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TOP STORIES - July 1, 2011 • SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Is Worthy Addition to Toolkits • 'Big Data' Isn't Just About Volume: Gartner • Dell Continues Shift to IT Services, Cloud Storage • FlashSoft Debuts With New Flash Optimization Software • Oracle Buys Ellison-Owned Pillar Data Systems SPOTLIGHT Six IT Skills With Rising Pay We take a look at what IT skills are paying, which ones are not and what certifications, if any, IT pros should work toward. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Galaxy Tab 10.1 Takes Aim at iPad 2 • HTC Evo 3D 4G Delivers Dazzling 3D • Google Speeds Up Web-Page Downloads • Shielding Implants From Cyber-Attack FEATURED VIDEO Getting SMBs Online A robust Web presence with next-gen commerce tech could pave path to success. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Hot iPad 2 Alternatives to Consider • Internet Security Myths That Delude Users • Latest Google Flops: Health, PowerMeter • New Devices Offer Peek of Mobile Future IN THIS ISSUE SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Is Worthy Addition to Toolkits The SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 4.0 tracks compute, network and storage resource use to predict capacity limits, answers "what-if" planning questions and estimates what it would cost to run your VMware virtual infrastructure on Amazon's EC2 public cloud service. READ MORE >> 'Big Data' Isn't Just About Volume: Gartner "Big data" is also about the increasing number of data types that are coming into systems, which need to be handled differently than simple email, data logs and credit card records. It's also about the speed at which all this data is moving from endpoints into storage. 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 Dell Continues Shift to IT Services, Cloud Storage Dell's move away from being a low-cost PC and IT hardware supplier toward being more of a solutions provider like IBM and HP is not new, but questions remain about how the company will integrate its acquisitions, IP and technology. CEO Michael Dell and others aimed to answer those questions this week at their investor conference. READ MORE >> FlashSoft Debuts With New Flash Optimization Software FlashSoft SE, which essentially turns SSD and PCIe flash into server-tier read-write cache, enables flash disks to become more cost-effective computing resources. READ MORE >> Oracle Buys Ellison-Owned Pillar Data Systems Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison's equity firm owns the majority stake in the 10-year-old storage company, which had been having financial issues for a few years. 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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