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Monday, August 24, 2009

How projects really work; The new face of virtualization; Bare-metal hypervisors: A new wrinkle

The new face of virtualization; Bare-metal hypervisors: A new wrinkle
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How projects really work

Every once in a while, you'll see the "How projects really work" cartoon popping up on blogs across the Web. A few years ago, a site emerged, allowing you to customize the cartoon for your own organization or project. But the site's owner doesn't even know where the original came from, and he says there are versions dating back to the 1960s. This timeless illustration of IT project management just seems to strike a chord, and every time someone sees it for the first time, they recognize its simple truths. Read full story

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The new face of virtualization
From its genesis in x86-based servers, virtualization technology has spread rapidly into storage and the network. Today, it's at your desktop, in your processors and memory, and in your switches. It's shaping hardware and software appliances -- heck it's even in your smartphones.

Bare-metal hypervisors: A new wrinkle
The phrase "bare-metal client hypervisor" is a mouthful, but one IT execs ought to get used to saying in the coming years.

Apple denies rejecting Google Voice for iPhone
In responses to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inquiries about Google Voice, Apple Friday denied that it has rejected the application, AT&T said it played no part in Apple's iPhone application review process, and Google asked the agency to redact its answer about Google Voice's App Store status.

New virus spreads by attacking Borland compiler
An imaginative new virus that infects programs as they are being compiled has claimed its first scalps, infecting software sent out on a cover CD by a major German computer magazine and even other malware programs.

Laid Off? Here's Your Safety Net
Support networks encourage laid-off IT managers to help one another through the stressful transition.

Ethics: Harder in a Recession?
Running IT systems that promote and comply with ethical standards can be costly -- and therefore harder to justify during a recession.

Is Your PC Bot-Infested? Here's How to Tell
As fireworks boomed on the Fourth of July, thousands of compromised computers attacked U.S. government Web sites. A botnet of more than 200,000 computers, infected with a strain of 2004's MyDoom virus, attempted to deny legitimate access to sites such as those of the Federal Trade Commission and the White House. The assault was a bold reminder that botnets continue to be a massive problem.

Cutbacks Could Be Causing IT Outages
An apparent increase in outages at Internet-based service providers is raising questions about whether recession-induced cutbacks are killing reliability and/or increased use of the services is clogging the Internet.

Two illusions: one online, one real-life, both freaky
Before we get to the Sagamore Bridge falling down, here's the online illusion that's been bending minds around my office the past few days.

August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31.

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Sports technologiesMany technologies help fans enjoy sports. Others just annoy.

Apple disasters
Apple disastersApple has enjoyed huge success with the iPod and iPhone, but Apple has had a number of commercial flops, too.

3 Key Strategies to Improving Efficiency in Network and App Management
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The Problem with Controller-based Architectures
A controller-based architecture requires that all frames be processed at the AP and the controller necessitating excessive hardware even in optimal configurations. Learn how a controller-free approach can provide the cost advantages of autonomous APs and the technical advantages of controller-based approaches.
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