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• 50% off Inateck 3 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 2.5 Inch USB 3.0 Hard Drive Disk External Enclosure Case for 9.5mm 7mm 2.5 Inch SATA HDD SSD - Deal Alert

  09-08-2016 23:12
  
  This 3 port USB 3.0 hub converts any 9.5mm & 7mm 2.5-Inch SATA HDD/SSD into an external hard drive for ultimate mobility and convenience.  setup is tool free and easy to install and disassemble.  The built-in foam pad protect hard disk effectively.  This device features automatic sleep and spin-down and goes into sleep mode automatically after 10 minutes in idle state.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Seagate built a whopping 60TB SSD that it aims ship next year

  09-08-2016 22:56
  
  There aren't many shockers when it comes to storage capacity, but try this one on for size: Seagate has announced a 60TB SSD that may ship as early as next year.Seagate showed the drive at the Flash Memory Summit in Silicon Valley on Tuesday. It called it a "technology demonstration," which means there could still be a few kinks to work out.But if Seagate can deliver as planned, the drive would have close to four times the capacity of the largest SSD available currently, Samsung's PM1633a S
  
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• Alaska Airlines CIO is also 'CEO of IT'

  09-08-2016 21:52
  
  LinkedIn Veresh Sita, CIO Alaska AirlinesAs technology becomes your business's most important driver, it is high time you thought about running IT like a business, complete with a CEO, COO, CFO, and heads of marketing and HR.That's exactly what Veresh Sita decided to do two years ago, when he became CIO of Alaska Airlines. "For the last 20 years, IT has been focused on automation and driving costs out of the business," says Sita. "But today, companies are looking to IT to bring digital innovatio
  
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• Intel paves way for 3D XPoint SSDs and memory to work on AMD PCs

  09-08-2016 21:40
  
  Intel's lightning-fast Optane SSDs and memory won't be limited to PCs featuring the company's own chips, but could work with PCs based on AMD processors as well.Intel wants to make adoption of Optane easy for makers of PCs and servers regardless of the chips they use, said Rob Crooke, senior vice president and general manager of the company's Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group, in an interview. Optane is a brand name for a new class of storage and memory that could make PCs significantly f
  
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• Branch office links, big bandwidth needs drive SD-WAN evolution

  09-08-2016 21:09
  
  The hype over the deployment of Software Defined-WAN technology and services is quickly becoming something more so far this year.
  Just this week EarthLink announced a partnership with SD-WAN vendor VeloCloud to offer a managed WAN-SD service. And recently Verizon teamed with SD-WAN purveyors at Viptela to offer SD-WAN services. Also this month another SD-WAN player -- CloudGenix -- announced a partner program to build out its SD-WAN offering to the masses. AT&T and other players are in on t
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Securing company data during offboarding

  09-08-2016 21:05
  
  As cyberattacks have become more frequent and severe, many businesses have redoubled their security efforts, determined to reduce their exposure to risk wherever possible. However, several major vulnerabilities have gone unaddressed despite IT professionals’ repeated warnings. This disconnect between IT and management has hampered more comprehensive security efforts and effectively created cybersecurity “blind spots.” Unsurprisingly, my organization CompTIA's Practices of
  
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• Why you should water test your GS7 Active ASAP

  09-08-2016 20:35
  
  In early June, Samsung announced its latest "ruggedized" smartphone, the Galaxy S7 (GS7) Active. The company briefed me before the official GS7 Active unveiling, and I quickly wrote a post on seven things you need to know about the GS7 Active. I hadn't had time to fully review the phone at that point, and I apparently missed one very important thing you should also know: Some early units Samsung shipped were defective, and they do not stand up to the company's claim that they're waterproof
  
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• The stereotypical IT guy is now a psycho loner. Progress?

  09-08-2016 20:30
  
  Hey kids, let’s check out the official trailer for a new movie called “I.T.” Looks awesome, right?
  Waitasecond! The IT guy in question is now a handsome, brooding young guy with some mental problems? Wait, he’s the bad guy? Noooooooooooooo!
  For years, the depiction of the stereotypical IT guy has been one of the “nerdy guy that nobody wants to talk with”, or the obnoxious, know-it-all, “let me do this, you clearly don’t know tech” kind of pe
  
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• 60% off RAVPower Portable Multi-Functional Power Bank with 9000mAh Built-in Apple Lightning Connector and AC Plug - Deal Alert

  09-08-2016 20:02
  
  The RAVPower Savior 9000mAh portable charger has both a built built-in Apple Lightning Connector and a foldable two prong wall plug so you don't need to bring an extra cable to charge your Apple Device.  The additional USB output is 1A & Lightning output is 2.4A - this means you can have incredible charging speeds up to 3.4A To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• 60% off RAVPower Portable Multi-Functional Power Bank with 9000mAh Built-in Apple Lightning Connector and AC Plug

  09-08-2016 20:02
  
  The RAVPower Savior 9000mAh portable charger has both a built built-in Apple Lightning Connector and a foldable two prong wall plug so you don't need to bring an extra cable to charge your Apple Device.  The additional USB output is 1A & Lightning output is 2.4A - this means you can have incredible charging speeds up to 3.4A To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Lenovo crams 48TB of SSD storage on a board

  09-08-2016 19:37
  
  Lenovo is developing an SSD storage board with a monstrous 48TB capacity, and the company plans to release it by the middle of next year.The board is basically a collection of high-capacity SSDs. It provides an efficient way of cramming more SSD storage into computer slots, instead of using individual drives.The 48TB storage capacity will fit in a space for two standard 2.5-inch storage drives. That's significantly more storage than available in two Samsung PM1633A SSDs, which are now the l
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Plan your strategies for IT talent when scaling for explosive growth

  09-08-2016 19:30
  
  Imagine you’re the CIO of a very mature, sophisticated global organization. The company uses outsourced resources in India, Eastern Europe and Asia as well as shared-service captive units in the U.S. Your company has a wide variety of digital products, some of which have been in the marketplace for two decades and others that are new but quickly gaining market share. The company is experiencing increased demand for all its products but also demand for more new products. To top it all, a ne
  
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• Microsoft pledges two Windows 10 upgrades in 2017

  09-08-2016 19:29
  
  Microsoft has committed to delivering two Windows 10 feature upgrades to customers next year after issuing only one in 2016.
  The company released the one Windows 10 upgrade for this year last week when it shipped 1607, the version identified by its year and month, but also dubbed "Anniversary Update."
  Windows 10 1607 is it for the year, Microsoft said. "Based on feedback from organizations moving to Windows 10, this will be our last feature update for 2016," wrote Nathan Mercer, a senior produc
  
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• Brands, take note: Customers still struggle to reach you

  09-08-2016 19:11
  
  There's plenty of lip service paid today to the importance of customer service, but a new study suggests brands are failing miserably at delivering it. Social media, it turns out, isn't making things any better.In any given year, more than 80 percent of consumers try to reach a brand, and for most of them, it's an exercise in frustration, according to new data from The Northridge Group. Fifty-five percent say they need to use two or more communication channels to contact a company or brand befor
  
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• Tech 'utopia is creepy,' according to Nicholas Carr

  09-08-2016 18:59
  
  Fully automated, self-driving cars are likely decades away from being a reality, says Nicholas Carr, the author whose books about technology and culture seek to curb the heady enthusiasm regarding the digitalization of everything.Nicholas Carr.“I think a lot of the visions of total automation assume that every vehicle will be automated and the entire driving infrastructure will not only be mapped in minute detail but will also be outfitted with the kind of sensors and transmitters and all
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Physician compensation model shifts

  09-08-2016 18:51
  
  The introduction of healthcare regulations and initiatives is about to disrupt the income of practicing physicians. Healthcare practices will need flexible procedures and processes, to enable staff productivity. Often value-based payment is referenced as a progressive trend. However, this is only one of dozens of physician payments models in effect today.  Let's explore physician compensation models. Physician compensation modelsA recent publication in the Physician Leadership Jo
  
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• Micron ships samples of its first 3D NAND flash for mobile devices

  09-08-2016 17:00
  
  Micron today announced it is sending samples of its first 3D NAND flash memory to mobile device manufacturers, and said the new embedded storage is the industry's densest and highest performing.
  The new Micron Mobile 3D NAND will ship in four distinct 32GB memory cards, two of which will use the latest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.1 standard. That standard  offers 33% higher bandwidth over previous Micron mobile flash products.
  The other two products will continue to use the more tradit
  
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• Apple TV Remote app can replace your real remote — with 1 exception

  09-08-2016 15:09
  
  Apple's well known ambitions for the future of TV — including a bundle of TV networks and building its own TV sets — have largely gone unfulfilled, for various reasons. Today, Apple fans must be content with the Apple TV set-top box and a new Apple TV Remote app. The app replicates many, but unfortunately not all, of the fourth-generation Apple TV's hardware remote features.Apple TV Remote app is barebones but still useful
  The Apple TV Remote app's interface is simple, whic
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 Tips for Enhancing Your Quality of Website Traffic

  09-08-2016 15:02
  
  When it comes to website traffic, it seems like everyone is focused on the numbers. People will talk endlessly about the number of unique visitors they attract each month, but there’s one thing you’ll only hear a select few people discuss: quality of website traffic. But despite the fact that quality doesn’t get as much attention as quantity, the reality is that the former is exponentially more valuable than the latter.The website traffic fallacy
  Traffic volume matters, but it&
  
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• Windows 10 Anniversary Update is infested with bugs

  09-08-2016 14:37
  
  Last month, I warned readers that Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update would likely be somewhat buggy and suggested consumers should wait awhile before installing it. Unfortunately, my advice proved valid.Windows 10 Anniversary Update infestation
  There are widespread reports of significant bugs in the update, and they're causing systems to freeze, browsers to misbehave, and peripherals — including Xbox One controllers — to malfunction. Two major antivirus companies als
  
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• 10 tips to master the art of the career humblebrag

  09-08-2016 14:10
  
  In today's hyper-connected social media-centric culture, there aren't many topics that are off-limits. People seem comfortable sharing the most intimate details about meals, travel, kids, pets and personal drama, not to mention their feelings and opinions on politics, current events and religion. But there's one subject that seems to render even the most outspoken people mute: their professional success. And that's a big problem.
  Social stigma
  "People are so comfortable sharing their personal li
  
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• Micron's super-fast 3D Xpoint SSDs will ship through storage partners

  09-08-2016 14:00
  
  Intel won't be the only company gearing up to sell super-fast SSDs based on the new 3D Xpoint storage and memory technology; other storage companies will also offer them with technology provided by Micron.
  Micron detailed its 3DXpoint plans Tuesday at the Flash Memory Summit conference in Santa Clara, California. Intel and Micron are taking divergent paths to bring 3D Xpoint to customers. Intel will sell its own 3D Xpoint SSDs and memory DIMMs, while Micron is part
  
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• Micron reveals marketing details about 3D XPoint memory QuantX

  09-08-2016 14:00
  
  Micron today revealed details about how it will go to market with a revolutionary new memory that it developed with partner Intel and that sports up to 1,000 times the performance of NAND flash.
  In June, Micron development partner Intel let slip its plans for releasing several product lines based on the new 3D XPoint (cross point) memory, which it will sell under the name Optane and release alongside its Kaby Lake processor platform. MicronThe Micron QuantX logo that will accompany 3D XPoint me
  
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• Micron aims to cram more storage in smartphones with 3D NAND flash

  09-08-2016 14:00
  
  Micron announced its first 3D NAND chip for mobile devices with the goal of cramming more storage into handsets, and maybe reducing reliance on SD card slots.3D NAND provides more capacity in the same size chip than other technologies can. Micron's 3D chip has 32GB of capacity and is targeted at mid-range and high-end phones. It's based on the new UFS 2.1 standard, a fast storage protocol that isn't in smartphones yet.Micron believes internal storage capacity in smartphones will need to grow, es
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Buy a Rainbow Pride band for your Apple Watch

  09-08-2016 14:00
  Apple recently offered some of its employees a limited edition Rainbow Pride band for their Apple Watches. Unfortunately, the band was not available for purchase by folks who weren’t Apple employees.But Clockwork Synergy is now offering a similar Rainbow Pride band on its site. The band is available for $24.95 and can be purchased with different buckle and adapter colors. As I write this post the 42mm is sold out until August 30 though, but you can sign up to be notified when it becomes av
  
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• There’s never a shortage of security holes

  09-08-2016 13:00
  
  Information security is a job that can never be completed. Threats multiply, and new vectors of attack become apparent. A couple of new ones were publicized in last week.
  For starters, internet security company Bastille advised that thieves can access a wireless keyboard’s “unencrypted radio communication protocols, enabling an attacker to eavesdrop on all the keystrokes typed by the victim from several hundred feet away using less than $100 of equipment. Wireless keyboards com
  
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• How to tell if you have a 21st century sales team

  09-08-2016 12:30
  
  I own two cars, one of them a classic Studebaker that was the best thing Indiana knew how to produce in 1963. There is nothing like the thrill of driving a classic car: the chrome, the fins, the engine throb. You get a feeling of cool that no modern car that sells for under $100K can give you.Ask anyone who owns oneBut the dirty little secret of classic cars is that if they are restored to original factory specs … they’re dirty. They smell of unburned fuel, they leak, and they are
  
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• IT managers critique enterprise flash-storage products

  09-08-2016 12:00
  
  The market for enterprise flash array storage is highly competitive, with traditional storage vendors battling against innovative startups. Tech buyers are typically looking at factors such as ease of use, improved data management, performance, deduplication algorithms, a small footprint and low power usage.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Global IT challenges: Privacy, standardization, transformation top the list

  09-08-2016 12:00
  
  It's one of an IT leader's biggest nightmares: Imagine you've got a division in Russia, which has very strict privacy laws regarding employees' rights to control their information, and there are 12 employees who refuse to allow their information to leave company walls.
  Whether it's introducing new UPS products or services such as My Choice to the marketplace, or implementing large-scale integrated capabilities like World Wide Express Saver Freight -- which rely on multiple systems -- "we choreo
  
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• 7 top apps for sharing large files

  09-08-2016 11:33
  
  These days, it's common for people to get work done using more than one device -- whether you're sending out an email on your smartphone, checking Slack on your tablet or crafting spreadsheets on your PC. And it's created a demand for storage options that let you easily access files -- especially oversized files -- across numerous devices and operating systems, no matter where you are.The good news is that just one quick Google search will uncover an overwhelming number of companies that want to
  
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• White House software code sharing policy gains steam

  09-08-2016 08:46
  The White House has released its Federal Source Code policy that promotes reuse of new source code developed by government agencies across the federal government.The new policy also sets up a pilot program “that requires agencies, when commissioning new custom software, to release at least 20 percent of new custom-developed code as Open Source Software (OSS) for three years,” Tony Scott, U.S. CIO and Anne E. Rung, chief acquisition officer, wrote in a memorandum to heads of departmen
  
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• George Washington didn't tweet here, but you may get 5G

  09-08-2016 02:13
  
  Some people frown on Pokémon Go hunts in historic areas, but a new FCC ruling could make it even more tempting to risk a glare and a wagging finger.On Monday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a deal to made it easier for mobile operators and building owners to install cellular gear on many old buildings, including some in historic districts. Just because those structures may evoke the past doesn’t mean they can’t have the screaming 5G wireless speeds of the
  
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• BrandPost: 3 Ways a Connected Plant Floor Improves Top Floor Decisions

  09-08-2016 00:20
  
  All manufacturers need accurate and timely data to manage performance. Complete integration of real-time operational data, collected from the plant floor and made available to the top floor, is key.Hatch Stamping Company is a world leader in precision metal stampings and assemblies for the automotive industry. About 50 percent of the company’s critical data—such as production rates, performance time, quality specifications, and inventory information—is generated on the plant fl
  
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