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TOP STORIES - April 12, 2011 • Facebook Opens Sources Its Cloud Blueprint • IBM's SmartCloud: What It Means for Potential Users • Iomega Adds New Video Surveillance Client to Desktop NAS Drives • Dell to Spend $1 Billion to Grow Cloud, Virtualization Capabilities • HP Fine-Tunes Its Information Management Products, Services SPOTLIGHT 10 Problems Plaguing iPad 2 The iPad 2 was a hit early on, selling out. But it doesn't mean that buyers haven't been disappointed with some of its glaring issues. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • 11 Apps to Secure Your Smartphone • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Packs Pluses • Developer Draws at Microsoft MIX11 • A Social Network for Plug-in EVs FEATURED VIDEO Managing Mobile with VDI We look at how to employ network management strategies in a mobile world. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Astound: Winning Hardware, Losing OS • Great Google April Fools' Gags • Google NFC Mobile Payments Challenges • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 IN THIS ISSUE Facebook Opens Sources Its Cloud Blueprint As part of the Open Compute Project, Facebook is publishing specs and mechanical designs used to construct the motherboards, power supply, server chassis, and server and battery cabinets for its data center. CEO Mark Zuckerberg explains why his company made the move, which is a significant departure from strategies of other companies. READ MORE >> IBM's SmartCloud: What It Means for Potential Users So what makes SmartCloud for Business different from anything else IBM has offered previously? It's all about a self-service menu of choices. READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM How To Use Video To Grow Your Business Work smarter to get the maximum out of your ideas at smartertechnology.com. News, information, and resources for your IT needs. Learn more ADVERTISEMENT Iomega Adds New Video Surveillance Client to Desktop NAS Drives EMC's consumer storage arm has added AXIS Communications' Video Hosting to desktop NAS devices. READ MORE >> Dell to Spend $1 Billion to Grow Cloud, Virtualization Capabilities Dell is looking to become a larger player in the highly competitive cloud-computing field, where such stalwarts as HP, Microsoft and Amazon already have strong footholds. READ MORE >> HP Fine-Tunes Its Information Management Products, Services Stopping short of labeling it "master data management," the company offers starting points for connecting inefficient silos of data. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Channel Insider Alert: Managed Services: Where to Begin? Apr 14, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join the Channel Insider for this interactive eSeminar where industry experts will examine these questions and many more. Experts will discuss how to begin changing your business model around to focus on high value and high customer interaction. REGISTER >> Storage Strategies 2011: Tackling Data Sprawl with Deduplication & Compression Apr 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join this free eSeminar to hear from industry leaders CDW and NetApp about the latest techniques for reducing the impact of data growth on your infrastructure. REGISTER >>

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