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China Unicom to use Android despite Google-China row
Chinese mobile carrier China Unicom will use Google’s Android operating system on phones, its top executive said Wednesday, showing interest despite...
How to use outsourcing to boost your IT career in 2010
IT professionals that know how to best source work could make points with hiring managers in 2010.
On excellence and best practices
Gibbs ponders excellence and with the help of a friend debunks best practices.
Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?
Users love the iPhone, but IT does not. The biggest complaints: The iPhone can't be managed for security and access policies like a BlackBerry can....
68-degree data centers becoming a thing of the past, APC says
Cooling a data center to 68 degrees may be going out of style, APC power and cooling expert Jim Simonelli says.
EMC inks deal to acquire Configuresoft
EMC plans to acquire Configuresoft in a deal that would add server configuration, change and compliance management software to EMC’s portfolio.
Embedded intelligent networks are mushrooming
One area I'm paying a lot of attention to these days is what I'm calling "embedded intelligent networks," or networks that integrate seamlessly into...
IT automation technology dominates Vegas conferences
Automation isn’t new, but with few budget dollars and strapped IT staff, many enterprise network managers are turning to the technology to complete...
Wanted for hire: generalists, not IT specialists
Interop panelists say the less IT professionals focus on specific skills the more likely they will be hired to manage tomorrow's data centers.