10 users IT hates to support

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Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses TV news networks ignore 'death of net neutrality' Network World Daily News PM April 28, 2014 Share this email 10 users IT hates to support From the paranoid to the pathological, here are 10 user 'personalities' certain to drive any IT pro crazy READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses 2. TV news networks ignore 'death of net neutrality' 3. The Camera That Killed the Jeep – Part 2 4. How emerging markets contributed to Apple's strong quarter 5. Losses mount for Microsoft's Surface tablet line 6. Lessons in Marketing IT's Value 7. Linux to the rescue! How Ubuntu can help a computer in distress 8. China's Internet loses 'The Big Bang Theory,' US TV shows 9. New IE zero-day first to leave Windows XP exposed, unprotected 10. Search warrants extend to emails stored overseas, US judge rules in Microsoft case 11. 7 Ways to Advance Your Project Management Career WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Data Center Insight: 6 mistakes that have cost others Six Common and Costly Myths that surround Data Center transformation Learn More>> Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses Dell is synonymous with home and business PCs, and data center servers. Yet Dell also has an ambitious software-defined networking activity underway called the Open Networking Initiative, where it partners with SDN software companies like Cumulus Networks and Big Switch Networks to bundle operating systems and applications on Dell switches. The Big Switch deal was announced last week, and Dell Founder and CEO Michael Dell found time to provide Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy with some perspective on that partnership, and on Dell's overall networking and Open Networking Initiative. READ MORE TV news networks ignore 'death of net neutrality' Last week's proposal by the FCC to allow ISPs to sell accelerated services may have touched off a firestorm on the Internet, but it created nary a spark on the nightly news programs of the three major television networks. From a Media Matters blog post: READ MORE The Camera That Killed the Jeep – Part 2 So you may recall from my last posting on this subject that I have a Wi-Fi camera that can drain the battery in Donna Diamond's brand new Jeep Cherokee simply by being powered up nearby the car. All I have to do it turn the camera on and the instrument panel lights up; a few hours later, the huge battery in the car is dead. Weird, to say the least, and last Friday I had the opportunity to find out... READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Data Center Insight: 6 mistakes that have cost others Six Common and Costly Myths that surround Data Center transformation. Learn More>> How emerging markets contributed to Apple's strong quarter Apple's standout performance in the past quarter was led by shipments of 44 million iPhones. International sales made up 66% of Apple's revenues. Thanks to the company's performance in international markets, it offset market share losses in the U.S. and grew 7 % overall. READ MORE Losses mount for Microsoft's Surface tablet line Economies of scale continued to elude Microsoft's Surface line as the tablet lost more money in the March quarter than in the preceding three-month period, regulatory filings showed. READ MORE Lessons in Marketing IT's Value Tech execs boost IT credibility by educating their peers about the business benefits they deliver. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: RES Software Beyond the Enterprise App Store Leverage proactive, secure and automated IT Service delivery to move beyond the traditional App Store and empower your users. Read the white paper to learn how Learn more Linux to the rescue! How Ubuntu can help a computer in distress This may sound like sacrilege, but it's not: Ubuntu Linux can be useful even if you're a hardcore Windows user. READ MORE China's Internet loses 'The Big Bang Theory,' US TV shows Chinese online video sites were forced to pull the plug on "The Big Bang Theory" and three other U.S. TV shows over the weekend on orders from the nation's regulators, leaving Internet users scratching their heads over why the shows were targeted. READ MORE New IE zero-day first to leave Windows XP exposed, unprotected Microsoft is trying to gauge the seriousness of a zero-day flaw in all Internet Explorer browsers from versions 6 through 11 and whether it warrants issuing an out-of-band fix before May's Patch Tuesday. READ MORE Search warrants extend to emails stored overseas, US judge rules in Microsoft case Email providers have to turn over a user's emails and other data to U.S. law enforcement when issued a search warrant, even if the data is stored overseas, a U.S. judge ruled Friday. READ MORE 7 Ways to Advance Your Project Management Career Project management experts and executive IT recruiters provide tips to project managers on what they can do to give their careers a boost. By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Picking the Right Application Monitoring Solution Successful application monitoring requires views of all facets related to service delivery and choosing the right APM solution can be a challenge. With this helpful IT Brief, you'll learn the 10 key components of a comprehensive APM solution so that you are able to make a better and more informed choice. 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