A New Era of Computing

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge March 22, 2012 Five Megatrends Changing Personal Computing The reign of the personal computer as the sole corporate access device is coming to a close, and by 2014, the personal cloud will replace the personal computer at the center of users' digital lives, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities, while leveraging the strengths of each device, ultimately enabling new levels of user satisfaction and productivity. However, it will require enterprises to fundamentally rethink how they deliver applications and services to users. Read more > Get the Infrastructure RSS Feed   Database Consolidation Models — Benefits of the Private Cloud This white paper describes how to successfully consolidate your database onto a private cloud through several deployment models. Download now > Blogs Arthur Cole Infrastructure iPad + PC = The Collaborative Enterprise Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion NComputing vs. OnLive vs. tuCloud vs. the iPad: The Road Back to Appliance Computing Carl Weinschenk Data and Telecom M2M Will Be a Big Star, Any Way You Look at It Extend Your Skills to DB2 Anytime   This online learning option gives you access to this self-paced workshop anytime, so you can learn on your own schedule. Access now > Fifteen Android Apps for Business We've pulled together 15 popular apps that help streamline the business process and provide unprecedented access to business productivity. Prepare for BYOD or Get Caught Flat-Footed The movement toward BYOD challenges previous IT solutions to accommodate a wide variety of devices, forcing CIOs to alter their IT strategy and improve their security measures. Download: Protecting DNS Servers from Denial of Service Threats Distributed denial of server (DDoS) using spoofed recursive DNS requests are on the rise. These recommendations can help prevent DNS-based attacks, as well as cache poisoning. Featured White Papers Mining Big Value: Key Requirements to Build a Big Data Infrastructure Learn about a data management appliance that can help you acquire and organize diverse data types and analyze them alongside your existing data. •  Data Quality Problems: Top Ten Root Causes (and How to Fix Them) •  Improve Security and Reduce Costs with an Active Directory Bridge Solution •  Tape Fallacies Exposed — The Future of Tape Is Still Bright "...the damage of handing over your social media site password could go beyond the privacy of a job seeker's private Facebook messages and photos. Because users tend to use the same password on multiple sites ... the person who now has your password has access to a whole lot of data on you ... [including] access to data for the job seeker's current or past employers' networks if there is any kind of overlap on password use." Excerpt from Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security Latest White Papers How a Database Breach Compromises 75% of Your Records Compare Virtualization Platforms for Your Data Center Effective Storage Management Design for the Cloud Managing Mobility: A New eBook for Dummies This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise