Surface with Windows 8 Pro: DOA

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	Surface with Windows 8 Pro: DOA Sometimes I wonder if Microsoft's Surface efforts will ever get the chance to evolve beyond the "version 1.0" stage. Case in point being the latest announcements about the upcoming Surface with Windows 8 Pro. If you missed the evening news or the Official Microsoft Blog, let me hit the high points. Read More WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) What Really Happens to Your Deleted Files You might be surprised! In this White Paper, many of the common and incorrect assumptions about file protection and recovery are detailed as well as a look Condusiv Technologies' Undelete 10, which fills many of the gaps left by other "recovery" methods. Read Now! In this Issue Smartphone giants and wannabes square off Outlook for IT bonus pay murky 5 tips to find and hire data scientists ITU packet inspection standard raises serious privacy concerns WEBCAST: Riverbed Extend the Virtual Edge of the Data Center to the Branch Organizations today are faced with the challenge of satisfying both end-users and IT. While end-users require flexible and reliable access to their data and applications, IT organizations need to meet those demands while keeping budgets under control and company assets secure. Learn More Smartphone giants and wannabes square off Did you catch the story this week about the 20th anniversary of the smartphone? (If not, don't miss the included video of the primitive IBM Simon Phone with a funny dig at Android at the end.) What did the tech press write about before the clash of mobile OSes became the favorite game in town? Whatever the old game was, this week's news was dominated by the latest goings-on in the smartphone market, easily summed up as iOS and Android are kicking ass as they jockey for supremacy, while Windows Phone and BlackBerry scramble for footing in a battle of the also-rans. Read More Outlook for IT bonus pay murky Is there an end-of-year bonus in your future?IT pros are divided when it comes to bonus expectations, according to tech jobs site Dice.com. On the optimistic front, 37 percent of bonus-eligible IT workers believe they're in line to earn a bigger bonus than they did in 2011. Another 33 percent said their bonus would be unchanged. The disappointed remainder expect to take home a smaller bonus in 2012 (18 percent) or not get a bonus at all (12 percent). Read More 5 tips to find and hire data scientists Data scientist jobs are hot in the era of big data. These professionals are responsible for manipulating petabytes of data into better decision-making, new streams of revenue and ultimately more business. A study by McKinsey Global Institute shows that a company using big data to its full potential could increase its operating margin by more than 60 percent, but there's a big shortage of talent. Read More ITU packet inspection standard raises serious privacy concerns The UN's telecommunications standards organization has approved a standard for deep packet inspection (DPI) that raises serious concerns about privacy, the Center for Democracy and Technology said. That ITU-T, is showing an interest in deep packet inspection suggests some governments hope for a world where even encrypted communications may not be safe from prying eyes, according to the CDT. Read More
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