution is much more than a move to a new technology. This evolution encompasses a shift in the service provider’s business model to a more sustainable and profitable one.

Join us on November 30 from 10am-1pm EDT for Transitioning to LTE: Business and Technical Considerations. During this LIVE chat, you will be able to ask Alcatel-Lucent LTE business consulting experts questions about business and technical factors that must be considered in timing the deployment of LTE - everything from risk factors, to business models, marketing analysis and competitive threats, OSS/BSS implications, spectrum utilization concerns and backhaul considerations.

Click here to sign up for a reminder email or bookmark the chat page and learn more.

Join us for the 9th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI ’10) on 10/4-6

EmNichs — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:41:13 +0000

The 9th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI ’10) will take place October 4-6, 2010, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Join us for OSDI ’10, the premier forum for discussing the design, implementation, and implications of systems software. This year’s program has been expanded to include 32 high-quality papers in areas including cloud storage, production networks, concurrency bugs, deterministic parallelism, as well as a poster session. Don’t miss the opportunity to network with researchers and professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds to discuss innovative, exciting work in the systems area.

Featured Member: Shanekearney

MelanieYarbrough — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:52:38 +0000

Today’s featured member is a little new to the site, but that hasn’t stopped Shanekearney from providing some great and in-depth answers. He’s a Network Engineer who hails from Ireland. From Windows 7 to IT careers, Shane’s been using his expertise in networking, Microsoft and servers to spread the knowledge. Thanks for all of your hard work, Shane!

Check out his step-by-step instructions on connecting two Windows 7 machines via WiFi.

Want to be a featured member? Head over to IT Answers and get started helping out your peers. Update your profile and upload a photo so we can properly strut your stuff!

We love hearing from you, so let me know your suggestions in the comments section or email me directly.

**Trophy not included. Sorry.

Melanie Yarbrough is the assistant community editor at ITKnowledgeExchange.com. Follow her on Twitter or send her an email at Melanie@ITKnowledgeExchange.com.

Who says ‘second place is the first loser?’

EmNichs — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:34:44 +0000

…Not IT Knowledge Exchange!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Xbox 360 contest. We randomly withdrew 5 names from our top 10 contributors list and came up with the following winners:

The 2 Xbox 360 Slims went to Mattmather and RichS
The 3 $50 Amazon.com gift cards went to Carlosdl, Mrdenny, and Technochic

Congratulations to the winners! The rest of you, keep asking questions and provide feedback in the 2010 ITKE Member Survey, and you’ll continue to earn points. You never know when they’ll come in handy!

-Em