Seven Up-and-coming Tablets

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Optimizing Infrastructure August 26, 2011 Promising New Tablets It is the iPad's world and other tablets are just living in it. That, of course, has not stopped device makers from introducing a slew of new offerings as the role of tablets in the enterprise continues to evolve. The saving grace of some client hardware vendors trying to keep up with the iPad, or avoid it altogether, may be the emergence of business-class tablets. In an update to our most recent coverage of tablet offerings, we've highlighted seven new tablets, some of which are looking to compete with the iPad through differentiation and some of which are seeking to carve specific niches in particular sectors of the enterprise. Read more > Featured White Papers Brave New World: The Transformation of Security for Virtual Data This white paper describes the evolution of data security, shifting from the network to the host as enterprises adopt virtualization and then cloud computing. •  Operating a Data Center: How Virtualization Impacts Your Bottom Line •  Encryption: The Key to Securing Sensitive Data •  Thin Provisioning + Thin Persistence = Average 70% Capacity Savings Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers New Approaches to Optimized Data Center Power Distribution It Pays to Work Smarter, Not Harder Which to Buy? Your Guide to Selecting the Right-Sized Phone System The Data Migration Roadmap Is Here UC: Giving Business Something to Talk About Read this industry report and learn how UC can accelerate cycle times, help shrink the order-to-revenue gap and strengthen customer relationships. Download now > "... the shift to cloud computing creates an opportunity to come clean about how chaotic both the business and the IT infrastructure that supports it have really become." Excerpt from Mike Vizard IT Unmasked Middleware Takes Off into the Cloud With the middleware layer acting as the glue holding application environments together, it stands to reason that it should receive just as much TLC as any other enterprise tool that is heading to the cloud. The Hardcore Approach to Liquid Cooling The vast majority of data centers are air-cooled, but lately interest has grown in liquid-cooled platforms that literally bathe components in a non-conductive coolant. Hardcore Computer's new Liquid Blade is one such solution. Preview the Expense of a Data Center Build-out Our partners at Info-Tech Research Group have developed a Data Center Facility Budget Tool that provides a quick but fairly detailed outline of the financial profile of a data center build-out. Blogs Ann All Business of Tech Cost Reduction Only Tip of Cloud Iceberg Arthur Cole Infrastructure Parsing HP's Strategic Shift Paul Mah SMB Tech Two Downsides of Using RAID for Storage Operations & IT — Aligning Execution with Strategy   This white paper describes the portfolio management process to help you maximize innovation and minimize risk. Download Now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. 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 •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise