Seven Time Tracking Apps for a Busy VAR Are you keeping track of your technology consulting hours on random old receipts and business cards until you can get back to the office to actually log them on the computer? Why not use your phone or tablet to help? These days mobile apps can help you easily track time and expenses to provide clients with detailed accounting when it comes time to invoice. The following mobile apps make it possible to consistently track hours, ensuring accuracy for the customer and that no billable minute goes unlogged. READ MORE >>
25 Facts About Juniper Networks With longtime rival Cisco publicly struggling to rebuild its image, Juniper Networks can smell blood in the water and is poised to strengthen its position in the networking world. Having invested considerably in research and development as well as acquisitions, plus winning some key defections from Cisco, Juniper is giving the channel plenty of reasons to rethink allegiances. Here's a look at 25 quick facts partners should know about Juniper Networks. READ MORE >>
Juniper Networks' Worst Enemies Play in the highly competitive networking world long enough, and you're bound to make a few enemies. As one of the key innovators in the 1990s in the high-performance router and switching market, Juniper Networks has a long history of shaking up the market. It is no surprise that it's got plenty of competitors lining up to vie for its business. The first one is obvious--Cisco--but there are plenty more to keep this race interesting. READ MORE >>
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CA Turns to Partners for Cloud, Midmarket Growth CA Technologies executives told partners at its Global Partner Summit in New York that they hold the key to CA's success in the cloud computing, virtualization management and SAAS markets, all central to CA's strategy going forward. READ MORE >>
RIM's Tablet Strategy: 10 Major Flaws RIM has watched its BlackBerry smartphone market share erode with the rise of iPhone and Android, which is why its launch of the PlayBook tablet is so important. While analysts say PlayBook sales have been solid, RIM is under pressure to make its tablet a hit--witness the planned addition of Angry Birds. At this point, the company's tablet strategy is all over the place. Here's a look at the major flaws with RIM's tablet strategy and what it should be doing to address them. READ MORE >>
Cloud Computing Era Could Mean MSP Extinction Will cloud computing render managed service providers obsolete within a decade? The tough words from one MSP point to the evolving market and whether a mass extinction event is coming. 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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The iconic White House Situation Room photo caught everyone's attention. President Obama and his national security team appear to be breathlessly monitoring the raid that located and killed Osama bin Laden. But the image left many wondering: was the president actually seeing the operation unfold in real-time on the screen in front of him? The Daily Beast's Ian Yarett reports on helmet cams and on how combat video works.
Pakistani officials tell The New York Times that the Obama administration has demanded the names of top-level intelligence operatives in order to find out whether or not they aided Osama bin Laden. It's the latest sign of growing tensions between Pakistan and Washington. Pakistan has always rejected demands to name operatives in its Inter-services Intelligence Directorate, which aided the fight against the Soviet Army in Afghanistan in the 1980s and is believed to have maintained close ties with bin Laden since.
President Obama nearly took out two top terrorist leaders in one week: A U.S. drone strike in Yemen on Thursday nearly killed radical American-born cleric Anwar al Awlaki, it was revealed Friday, but he appears to have survived. It was the first U.S. drone strike in Yemen since 2002. Despite the survival of al Awlaki, who inspired the Fort Hood shooter and the Detroit "underwear bomber," two-mid level al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives died in the attack.
At least 26 people were killed Friday in the latest crackdown by Syrian police as both sides claimed victory in protesters' planned "Day of Defiance." Violence was reported in six towns, with the worst in Homs, Syria's second-largest city—where tanks rolled into town and at least 10 soldiers and 16 protesters were killed. Human-rights groups said they were encouraged by the thousands that turned out for the demonstrations, while the Syrian government pointed out that crowds were smaller than came out the previous Friday for protests. Meanwhile, worried about the crackdown, the European Union froze the assets and imposed a travel ban on 14 Syrian officials—although President Bashar al-Assad was exempt.
Maybe at least this will make it easier for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to attend? The U.S. has delayed the final missions of the space shuttle Endeavour once again until May 16, at the earliest. The original April 29 launch was jettisoned after a heater malfunction. Giffords' staff has said she'll attend the launch again; she went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant in Houston Sunday night.
Obama finished the job, but taking out Osama bin Laden was one of the Bush administration's top goals. W.'s top aides, from key confidante Karen Hughes to Rumsfeld deputy Steven Bucci, reflect on the kill.
Classic Kentucky Derby by The Daily Beast The most exciting two minutes in sports take place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, with the running of the 2011 Kentucky Derby. See our photos of legendary horses, stars, and distinctive hats—that have graced the classic over the decades—along with the official mint julep recipe.
May 7: The Week in Viral Videos by The Daily Beast Video From Lady Gaga's sacrilegious "Judas" video and Michelle Obama's dance moves to a baseball stadium cheering bin Laden's death and Steve Carell leaving The Office, watch the week's buzziest clips.
