Unplugging the data center

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2014 technology industry graveyard Catching up with the guy who 'live-blogged' bin Laden raid Network World Daily News AM May 01, 2014 Share this email Unplugging the data center Nathan McBride joined AMAG Pharmaceuticals in 2008 with an ambitious goal: to rebuild IT using as little internal infrastructure as possible. He succeeded. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 2014 technology industry graveyard 2. Catching up with the guy who 'live-blogged' bin Laden raid 3. No coach-class here -- Boeing, Bigelow offer look inside future spaceships 4. INSIDER How GAF Builds Customer Ties and Gives IT Staff Business Skills 5. Facebook courts developers at f8 conference 6. The software defined enterprise WAN is now a business imperative 7. How to Become a Better Leader 8. Avoiding burnout: Ten tips for hackers working incident response 9. WebRTC in 2014: The State of the Market 10. 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