Google Nexus 5 probably doesn't deserve all this hype

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IBM to nix SmartCloud Enterprise, migrate customers to newly acquired SoftLayer cloud Juniper switches architectures: What you need to know Network World Daily News PM October 31, 2013 Share this email Google Nexus 5 probably doesn't deserve all this hype This was starting to get a bit silly. Google had been teasing its new Nexus 5 for so long that it hardly even qualified as teasing any more. It was more like cruel mockery. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. IBM to nix SmartCloud Enterprise, migrate customers to newly acquired SoftLayer cloud 2. Juniper switches architectures: What you need to know 3. Cisco, NetApp stock FlexPod 4. 19 Apple rumors that were just wrong 5. 2013 Google Graveyard 6. FAA sets electronics free on flights – mostly 7. Apple's iPad Air competes with laptops for mass market computing 8. New app gives church's iOS users secure access to corporate files 9. Microsoft Kinect turns sign language into spoken language in real time 10. 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READ MORE Juniper switches architectures: What you need to know A breakdown of MetaFabric, the latest architecture from Juniper. READ MORE Cisco, NetApp stock FlexPod Cisco and NetApp have expanded their three year FlexPod partnership to address disaster recovery, scalable cloud infrastructure, orchestration and automation, and multi-hypervisor support. READ MORE 19 Apple rumors that were just wrong Some of the rumors about Apple over the years were just ridiculous. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Cloud Storage and Backup The proliferation of cloud computing options has begun to change the way storage is thought about, procured and used. IT managers and departments need to think through how cloud options might fit into and complement their onsite data infrastructures. Read Now 2013 Google Graveyard One of the great things about Google is that it supplies us with a seemingly never ending list of products, many of them free. One of the most maddening things about the company, though, is that every once in a while it kills off a favorite. Here's a look back at more than a dozen products killed off by Google in 2013. READ MORE FAA sets electronics free on flights – mostly After years of debate the Federal Aviation Administration today said airline passengers can by the end of the year use portable electronic devices during all phases of a commercial airline flight. READ MORE Apple's iPad Air competes with laptops for mass market computing Some analysts and pundits have begun calling Apple's iPad Air a PC replacement, raising the stakes in the tablet vs. laptop war. READ MORE New app gives church's iOS users secure access to corporate files Egnyte today released iOS and Android apps that let mobile employees work not only with files stored in the vendor's cloud file sharing service, but also now with private files behind a corporate firewall. READ MORE WEBCAST: Oracle Innovation in Financial Services Date: November 20th, 2013 Time: 1 PM This presentation will review the role IT should play in innovation. How financial services organizations are finding ways to rebalance their IT portfolio. Learn More Microsoft Kinect turns sign language into spoken language in real time New Kinect technology eliminates the need for a sign language interpreter, in some cases. READ MORE Dell's CIO and CMO: Can't we all just get along? At a small lunch with reporters yesterday in San Francisco, Dell's CIO Adriana Karaboutis and CMO Karen Quintos shared their thoughts on the rising battles between the two functions at many companies. READ MORE 3 Highlights with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 With any server operating system upgrade, IT is always looking for the hooks that help motivate the upgrade process and deliver additional value. READ MORE INSIDER Collisions likely over PCI 3.0 New standards are meant to 'help' merchants, but experts say they are more about protecting credit card companies READ MORE 5 World Problems Too Big for Big Data Despite advances in computing power, storage and analytics technology, some challenges are still too big for big data. Here's a look at five such problems -- and what it will take to solve them. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Good APM Practices Get Results According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More. SLIDESHOWS 10 most powerful network management companies Our look at the biggest players in the network management, um, world. 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