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Tech War: LTE vs WiMAX in the US
Both wireless technologies are intended to offer ubiquitous broadband at multiple megabits per second. Mobile WiMAX is an IEEE specification also known as 802.16e and designed to support as high as 12Mbps.
Read more..Is IT keeping up with a changing infrastructure?
As IT infrastructures become increasingly converged and components increasingly interdependent, IT admins are still not factoring in the collateral impact of individual changes to the IT environment, said one exec.
Read more..Case study: Aricent converges multiple technologies, cuts travel costs
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When you have operations crossing continents, it becomes pertinent for your company's global workforce to constantly communicate and collaborate with one another. So, in April 2009, Mike Webb, VP and CIO, Aricent Technologies, launched a global platform called 'Aricent Connect' for all its employees to instantly connect with each other.
Read more..Wi-Fi virus outbreak is possible, researchers say
By targeting unsecured wireless routers, criminals could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas.
Read more..Managing Smartphones in Your Business
The added productivity mobile devices provide comes with a host of security and support problems for small businesses
Read more..Ruckus Wireless simplifies wi-fi deployment
The new network planning tool that emerged from the partnership, called ZonePlanner, helps network managers focus the wireless signals to a direction that increases throughput.
Read more..Network stress test tools: Dos and don'ts
Network stress testing tools are not for the underfunded, the underskilled or the faint of heart. Consider them carefully before deciding whether to purchase them or how to use them.
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Desktop virtualization heading to mainstream
A third of enterprises are looking to move to desktop virtualization according to research from desktop services specialist Centrix. More than three-quarters of the respondents said that cost reduction was the prime driver for the move to the technology.
Read more..Case Study: How users at KPMG collaborate and audit efficiently
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Too much time, energy, and resources were being wasted at the 3,350-man, tax, advisory and auditing firm KPMG because data was not being shared. To fix this they deloyed a free collaboration tool that enabled the organization to maximize the potential of its auditors.
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Case study : VST triumphs with in-house ERP, now markets it too
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Ratnakar Nemani developed a payroll module which could be integrated with ERP as a part of his SAP consulting services business. The company, which has first focused on bringing home its ERP, now, offers its SAP expertise to other companies.
Read more..How to: Reduce datacenter energy consumption
You are likely spending more money on energy than necessary because of the inefficiencies created by over-capacity and poor airflow management
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22 stories underground: Iron Mountain's experimental Room 48
Among dozens of red steel doors inserted in the rock face along corridors that create an elaborate subterranean honeycomb, you'll find Room 48, an experiment in data center energy efficiency. This data center is quiet, sans fans -- and energy efficient to the extreme. Room 48 is also being used to devise a geothermal-based environment that can be tapped to create efficient, low-cost data centers.
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Cloudera, Quest to link Hadoop to Oracle
Free Ora-Oop software will allow bidirectional data transfer between Hadoop's data management platform and Oracle databases
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Will security worries propel DNS into the cloud?
Security on the Internet's Domain Name System will be tightened today, with the addition of digital signatures and public-key encryption to the root zone. But will the deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) prompt more enterprises to outsource their DNS operations?
Read more..The dark side of server virtualization
Server Virtualization is all good for the business and the server group, but what effect does it have on the management of the network? The truth is that it complicates network management.
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Case study: Sony enhances employee productivity with DMS
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A manual system to handle the paper work of over 400 employees was taking a toll on productivity at Sony. The solution: A document management system that saves staffers hours of work every week.
Read more..Misconfigured Cisco gear could lead to Wi-Fi breach
Users of a popular Cisco Systems wireless access point may be setting themselves up for trouble if they leave a WPA wireless migration feature enabled, according to researchers at Core Security Technologies.
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Five lessons of a datacenter overhaul
A datacenter makeover and migration can go wrong in many ways. Do as we suggest, not as we did.
Read more..Facebook stands by its homegrown infrastructure
Frequent reviews show that external cloud services would be more expensive and less flexible, Facebook's technical chief said.
Read more..Securing 4G smartphones
Because smartphones have typically had both limited storage and connection speeds, they traditionally haven't been as vulnerable to some of the security threats that have long plagued PCs.
Read more..The glass is greener: an explosion in capacity
Back in 2007, my company predicted that demand for network bandwidth — specifically IP bandwidth — would exceed capacity in the 2010/2011 timeframe. Three years later, it's clear we were right.
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The Data You Don't Even Know You Have
Let's assume for a moment that Google's collection of Wi-Fi "payload" data really was unintentional. And that Google never used the data, didn't even know it was there and stored it securely. Is it actually a privacy leak if no one has looked at the private data?
Chief General Manager - IT, Sales and Dispatch Division, Maruti SuzukiBenefits of the extended enterprise
By its very nature, business especially the auto industry cannot work in isolation. Rajesh Uppal shows the benefits of bringing suppliers and dealers on the same page as one's organization.
CIO and Head-Delivery Global Transformation Practice, WNS Global ServicesERP: Recipe for Success
It took one ERP implementation and a series of crises for Sanjay Jain to realize the secrets of project success.
CIO and Chief of Corporate Strategy, Asian PaintsOf Data Classification and Integrity
You can get data classification right, but still end up with wrong information or data that’s not in the form your business users want. And then you would not have done a great job.
Divisional VP-IS, UB GroupWork - Life Balance. Finding Equilibrium
Work-life balance doesn’t have to be a tightrope walk, as the CIO of the world’s third-largest spirit’s company tells you. Work with a merged calendar, he says. "It helps me ensure that no clashes — like birthdays — take place".