Written by Benny Buljko, Level 2 Support Technician
Now that we’re closing in on the holiday season, it may not be too late to get that last-minute gift for a loved one. Although we all want the next best TV, newest smartphone, and most powerful laptop on the market, there are a few new tech gadgets to consider before making a decision! Our technology professionals at i3 Business Solutions have devised a list of “hot” tech gadgets that are rapidly gaining popularity.
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The Heartland Technology Peer Group (HTG) celebrated those individuals and companies that have contributed tremendously to the organization’s mission to share best practices among IT solution providers. The announcement comes as HTG Peer Groups concluded its acclaimed annual conference, HTG Summit 2013, held in Dallas, Texas.
Not bad for something just outta beta:
"Microsoft's Azure just came out of beta testing a few months ago, but the company has already signed up 10,000 paying customers to run their applications in the company's Azure cloud, a company executive said."
via Microsoft Azure: 10K Customers and Counting - InternetNews.
As more and more of our business systems– and personal networks of devices– get interwoven and integrated, I can only think that Cisco ultimately will be in the middle of it, making them all work together.
"Although times are lean, many companies are finding that they can't afford to postpone IT investments that lead to increased security, efficiencies or revenues. Organizations also are trying to make sure they are prepared for growth when conditions improve, and enhancing their IT infrastructure is part of that process.
"Smith and Pieravi's presentation cites three stages of virtualization, with it implicit that getting through stages one and two is a prerequisite to cloud computing. Stage one is server consolidation through virtualization in the data center, along with virtualization of software development and testing.
Centralization vs. decentralization, aka the glass room vs. distributed computing using servers and workstations, is a long-running argument in the IT world.
Well, the pendulum is taking a full swing again in 2007, this time to "lean and green" virtualization of servers -- onto IBM System z mainframes! Click here for the full story:
IBM to Consolidate 3,900 Servers onto 33 Mainframes
"In what it touts as "the most significant transformation" of its worldwide data centers in a generation, IBM announced Aug.