http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:22:07 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-02-06T15:22:07Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/infrastructure-in-the-age-of-big-data/?cs=49702 I have a great idea for the next Hollywood blockbuster or 30-second Web ad, whichever generates more revenue.   I picture the trailer with your standard gravelly voiced narrator and hauntingly suspenseful theme music: da Dum.   Narrator: big_data actifio attunity nutanix asg_software virtualization data_management storage_management Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:22:07 GMT acole602@msn.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/infrastructure-in-the-age-of-big-data/?cs=49702 2012-02-06T15:22:07Z 6 days, 14 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/infrastructure-in-the-age-of-big-data http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49702 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/time-to-get-up-to-speed-on-new-80211ac-standard/?cs=49661 Just as IT departments are getting comfortable with 802.11n, a new Wi-Fi standard is becoming more than a blip on the radar. 802.11ac builds on the previous generations of Wi-Fi in significant ways, according to observers.   The technology is wireless_networking broadcom d-link standards_bodies smbs broadcom Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:07 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/time-to-get-up-to-speed-on-new-80211ac-standard/?cs=49661 2012-02-01T15:20:07Z 1 week, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/time-to-get-up-to-speed-on-new-80211ac-standard http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49661 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/cloud-computing-the-great-disruptor/?cs=49592 The editors of the IT Business Edge Network give their views on what's in store for cloud computing in 2012 and beyond.       Paul Shread is Editor in Chief of the IT Business Edge Network . In a few short years, cloud computing has gone from a smbs microsoft linux_distributions oracle strategic_planning cloud_computing vmware Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:43:07 GMT pshread@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/cloud-computing-the-great-disruptor/?cs=49592 2012-01-24T18:43:07Z 2 weeks, 5 days ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/cloud-computing-the-great-disruptor http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49592 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/videoconferencing-takes-to-the-clouds/?cs=49537 Why Videoconferencing Is the Right Choice The ability to engage in videoconferencing offers a multitude of benefits and is widely utilized by firms both large and small. The year ahead will be vital for the future of videoconferencing. One of the key web_video_and_voice_conferencing google business_communications collaboration_software polycom hp cloud_computing Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:03 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/videoconferencing-takes-to-the-clouds/?cs=49537 2012-01-18T14:00:03Z 3 weeks, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/videoconferencing-takes-to-the-clouds http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49537 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/the-cloud-as-a-collaborative-tool/?cs=49497 Five Mistakes Companies Make in Their Cloud Strategies Learn how to capture the full potential of the cloud. For the moment, most enterprises view the cloud as a giant pool of unlimited resources, primarily storage. This is understandable considering cloud_computing collaboration_software wan exinda force10_networks saas social_networks lan infoblox collabnet Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:54:04 GMT acole602@msn.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/the-cloud-as-a-collaborative-tool/?cs=49497 2012-01-11T19:54:04Z 1 month, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/the-cloud-as-a-collaborative-tool http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49497 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/android-struggles-to-secure-itself/?cs=49428 Top Five Android Malware Families Report identifies five Android malware families, as well as a new Android root-level vulnerability. Many surprising things have happened in the world of telecommunications and IT during the past few years. High on the google android mobile_device_securitiy iphone mobile_applications smartphones android apple Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:26:57 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/android-struggles-to-secure-itself/?cs=49428 2012-01-04T14:26:57Z 1 month, 1 week ago 2 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/android-struggles-to-secure-itself http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49428 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/it-business-edge-2012-editorial-calendar/?cs=49449 This is a calendar of special topics that will be covered across all IT Business Edge Network sites in 2012. Our coverage will not be limited to these topics, but we plan to leverage resources across the network to take an in-depth look at a key topic strategic_planning planning Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:05:00 GMT kim.wright@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/it-business-edge-2012-editorial-calendar/?cs=49449 2011-12-31T17:05:00Z 1 month, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/it-business-edge-2012-editorial-calendar http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49449 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/the-fast-evolution-and-transformation-of-mobile-device-management/?cs=49316 Mobile Device Usage Soars with or Without Permission Telecommunications and IT are technically-based endeavors. And that, for those who use them, presents a couple of problems. The main challenge generally is the technology itself: It may not work. mobile_devices mobile_device_security mobileiron sybase mobile_applications virtualization tangoe_systems mobile_operating_systems mobile_device_vendors Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:49:23 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/the-fast-evolution-and-transformation-of-mobile-device-management/?cs=49316 2011-12-13T20:49:23Z 2 months, 1 day ago 2 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/the-fast-evolution-and-transformation-of-mobile-device-management http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49316 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/ipv6-the-looming-crisis-that-just-wont-go-away/?cs=49201 The IPv6 time bomb keeps on ticking … and ticking and ticking.   By now, the story is familiar: The predominant Internet addressing scheme, IPv4, is nearing exhaustion. Driven by such exploding uses as mobile devices and smart home scenarios — the ipv6 ipv4 comcast network_protocols microsoft Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:18:48 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/ipv6-the-looming-crisis-that-just-wont-go-away/?cs=49201 2011-11-30T20:18:48Z 2 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/ipv6-the-looming-crisis-that-just-wont-go-away http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49201 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/mobile-app-stores-for-enterprises-come-of-age/?cs=49090 10 Cutting-edge Mobile Application Trends for 2012 Mobile applications will increasingly define the user experience on high-end devices. Enterprise planners and IT managers have spent the better part of the past year coming to grips with mobility. Two verizon apple sap sybase mobile_applications mobile_device_security Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:36:45 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/mobile-app-stores-for-enterprises-come-of-age/?cs=49090 2011-11-15T14:36:45Z 3 months, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/mobile-app-stores-for-enterprises-come-of-age http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49090 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/optimizing-local-infrastructure-for-the-cloud-is-easier-said-than-done/?cs=49062 Make the Financial Case for Virtualization and Cloud Computing Virtualization and the cloud are poised to remake the worldwide data infrastructure as we know it.   The trouble is, there's no way of knowing exactly how all of the changes taking cloud_computing virtualization storage storage_management data_management Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:57:13 GMT acole602@msn.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/optimizing-local-infrastructure-for-the-cloud-is-easier-said-than-done/?cs=49062 2011-11-10T19:57:13Z 3 months, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/optimizing-local-infrastructure-for-the-cloud-is-easier-said-than-done http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49062 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/enterprises-get-ready-for-metered-wireless-billing/?cs=48988 Nine Steps to Securing Your Wireless Network Steps you can take to protect your wireless network. It would seem that enterprises facing a major change in the way they are billed for wireless data services would be busily preparing for the new reality. wireless_handheld_devices cell_phones cellular_platforms mobile_operating_systems blackberry wireless_network_management Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:06:38 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/enterprises-get-ready-for-metered-wireless-billing/?cs=48988 2011-11-03T11:06:38Z 3 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/enterprises-get-ready-for-metered-wireless-billing http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48988 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/fcc-close-to-key-step-on-connect-america-fund/?cs=48884 The Universal Service Fund (USF) — the complex set of rules by which rural telephone companies are subsidized — is on the point of great change.   In early October, the Federal Communications Commission said that a vote of its commissioners on broadband_services voip government_agencies Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:30:16 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/fcc-close-to-key-step-on-connect-america-fund/?cs=48884 2011-10-19T14:30:16Z 3 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/fcc-close-to-key-step-on-connect-america-fund http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48884 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/a-sense-of-history-vital-to-a-mobile-security-strategy/?cs=48777 Smartphone Security: Alarming Complacency Among Mobile Users Most consumers are unaware of the security risks associated with their smartphones. It is easy enough to lump the evolution of desktop and mobile security into one basket. The reality is, mobile_operating_systems google apple mobile_device_security mobile_devices microsoft mobile_applications Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:55:04 GMT cweinsch@optonline.net http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/a-sense-of-history-vital-to-a-mobile-security-strategy/?cs=48777 2011-10-05T22:55:04Z 4 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/a-sense-of-history-vital-to-a-mobile-security-strategy http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48777 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/building-a-cloud-is-easy-once-you-have-the-right-infrastructure/?cs=48764 The Seven Most Common Self-inflicted Wounds in the Cloud Cloud computing has come on so fast and so strong over the past year that it's understandable that much of what we "know" about its architecture and capabilities is more myth than fact.   cloud_computing it_management_automation wan virtualization Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:13:28 GMT acole602@msn.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/building-a-cloud-is-easy-once-you-have-the-right-infrastructure/?cs=48764 2011-10-04T20:13:28Z 4 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/comment/building-a-cloud-is-easy-once-you-have-the-right-infrastructure http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48764