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Cyber-Security Investment to Hit $60 Billion in 2011
Global cyber-security spending is expected to reach $60 billion in 2011 and is forecast to grow 10 percent every year during the next three to five years, according to a report from PwC, "Cyber Security M&A: Decoding Deals in the Global Cyber Security Industry." The United States accounts for more than half of all deals…
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Performance, Costs Top Storage Challenges for VDI Projects
Nimble Storage, developer of converged storage and backup solutions, announced the results of a survey of 600 enterprise IT professionals regarding their current and future plans to deploy VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) technology. Over half of the respondents (54 percent) identified storage performance or storage cost as the top challenge in supporting VDI. In addition,…
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Lenovo Overtakes Dell in PC Shipments: IHS
Lenovo could be on the verge of toppling Dell as the second-largest global PC brand, according to a new research note from IHS. That would place the Chinese manufacturer behind Hewlett-Packard, which continues to reign as the world’s largest despite some well-publicized recent troubles. According to the firm, Lenovo’s global PC shipments rose 14.5 percent…
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Survey Shows Managed Service Providers Save Money
Cost savings always comes up as one of the main selling points of cloud computing. It is also one of the most compelling reasons for businesses to hire managed services providers (MSPs). How much of a beneficial impact cloud services will actually have on IT budgets remains to be seen. The expectation of long-term savings…