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Managed Services, Cloud Driving Job Growth for IT Professionals
U.S. employment numbers released last week from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a net gain of 17,800 IT-related jobs in April, representing the 11th consecutive month of positive job growth across four primary IT labor segments in federal employment data. But in a continuing pattern that suggests a significant shift to…
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HP FlexNetwork to Undercut Cisco on Price
HP (NYSE:HPQ) is tying together existing, new and future products into a new networking architecture the company is called FlexNetwork, and pricing it lower than comparable products from Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO). During the press conference for the launch of FlexNetwork, HP had some tough words for networking giant Cisco, which positioned its own networking architectures recently…
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Dell Launches New Virtualized Data Center Server, Networking Products
Dell is rolling out a host of server, networking and storage offerings designed to give businesses more tools as they look to increase their virtualization capabilities. Key among the new products is the PowerEdge M915, which is powered by Advanced Micro Devices’ Opteron 6100 Series processors, which offer up to 12 cores. The core count…
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Nexsan E-Series Storage Platform Offers 3TB SATA Drive Compatibility
Disk-based storage systems specialist Nexsan announced its E-Series storage systems are the first enterprise-class storage systems shipping with 3TB SATA drives, delivering capacity of 180TBs in just 4U of rack space. The E60X expansion chassis can be added to the E60 to house up to 60 more 3TB drives for a total of 360TBs in…
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Pass the iPad: Tablets Leaving PCs, Notebooks Sitting Idle
The Apple iPad and its competitors are changing the way consumers spend their electronics-budget dollars. According to the Nielsen Company, tablets are also changing the way consumers use their devices. Among tablet owners who also own a desktop, 35 percent said that they now use their desktop "less often or not at all," the firm…
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Cloud Security the Client’s Responsiblity, Service Providers Say
The biggest complaint in the wake of recent data breaches, whether it’s Sony or Epsilon, has centered on the lack of security controls in place to protect customer data. A recent Ponemon Institute report found that cloud providers don’t think that’s their job. A shocking 73 percent of U.S. service providers and 75 percent of…