Dell's downsized cloud ambitions might actually work out

	IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics | Microsoft extends Azure's reach to China, Japan, and Australia
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	Dell's downsized cloud ambitions might actually work out What is Dell going to do now? Give up on computing and move to agriculture? Go back to building computers in dorm rooms? Nope. The company will focus more on private clouds -- OpenStack-flavored private clouds, to be exact. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Getting Ahead Managing VoIP and Videoconferencing Can the move to UC be just another simple technology transition? End users expect these technologies to look, act and behave just as their non-IP predecessors. But for IT teams it brings very real, new requirements. Learn VoIP and video success strategies from Jim Frey, an Enterprise Management Associates analyst. Learn more. In this Issue IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics Microsoft extends Azure's reach to China, Japan, and Australia Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs What the 'Internet of things' really means RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Greenplum Introduces PIVOTAL HD Pivotal HD features native integration of EMC's industry leading Greenplum® massively parallel processing (MPP) database with Apache Hadoop—the most cost-effective and flexible open source Big Data platform ever developed. Click to continue IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud IaaS (infrastructure as a service) for use in data reporting and analysis. Read More Microsoft extends Azure's reach to China, Japan, and Australia CEO Steve Ballmer pledges heavy investment in China as part of the deal to set up a cloud shop within the country. Read More Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs Dell and HP announce new desk-side thin clients, make throughput improvements as computing continues moving to the cloud. Read More What the 'Internet of things' really means The Internet of things doesn't necessarily involve the Internet, and sometimes things aren't actually on it, either. But the Internet of things has a real meaning that's useful to understand, as it will affect nearly every corner of technology. Read More
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