Why Google Chose Notebooks Over Tablets; Google, the Steve Jobs Way

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• Why Google Chose Notebooks Instead of Tablets • What if Steve Jobs Went Google • Chromebook for Business? 10 Big Issues • Channel-Friendly Cloud VOIP Providers • IT Pros: IT Outsourcing More Costly Than Expected • HP Intros Network Management Center 9.1 for MSPs, Cloud Management • Tech Data Goes Cloud • Avaya Releases IP Office 7.0 for SMBs • Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 DDoS Attacks: Your Customers at Risk Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise. A new survey found organizations unable to keep up with more frequent attacks in the past year. The survey, commissioned by Verisign and conducted by Merrill Research, polled 225 IT decision makers. Here's a look at the results. READ MORE >>   Why Google Chose Notebooks Instead of Tablets With all the frenzy around tablets as the hot new form factor that is cannibalizing notebook PCs, some may think it's surprising that Google picked notebooks over tablets when introducing its Chrome OS. And more importantly, was it a good idea? The second question won't be answered for months. But here's why Google spurned tablets and chose notebooks for the Chrome OS. READ MORE >> What if Steve Jobs Went Google WWSJD? If the iconic Apple founder and CEO took over technology giant Google, would the company be poised for a white Android phone, no more Flash, even less evil, or something else entirely? Here's a look at the changes that Steve Jobs would make. READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM Most clouds aren't capable of supporting the types of workloads becoming increasingly common on a smarter planet. The IBM SmartCloud is different. It's designed to a myriad of workloads, including development and test environments. Adopt a cloud that's ready for your business. ADVERTISEMENT Chromebook for Business? 10 Big Issues Google's Chromebook, essentially a netbook, is being targeted at business users. But Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer, running Google's Chrome OS, suffer from too many issues to justify enterprise adoption. Here's why. READ MORE >> Channel-Friendly Cloud VOIP Providers As the VOIP market continues to grow, so too does the cloud computing market, and it's probably of little surprise that the two have converged and started growing together. Here's a look at some of the VOIP service providers out there that are channel-friendly. READ MORE >> IT Pros: IT Outsourcing More Costly Than Expected IT organizations that have sought to reduce costs through outsourcing are finding the services end up being more costly than they thought they would be, and the service providers can't offer the flexibility that internal staff can. 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 >>

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