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HP Leverages VANs to Create Hybrid Cloud Ecosystems
Hewlett-Packard is taking the concept of “cloudbursting” a step further starting today with the deployment of software-defined networking technologies that make it much easier for application workloads to dynamically move between data centers. Bethany Mayer, senior vice president and general manager for HP Networking, says new Virtual Application Network (VAN) technology being launched today will…
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Countering the Dropbox.com Security Menace
To say that IT managers and chief security officers are a little paranoid about anything to do with Dropbox.com these days is more than just an understatement; it also highlights a fundamental IT inability to service a specific end user need. Based on the millions of people using Dropbox on a regular basis, it’s pretty…
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Healthcare Sector Is Finally Ripe for Change
Electronic healthcare records (EHR) are always at the top of the healthcare IT agenda these days. Healthcare organizations of all sizes are trying to figure out how the can qualify for the $19.2 billion the Federal government is making available to fund the development of EHR systems via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).…
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Mobile Application Development Drives New Channel Opportunities
There’s no doubt that mobile computing represents a huge opportunity for the channel in terms of developing applications. The reason for this is that developing these applications requires skillsets that are in short supply, while demand for these applications is skyrocketing. For example, GlobalLogic, a provider of application development services, has built a practice around…