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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Black Friday, Cyber Monday: 4 SMB Lessons By Kevin Casey SMBs should mind these tech-focused takeaways from the annual shopping craze. 8 Cloud Tools For Road Warriors Cloud services have become indispensable for doing business on the move. Check out these valuable tools. Windows 8 Fizzling, Time For Windows Classic? If Windows 8 sales don't improve soon, Microsoft might have to pull a Coke and cut its losses on its radically reengineered OS. 4 Key Elements: Strategic IT Plans Hope is not a strategy. Thousands of IT projects launch every day -- and more than one-third crash before they get off the ground. Microsoft Surface: My First Month During the first week, I wanted to throw Microsoft's Surface tablet out the window. Now, my opinion has changed Next Valley View: Tech's Feisty Upstarts Watch November 28 at 11 PT as our live Web TV show brings you up to speed on how Dwolla, Exec, SugarSync and others are upsetting the status quo. MORE NEWS ALSO SEE • Microsoft Surface: My First Month • Next Valley View: Tech's Feisty Upstarts • Strategy: Expanding Role of Cloud in BC/DR • Five Ways Online Backup Keeps Your Data Safe • 10 Cloud Computing Pioneers • Measuring Software Quality: Why Your Metrics Don't Make the Grade • InformationWeek 2013 U.S. IT Salary Survey JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By jimbo0117: "Don't improve soon? Geesh! How long has it been on the streets -- three weeks?" In reply to: 'Windows 8 Fizzling, Time For Windows Classic?' View Comments And Post A Reply   DON'T MISS VALLEY VIEW TOMORROW Tune into Valley View, tomorrow, Nov 28 at 11 am PT/ 2 pm ET! We've got an exciting show for you tomorrow, including Dwolla, which is trying to shake up the online payments space, and Microsoft, fresh off the launch of Windows Phone 8. We'll also have some fun with Justin Kan, CEO of concierge service Exec (BYTE reporter Boonsri Dickinson asked Exec to do some crazy things for her), and Dipti Vachani of TI (EETimes editor Sylvie Barak talked with her about being a female executive in a male-dominated industry). And don't forget our Elevator Pitch segment, featuring Kaggle and Clearstory in the big data segment, and SugarSync, one of the industry leaders in the personal cloud arena. We'll also be giving away an Apple Mini iPad so don't forget to Register for prizes   REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Strategy: Expanding Role of Cloud in BC/DR Small and midsize businesses face the same escalated cyber attacks and increased frequency and scope of natural disasters as enterprises. Fortunately, new cloud offerings can help everyone work smarter. Download Now (Registration Required) Fundamentals: Application Early-Warning System Most IT teams have synthetic monitoring of their websites down. Now it's time to extend that vigilance to client-server applications. In this report, we'll dig into the substantial logistical challenges of using synthetictransaction monitoring to inspect applications, beyond websites, and look ahead to what's happening with cloud vendors. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Five Ways Online Backup Keeps Your Data Safe There are five areas of critical importance that Carbonite focuses on, ranging from highly redundant disk drives to transparent access to your backup status. Download this free white paper to learn how to protect your critical business data with cloud backup. Download Now (Registration Required) Enabling Data Center and Cloud Service Management for Mid-Tier Enterprises Companies rely on the data center and IT to provide mission-critical services, like e-mail, Web, and voice. Read this white paper to learn how the combination of discovery, data aggregation, correlation, out-of-the-box analytics, data management, and reporting can yield a single pane of glass into data center and IT operations and services Download Now (Registration Required) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR NEWS 10 Cloud Computing Pioneers Cloud computing has rewritten decades of technology rules. Take a closer look at 10 innovators who helped make it possible. Spy Tech: 10 CIA-Backed Investments Check out some of the latest technologies to win funding from In-Q-Tel, the venture investment arm of the CIA and other intelligence agencies. That's the first step toward use by agents and analysts. 10 Wearable Health Tech Devices To Watch Wearable medical technology is becoming a hot commodity. As these devices come to market, they have the potential to help both patients and clinicians monitor vital signs and symptoms. 10 Best Apps For Samsung Galaxy Notes Check out these 10 great apps that take advantage of the Samsung phablet's S Pen stylus. 8 Cool Windows 8 Tablets As Microsoft and its hardware partners produce Windows 8 devices in droves, here's a look at some of the more noteworthy launches. MORE NEWS     WEBCASTS Measuring Software Quality: Why Your Metrics Don't Make the Grade Learn how the measures and metrics commonly utilized by leading software producers are failing to provide practical, meaningful and actionable data for organizations to improve their products and impact customer satisfaction. It happens Tuesday, December 4, 2012. MORE WEBCASTS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS InformationWeek 2013 U.S. IT Salary Survey For the 16th consecutive year, InformationWeek is conducting its U.S. IT Salary Survey. To date, more than 200,000 IT professionals have participated in this survey. Take our survey now, and be eligible to win some great prizes. Survey ends Jan. 18 This e-mail was sent to sojo.blo@gmail.com InformationWeek SMB -- Published By InformationWeek 600 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, click here. Thoughts about this newsletter? Give us feedback. Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions of InformationWeek SMB go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam white list: email@techwebnewsletters.com If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. We take your privacy very seriously. 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