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• If Steve Jobs Ran Microsoft • Seduced by Devices: IT Pros Go Rogue • Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP? • MSP Tools: Eight PSA Solutions • Government Tech Shopping List • Citrix Buys Desktop Virtualization Specialist Kaviza • Rackspace Intros Hosted Virtual Desktop • MSPs Get CompTIA Certification • Dell's XPS 15z Laptop for SMBs Spammers Start Their Own URL-Shortening Services You'd better think twice before you click on that shortened URL. Spammers are now setting up their own URL-shortening services to lure unsuspecting end users to malware and spam sites. READ MORE >>   If Steve Jobs Ran Microsoft Microsoft's market value was surpassed by Apple's a year ago. It's no wonder. Microsoft miscalculated the importance of smartphones while Apple changed the world with iPhone. Some may think Microsoft has lost its edge. But what if some new leadership came in to shake things up? And why not the CEO of the company that beat Microsoft's market valuation last year. Here's a look at how Steve Jobs would change things if he took over Microsoft. READ MORE >> Seduced by Devices: IT Pros Go Rogue As the explosion of smartphones and tablets accelerate the use of employee-owned devices in the workplace, a new survey shows that IT professionals are conflicted about the consumerization of IT, particularly when it comes to security. For instance, 35 percent of IT pros violate their own corporate policies. Here's a look at what else they said. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Dell The Virtual Integrated Systems blog provides IT managers in healthcare, government, and education with best practices in leveraging a virtual computing environment. Visit the blog ADVERTISEMENT Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP? A growing number of large and midsized companies are embracing the managed services IT model, leveraging MSPs to help them run more efficient departments, according to a new survey conducted by Enterprise Management Associates on behalf of Nimsoft. Channel Insider takes a look at highlights from the survey, which queried executives, mid-level managers and IT pros from companies that are currently engaged with an MSP, planning to engage an MSP or had used MSP services in the past. READ MORE >> MSP Tools: Eight PSA Solutions Behind every great managed service provider is a solid set of tools. The tool-set foundation is cemented with a good professional services automation solution to keep the business running smoothly. Channel Insider checks out some leaders in the PSA market, along with a few up-and-comers. Take a look. READ MORE >> Government Tech Shopping List A new survey of 375 federal, state and local IT buyers and influencers shows that in spite of budget shortfalls, there are still plenty of dollars to go around for new technology purposes. Channel Insider takes a look at the shopping list laid out by respondents in the survey. Each category or product is followed by the percentage of decision makers who plan to invest in that item during the next 12 months. 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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