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Papers and presentations on Windows Server 2008, SAN-Aware operating systems, virtualization security, always-on data warehouses, the next generation data center, a call center buyer's guide and virtualization server test results.

IT articles on Amazon's new Kindle, the case against cloud computing and a naughty former Fannie Mae engineer gets caught.

And as always, brain candy featuring a video, "On This Date" and a notable quote.

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Papers & Presentations:

Dell: Getting Ready for Microsoft Windows Server 2008
See the top 10 good reasons for Longhorn and create a customized roadmap, ensuring a fast and reliable migration.

Dell EqualLogic: SAN-Aware Operating Systems Enable Server-Based Storage Provisioning
What if your applications found space for themselves?

Sophos: Is virtualization a black hole in your security? 5 ways to ensure it isn't
Whether your users have deliberately or unwittingly loaded unauthorized virtual software, that poses a significant risk!

Aster Data Systems: Establishing an Always-On Data Warehouse for Mission-Critical Applications
There's no need to worry about crashing servers and failing hardware.

EMC: Building the Next Generation Data Center Today
How—even with a constrained financial budget—to stay ahead of the competition.

Inside CRM: Call Center Buyer's Guide
A market overview running down standard and advanced features to look for in the present call-center market.

Intel: Defining the Future of IT (Virtualization Test - Dunnington)
Detailed technical results comparing two- and four-socket servers under a variety of virtualization scenarios.

Top IT News You Can Use:
Amazon.com expected to unveil Kindle 2 Feb. 9 (Computerworld)
The Case Against Cloud Computing, Part Two (CIO)
Fannie Mae engineer indicted for planting server bomb (Computerworld)

Featured Video:
Canadian French Technology
Giving new meaning to the phrase "take off like a rocket." Really new meaning.

On This Date...
In 1996, Comet Hyakutake was discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake. In 1994, Péter Lékó became the youngest chess grand master. In 1982, Richard Skrenta wrote the first PC virus code, which was 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner." In 1969, the Beatles held their last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London--the impromptu concert was broken up by the police. In 1930, the world's first radiosonde was launched from Pavlovsk, USSR. In 1862, the first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, was launched. And in 1826, the Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales was opened. Happy Birthday Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Christian Bale (1974), Charles S. Dutton (1951), Davey Johnson (1943), Gregory Benford (1941), Dick Cheney (1941), Gene Hackman (1930) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882). RIP Coretta Scott King (2006), Orville Wright (1948), Ferdinand Porsche (1951) and Betsy Ross (1836).

"The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken."
- Primo Levi

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