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TOP STORIES - July 11, 2011 • 10 Things to Know About IBM's Blue Gene Supercomputer • Why Hadoop Is Ideal for Wrangling Big Data • Morgan Stanley Loses CDs Containing Data for 34,000 Investors • Malware Targets BitCoin Virtual Currency • Layered Security Essential Tactic of Latest FFIEC Banking Guidelines SPOTLIGHT Hot iPad 2 Alternatives to Consider For those who don't want the popular iPad 2, there are some compelling alternatives currently available or launching soon. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Internet Security Myths That Delude Users • U2 Turns to Dell for an Extra Edge • Firefox 5 Sports Speed, Security • Get Ready for BI on the Fly FEATURED VIDEO Brace for BPaaS Business Process as a Service is expected to take businesses by storm. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Devices That Could Hurt iPhone 5 Sales • Questions About Amazon Android Tablet • 10 Tips to Secure Cloud Computing • HP TouchPad a Solid Platform for webOS IN THIS ISSUE 10 Things to Know About IBM's Blue Gene Supercomputer In 2004, IBM's Blue Gene became the fastest supercomputer in the world, delivering unprecedented performance in a compact, low-power design. Find out more about the project that was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Barack Obama. READ MORE >> Why Hadoop Is Ideal for Wrangling Big Data Hadoop, the data analytics-for-huge-data-sets invention of Apache Chairman Doug Cutting that found its original home at Yahoo, has gone from a science project to mainstream business in five years. The open-source software's progression comes as more and more businesses are finding out that they need to analyze their stored data in order to help them make better business decisions. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Dell Simplify your IT setup and reduce costs with Dell Virtual Integrated System. Watch the Interactive Video! ADVERTISEMENT Morgan Stanley Loses CDs Containing Data for 34,000 Investors Investors are left wondering who may have stolen the CDs that contain sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers, while en route to the New York State Tax Department. READ MORE >> Malware Targets BitCoin Virtual Currency Attackers are creating Trojans that steal BitCoins from other users. While rudimentary, the attacks are occurring because there is some money in the electronic currency. READ MORE >> Layered Security Essential Tactic of Latest FFIEC Banking Guidelines New federal security guidelines spell out how banks should protect customer bank accounts from cyber-criminals intent on stealing funds. 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 >> Public, Private, and Hybrid: All about Clouds and How to Choose One Jul 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Cloud computing has become so popular today that other important IT infrastructure solutions, including consolidation, virtualization and disaster recovery have taken a back seat. But while clouds offer numerous benefits, including scalability, cost and ease of management, they also present challenges that must be overcome before organizations can start reaping those benefits REGISTER >> Building an Efficient Test / Development Management Process Jul 21, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 12:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Many companies have virtualized their test and development environments as a first foray into virtualization. But even on this small scale, some of the challenges of managing virtual infrastructures become evident. Manual provisioning processes can delay the delivery of virtual machines to developers. Developers may oversize their requirements just to save time, which results in VM sprawl as test/dev machines are abandoned and forgotten. REGISTER >>

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