Review: BitTorrent delivers cloud-free 'Dropbox for business'

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	Apple introduces thinnest and lightest MacBook yet  Apple presented a bold redesign of its MacBook on Monday, based on the conviction that users value portability more than they do the line of connectors typically found along the edge of laptops.The new MacBook, which will go on sale in April, is the company’s thinnest and lightest yet and is the combination of cutting-edge components from Apple’s partners.It has just two connectors, but they do multiple duty. Based on the new USB C standard, each port can be used to connect power supply, HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA and USB devices.That might initially put off potential customers, but Apple’s MacBook Air designs have often challenged users to accept what they aren’t accustomed to in return for a lighter, thinner machine. Apple was among the first to dump the optical disc drive, ethernet ports are gone and there are only a couple of USB ports in other of its light laptops. Apple has also embraced flash memory-based SSDs instead of hard-disk drives to further cut power consumption.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More  WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Five Levers to Lower Mainframe MLC Costs  This paper discusses five levers you can use to lower your mainframe MLC costs by up to 20 percent or more. Explore best practices and real-world examples of dramatic savings through a mainframe MLC optimization strategy based on higher visibility, predictability, and automation. Learn More In this Issue Review: BitTorrent delivers cloud-free 'Dropbox for business' SanDisk jumps into enterprise SSD market 8 rising stars in cloud management INSIDER Microsoft Azure beats Amazon and Google for mobile development Red Hat strips down for Docker WHITE PAPER: BMC Software 10 Steps to Reduce Mainframe MLC Costs  Monthly license charges (MLC) are rising by 7% or more each year, and account for 30% of total mainframe costs. Yet managing MLC costs is an inexact science. Learn More Review: BitTorrent delivers cloud-free 'Dropbox for business'  New BitTorrent Sync 2.0 aims for business users with user-management and NAS-synchronization features, but its decentralized design complicates integration into larger organizations Read More  SanDisk jumps into enterprise SSD market  SanDisk has finally jumped into the enterprise flash market, after many years on the consumer end of things, and it's doing so in a big way with a huge storage array at a competitive price.SanDisk's foray was inevitable, not just because the market potential. IDC projects enterprise flash storage, both hybrid and pure flash, will reach $11.3 billion last year. SanDisk's arrival was also a foregone conclusion when it bought Fusion-IO last year, a maker of flash arrays for the enterprise.And what a launch it is. SanDisk has introduced InfiniFlash, a 3U enclosure with 512TB of raw flash capacity, making it the densest storage system on the market. For now. Even better, SanDisk can price InfiniFlash at under $2 per GB, much lower than what's on the market now. IDC projects enterprise flash to reach $2.88 by next year, so SanDisk is already ahead of the trend.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More  : CDW Mobile Security Infographic "The Dawn of a New Era"  Mobile technology is a critical tool for successful organizations, but the risks it faces are growing rapidly. Threats from mobile malware, hackers and other vectors are increasing in number and sophistication. View Now 8 rising stars in cloud management  These cloud management tools let you work across multiple cloud services, giving you more flexibility to manage your files. Read More  INSIDER Microsoft Azure beats Amazon and Google for mobile development  In the last year I've reviewed six MBaaS (mobile back end as a service) platforms: FeedHenry, Kinvey, Parse, AnyPresence, Appcelerator, and Appery.io. I also briefly examined the MBaaS platforms associated with Pivotal CF and IBM Bluemix in my reviews of those PaaS (platform as a service) offerings. All of these MBaaS platforms run on some kind of public cloud, and some can be installed on-premise or in hybrid cloud configurations.Not to be left out, the three major public cloud services have either developed or bought MBaaS platforms of their own. Amazon developed the Mobile SDK with multiple mobile-specific services, along with ways to tie mobile apps into its mainstream services such as DynamoDB and S3. Last October, Google acquired Firebase, which offers a secure, real-time, cloud-hosted, NoSQL database with a REST API as well as a login service. Microsoft Azure Mobile Services also includes non-Microsoft service components such as the Node.js Web API and MongoDB storage, as well as the .Net, Active Directory, and SQL Server cloud services that you'd expect.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More  Red Hat strips down for Docker  Reacting to the surging popularity of the Docker virtualization technology, Red Hat has customized a version of its Linux distribution to run Docker containers.The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Atomic Host strips away all the utilities residing in the stock distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) that aren’t needed to run Docker containers.Removing unneeded components saves on storage space, and reduces the time needed for updating and booting up. It also provides fewer potential entry points for attackers.Containers are valuable for organizations in that they cleanly separate the application from the underlying infrastructure, explained Lars Herrmann, Red Hat senior director of product strategy.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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