Google makes a green case for the cloud

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	Google makes a green case for the cloud Google released a study today concluding that using cloud-based email is more energy efficient than running email in-house. Google stands to gain from successfully working the case as it looks to make Gmail converts out of shops running Microsoft Office and other rivals. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum 8 Dedupe Features to Avoid When considering adding deduplication software to your existing storage strategy, there needs to be a balancing act between optimizing for performance, optimizing for capacity, and avoiding performance bottlenecks. This independent white paper offers guidance on evaluating deduplication solutions and includes the 8 top dedupe "features" to avoid. Read More In this Issue Bossie Awards 2011: The best open source data center and cloud software Devops and the great IT convergence 6 energy-efficient data center practices RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Unite Communications Across Multiple Devices Mobile devices, delivery models, and new applications are redefining our jobs. Find out how your company can unite communications across multiple devices, allowing you to communicate with employees, customers, and partners on any device, anywhere. View this demo to see how unifying your communications transforms your work and productivity. View Demo Bossie Awards 2011: The best open source data center and cloud software Our Bossie winners in the data center and cloud division include platforms for building clouds on your own hardware, as well as longtime favorites in virtualization, application middleware, and data integration. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution What do you need to know when evaluating AD bridge solutions? In this Quest Software white paper, discover the questions to ask when choosing the best solution for your company. Don't waste time and money with systems that don't play well together! Read this paper today. Read now. Devops and the great IT convergence Devops, the grassroots "movement" pushing to bridge the gap between app dev and operations, is a sign of the times for IT. Read More 6 energy-efficient data center practices The demand for more CPU cycles and petabytes of storage won't go away. Nor will budget concerns, or the cost of power, cooling, and space. Here's a look at how vendors, industry groups, and savvy IT and Facilities planners are meeting those challenges. Read More
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