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Ex-Microsoft Exec Appointed Federal CIO
Former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel has been tapped to become the nation s second Federal CIO. He will replace Vivek Kundra, who accepted a fellowship at Harvard University. VanRoekel worked at Microsoft for 15 years, eventually rising to senior director for the Windows Server and Tools Division. After leaving the company in 2009, he served…
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Fastest-Growing Vertical in IT? Healthcare
Health care is becoming the fastest-growing vertical for U.S. businesses, with (IAAS) (infrastructure as a service) leading the way, according to a new report by research firm In-Stat. IT spending in health care will grow 29 percent from 2010 to 2015, the company reports. "The health care vertical segment, across all sizes of business, and…
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IT Customers Push Cloud Standards
The newly formed Open Data Center Alliance is using an array of usage models to weld cloud-using customers into a force that prevents vendor lock. At the same time, the group is promoting secure movement of virtual workloads from one provider to another. The organization is made up of more than 200 members including JPMorgan…
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Dell’s Force 10 Acquisition Fits Company’s Integrated Strategy, Server Chief Says
Dell’s acquisition of networking vendor Force 10 Networks will be a boon for all parts of the company s efforts to build out its data center solution offerings, according to Dell’s top server executive. In an interview with eWEEK, Forrest Norrod, vice president and general manager of Dell’s Server Platforms business, said Force 10 will…
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Your Clients Are Ready for Cloud. Are You?
As hype around cloud computing is starting to settle into reality, now is the time to start putting together your strategy for how your business will sell and implement cloud services for your clients. The following is an excerpt from a Cloud Practice Guide that was commissioned by The ASCII Group and developed by…