| InfoWorld Daily PM | | | IRS is eyeing open source projects and Tea Party groups as possible tax scams, raising a real question: Do open source foundations need nonprofit status? | | | Issue highlights 1. Build 2013: Microsoft renews its relationship with developers 2. Mixed messages, contradictory claims trip up Gartner, Cisco, and Apple 3. Windows 8.1 'Blue' preview: Well, it beats Windows 8 4. IT Outsourcing Industry Doing Little to Prepare for H-1B Visa Reform | | White Paper: Riverbed Technology A new kind of storage architecture allows IT to consolidate remote servers and data in the data center by decoupling storage from its server over any distance--even thousands of miles--and still get the same performance as if the storage remained local to the branch. Read more >> | | With much of the developer messaging over the last year focusing on the new WinRT runtime at the heart of Windows 8, it's no wonder that many developers were feeling a little left out. Build 2013 was Microsoft's chance to reconnect with those developers and to showcase new tools, technologies, and roadmaps. READ MORE | | Confusion reigns in Gartner's about-face on Microsoft, Cisco's payback in China, and iPhone's conflicting share in India. READ MORE | | Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Preview does much to improve Metro, but little to make Windows 8 more attractive to either new or longtime Windows users. READ MORE | | Though IT outsourcing vendors and clients cite concern over the potential H-1B visa reform currently heading to the senate for a vote, they are, for the most part, taking a wait-and-see approach and are doing very little to prepare for the possible effects of the visa changes. READ MORE | | White Paper: Riverbed Technology Even as enterprises focus relentlessly on consolidation of data centers, they continue to aggressively expand the roles and numbers of branch offices, often located in remote locations that are difficult to support and protect. That poses the issue of how to protect data on the edge of the network, which may be subject to a variety of risks. Read more >> | | | | |
