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	Recycle your computer electronics responsibly Companies of every size are feeling the pressure to conduct their business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. Who wants to do business with a company that allows toxic waste to leech into the soil, pollute water supplies and cause birth defects? Did you ever stop to think that your old computer equipment -- your e-waste -- could end up doing just that in third world countries? Read on to learn how to select a responsible recycler that is certified to conduct its business in a manner designed to protect people and the environment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! In this Issue Cloud computing security challenges unite hosting providers, security specialists Network Worlds Best Products 2010 SAP offers on-demand solutions to 'casual users' More IT projects green-lighted amid signs of recovery, survey shows Users lament state of Ethernet WHITE PAPER: Brocade Q&A: Virtualization and Cloud Preparedness As more applications are added per compute node in a virtual environment, there is a corresponding increase in I/O requirements. In this Q&A with Brocade CTO, Dave Stevens, he answers questions on how to ensure your network infrastructure, all the way down to the storage level, is ready for virtualization. Read More! Cloud computing security challenges unite hosting providers, security specialists As cloud computing adoption climbs, hosting providers are inking deals with security vendors to provide security-as-a-service options to customers. But will enterprise IT managers buy into these often novel forms of security woven into a cloud computing environment? Read More WHITE PAPER: HP WAN Design – Don't Buy More than You Need This Gartner research note examines the methodology organizations should employ when designing a WAN. It offers advice on how to ensure that important applications are networked with sufficient performance and that there is not an "overspend" on less important applications and provides guidance on meeting unique network needs. Read Now. Network Worlds Best Products 2010   Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. SAP offers on-demand solutions to 'casual users' SAP is making its business intelligence (BI) solutions more accessible to more users as it introduced a package of solutions intended for "casual users". Read More More IT projects green-lighted amid signs of recovery, survey shows Robert Half Technology survey shows that many CIOs intend to push ahead with high-tech projects that were put on the back burner due to the economic recession. Read More Users lament state of Ethernet Vendors have a lot more work to do to make Ethernet ready for large-scale data center duty, according to users at the Ethernet Technology Summit. Read More
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