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	Hard drive prices skyrocket | What IT should know about AC power
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	Get set for a Windows PC comeback Windows 8, the Ultrabook, and HP's second thoughts about exiting the desktop market suggest that competition for users' hearts and minds is far from over. Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Enhance virtualization with HP and Intel The rapid adoption of virtualization-enabled servers has created a major increase in I/O overhead. This paper describes a balanced platform approach that addresses virtualization enhancements and hardware assists even at the I/O and networking device levels. Click to continue In this Issue Hard drive prices skyrocket What IT should know about AC power Enabling multisite file access with the cloud Got a Great Data Center, Cloud or Big Data Case Study? WHITE PAPER: Avnet & HP Turning virtual sprawl into a good thing This white paper discusses how HP Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced Edition (DDMA) software can be your key to the effective management of your virtual infrastructure, helping to make sure that you can gain the benefits of virtualization without increasing costs and risks. Read now Hard drive prices skyrocket In the past few days, the price of big-name hard drives -- Seagate, Western Digital Hitachi, Samsung -- at major online retailers has shot up 40 to 90 percent or more. Read More What IT should know about AC power The sad fact is that far too many good, solid network and system folks simply don't know much about power. They see an outlet and assume there's juice. Read More Enabling multisite file access with the cloud One of the most irritating problems to deal with is handling large amounts of distributed file-sharing data. The simplest and most often used solution is to place file servers or NAS devices at each site to handle local file sharing duties. But this has serious drawbacks. Read More Got a Great Data Center, Cloud or Big Data Case Study? Submit it by 5pm (Eastern), November 7, 2011, to be considered for presentation at SNW Spring 2012, April 2-5, at the Omni Dallas in Dallas, Texas. Topic areas include Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Management, Data Security, Solid State Storage, Storage Networking and Virtualization. Read More
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