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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ IT Age Discrimination Or Employee Inertia? By Jonathan Feldman There is bona fide ageism and there is failure to learn new skills in a constantly changing field. Let's not confuse the two. VMware CEO Causes Public Cloud Stir Pat Gelsinger asserts VMware ecosystem must capture customers before public cloud does. Will this be his Mitt Romney 47% moment? HIMSS: Should Healthcare Be More Like Airline Industry? Such a comparison says not only that the healthcare industry must change, but also that those changes will be dramatic and gut wrenching. No Google, No Microsoft, No Problem: MWC 2013 Mobile World Congress 2013 was notable for its workmanlike flavor. What didn't happen there was also conspicuous. What's Excel's Place In Big Data Age? Microsoft has its own opinion. But do CIOs want to make Excel the analytics engine for the masses? Office 2013: 10 Questions To Ask Is Microsoft Office 2013 right for you? Here are the right questions for small and midsize businesses and enterprises to ask. What Unlocked Phones Mean For Businesses U.S. lawmakers pledge to change regulations that make it illegal to unlock cell phones. Is there an upside for the enterprise? MORE GLOBAL CIO NEWS ALSO SEE • Office 2013: 10 Questions To Ask • What Unlocked Phones Mean For Businesses • Research: 2013 Enterprise Social Networking Survey • Public Cloud Management Talent Shortage • Office 2013: 10 Questions To Ask • Cloud Perception vs. Reality • Don't Miss Interop Las Vegas JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By FritzNelson: "it seems like VMWare is trying to build a lead by protecting the one it has, and while on one level that's understandable, it really feels like short-term thinking. That's too bad. For customers and them." In reply to: VMware CEO Causes Public Cloud Stir View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply     INSIDE THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF INFORMATIONWEEK: GET (TRULY) SOCIAL Companies must build more social networking bridges to customers, suppliers and partners -- not just among internal users. Also in our new, all-digital issue: Instead of worrying about overseas hackers, worry about the sorry state of your information security defenses. DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required)     REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Research: 2013 Enterprise Social Networking Survey Want our advice? Throw out your enterprise social network. Our survey says just 13% have meshed internal and external communications, and only 21% have seen significant reductions in email volumes. Meanwhile, 62% have yet to integrate any external social media into internal applications. Start fresh and think social technologies, not platform silos. 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Sent by Seeking Alpha, 345 7th Ave. Suite 1400 New York, NY 10001 IT Age Discrimination Truths | Facebook's Data Center: Where Likes Live If you have trouble viewing this email, read the online version.   Wednesday, March 06, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Facebook's Data Center: Where Likes Live By Charles Babcock Welcome to the Oregon high desert, where Facebook's two "data halls" store all of your likes while the company pursues energy efficiency on a new scale. RELATED • 5 Data Center Trends For 2013 • 9 Data Centers: Unexpected Beauty And Creativity IT Age Discrimination Or Employee Inertia? There is bona fide ageism and there is failure to learn new skills in a constantly changing field. Let's not confuse the two. EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million In Browser Brawl Microsoft stopped offering browser-choice screen to European Windows consumers, in violation of 2009 agreement with antitrust regulators. No Google, No Microsoft, No Problem: MWC 2013 Mobile World Congress 2013 was notable for its workmanlike flavor. What didn't happen there was also conspicuous. Android 4.x Finally Surpasses Gingerbread All versions of Android 4.0 and up for the first time account for a larger portion of the Android installed base than those running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Government Google Data Requests: Scope Unclear Google has begun disclosing limited information about U.S. government investigations that demand consumer data and, usually, silence from those cooperating. Amazon Web Services Cuts Prices For Linux Users Amazon Web Services' price drops for certain long-term cloud contracts expands the cost gap between Linux and Windows on EC2. 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