Review: Surface Pro 3 isn’t really what enterprises want in a laptop

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Open source and free software graveyard, 2014 Gartner: IT careers – what's hot? Network World Daily News AM October 12, 2014 Review: Surface Pro 3 isn't really what enterprises want in a laptop There are a lot of good things to say about Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 tablet. It's lightweight. It's got a big, crisp display. It supports any app Windows 7 does plus all the ones designed just for Windows 8.1. It's got a pen that's nicely integrated with Office apps. Microsoft says it's the tablet that can replace your laptop, and that's true, although it has some physical shortcomings that laptops don't. For example, it requires a kickstand to prop it up when it's in laptop mode, which introduces some problems of its own. + Also on Network World: Surface Pro 3: A great business desktop and a pretty good laptop, too |10 things you need to know about Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Open source and free software graveyard, 2014 2. Gartner: IT careers – what's hot? 3. INSIDER IT reorganization: 4 CIOs share expert advice 4. First Nadella: Women shouldn't ask for raises. Second Nadella: Yes they should 5. Hopes high for HP spinoffs, but PC and printer concerns linger 6. Patch Tuesday: Windows, Internet Explorer need critical patches 7. America's richest techies 8. OK, so maybe it's not the "Worst Product Ever"… 9. Microsoft researchers create a secure haven in the cloud 10. Gartner: Top 10 Technology Trends for 2015 IT can't ignore WEBCAST: Kaminario Introducing K2's 5th Generation The Kaminario K2 is an enterprise-grade, general-purpose, all-Flash storage array designed to work with the mixed workloads of OLTP, analytic and virtualized applications. Watch this 2 minute video to get a quick overview of this high-performance, cost-efficient storage platform, its architecture and enterprise-class features. Learn More>> Open source and free software graveyard, 2014 We've tossed in a couple of freeware offerings that are no more as well READ MORE Gartner: IT careers – what's hot? ORLANDO— If you are to believe the experts here a the Gartner IT Symposium IT workers and managers will need to undergo wide-spread change if they are to effectively compete for jobs in the next few years.How much change? Well Gartner says by 2018, digital business requires 50% less business process workers and 500% more key digital business jobs, compared to traditional models. IT leaders will need to develop new hiring practices to recruit for the new nontraditional IT roles. + MORE FROM GARTNER: Top 10 strategic predictions for businesses to watch for +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE INSIDER IT reorganization: 4 CIOs share expert advice Sometimes technology drives the reorganization of IT, but more often a shift in business strategy triggers a rethinking of how IT should function. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Riverbed | Orange Application Performance Management for Dummies Application performance management helps deliver the application performance users and the business demand. Effectively monitoring and troubleshooting application performance issues requires a comprehensive solution. View now>> First Nadella: Women shouldn't ask for raises. Second Nadella: Yes they should Bottom line: I can't help but believe that what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella first said about women asking for pay raises – that  they shouldn't do it – is what Nadella actually believes and that his attempts to take it back are simply damage control.Granted, it's impossible to know for sure what someone else actually believes, but the two viewpoints Nadella expressed mere hours apart yesterday would seem impossible to reconcile.Appearing at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Nadella was asked for his advice to women who are not comfortable asking for a raise.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Hopes high for HP spinoffs, but PC and printer concerns linger Some HP customers worry about the future of the PC and printer business without the resources of the combined enterprise READ MORE Patch Tuesday: Windows, Internet Explorer need critical patches Windows and Internet Explorer need critical patches this month, according to Microsoft's advanced notification about Patch Tuesday bulletins for Oct. 14.In all there are nine bulletins, but three of them are ranked critical and could allow attackers to execute malicious code remotely, according to the notification. "These will be the top patching priorities, probably with the IE issue being the most at risk for exploitation," says Ross Barrett, senior manager of security engineering at Rapid7.+ Also on NetworkWorld: Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrities +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: bigtincan The Future of Mobile Design Effective user experience design is really about crafting deeper connections that enable end-user computing devices to work better together, rather than just coexist. Distributed user experience is about optimizing the user's experience for enhanced productivity when interacting with content across any end-user computing device. Learn More>> America's richest techies Forbes' annual list of the 400 Wealthiest Americans is out and techies make a strong showing yet again. READ MORE OK, so maybe it's not the "Worst Product Ever"… [Editor's Note: This updates a previous column/post, which you can read here]So, in hindsight, maybe the headline proclaiming that the Fujitsu iX100 portable scanner was the "Worst Product Ever" was a bit harsh. I blame Comic Book Guy, the need for social-media-inspired sharing in headline writing (My other option was "Reviewer Tried to Install Portable Scanner Software…You Won't Believe What Happened Next!") and a general end-of-September malaise/irritability. In the history of bad products, I will concede that this scanner was not the worst. Several others certainly qualify, including:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Microsoft researchers create a secure haven in the cloud To ensure trusted cloud operations, Microsoft Haven uses a new type of virtual machine and a set of new Intel chip security calls READ MORE Gartner: Top 10 Technology Trends for 2015 IT can't ignore ORLANDO—Gartner defines its Strategic Technology Trends as those technologies that have the most potential to drive great change in the enterprise IT arena in the next three years.Indeed this year's crop has that potential as trends like software-defined networks and 3D printing take center stage in Gartner's list.+More on Network World: Gartner: IT careers – what's hot?+"You need to be looing at linking to customers in new and unique ways; what technologies set the foundation to enable these moves," said Gartner vice president David Cearly. 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