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Amazon debuts content delivery network service

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Opinion: What has happened to storage security?
Some organizations have chosen to head in a completely different direction from traditional storage security measures, seeking to address their off-site data problem not through encryption but instead by simply eliminating the need for third-party services that off-site data storage.

Opinion: Unproductivity Tools
Right now, I'm logging onto AIM, chatting with friends and copying YouTube videos. I should be writing my column. So why am I admitting anything? Because nobody will catch me. I hope.

Seven Lessons That SMBs Can Learn from Big IT
Just because you don't have a large enterprise doesn't mean you can't run your IT operation like the big guys. Using these tips, you should be able to improve productivity, cut costs and keep your business running smoothly.

It takes a quality IT group to deliver good yogurt
When it comes to packaging and delivering water and yogurt, IT services and the automation they provide are indispensable.

Cloud computing will see developers soar to new heights
Software developers will become the oil moguls of the IT industry thanks to the utility and cloud computing concept, experts say.

Preview: Windows Server 2008 R2
There are many useful changes in this incremental upgrade, Jonathan Hassell says, but the kernel-level enhancements make testing time even more critical.

Q&A: Nicholas Carr on 'the big switch' to cloud computing
In an interview, author Nicholas Carr said cloud computing can lower IT costs and is reliable enough for many corporate applications. But IT execs have to be willing to shrink their staffs, he added.

There's nothing easy about letting Apple into the enterprise
As enthusiasm grows around the Apple brand, the pressure mounts to support it in the enterprise. But a peek inside three businesses reveals that has its challenges.

Q&A: FEC's effort to make campaign data more accessible adds IT complexity
For the Federal Election Commission, enforcing campaign finance laws and making financing data publicly accessible requires a vast server farm, multiple levels of databases and a variety of security tools.

Opinion: Is performance back on top?
Through the deployment of multiple tiers of storage within a frame, and the influence of factors such as aggregation and allocation of bandwidth, performance has once again emerged as a priority ahead of availability and recovery.

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