Ballmer interview: Reasons and reflections on leaving Microsoft; VMworld 2013: Why this one is important

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The Editor's Daily Picks August 26, 2013 Editor of this Newsletter Jason Hiner | Global Editor in Chief, TechRepublic | @jasonhiner I write about the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing business with technology. This newsletter is my picks for the top tech stories of the day. VMworld 2013: Why this one is important Rick Vanover thinks that this VMworld is going to usher in some new ideas and technology that will significantly change the world of the data center for server admins. Microsoft's Ballmer: Why Microsoft doesn't want to be IBM (or Apple) and more Microsoft's outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer talks about the CEO succession process, balancing hardware and software and why Microsoft won't 'just' be an IBM. Resource of the day Engines of a Smarter Planet Experience There's a smarter way to do business these days, and with products from IBM, you can be a part of it. Check out this white paper to learn more about making your midsized business smarter. More from TechRepublic Poll: Should IT vendors be involved in online discussions of their products? Google pushes to improve mobile website quality The cost of doing nothing: Why haven't you made the switch to cloud accounting? More from ZDNet Microsoft's next CEO: Who's on the short list? Here's Microsoft CEO Ballmer's goodbye note to the troops Is Ballmer right? Is consumer and enterprise one industry, indivisible? Microsoft's new CEO will have tougher road than Ballmer Microsoft's next CEO will contend with mobility, platforms, and consumerization Millions of Android users vulnerable to security threats, say feds Amazon Web Services suffers outage, takes down Vine, Instagram, others with it NSA: fear of a black van Cisco: Syrian Electronic Army using third-parties to attack media organizations Amazon testing a new wireless network: report HP introduces SAP HANA-as-a-service Microsoft releases to manufacturing Windows 8.1: Sources Mark Shuttleworth: The Ubuntu Edge was a 'time machine' Chrome beta for Android review: Fast and furious Google updates Chrome OS stable channel release TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Decision Maker IT Career Today's recommended downloads FREE Trial! Cloud-based Performance Monitoring (LogicMonitor) Are Documents and Spreadsheets Killing Your Career? (Blueprint Software) Introduction to ESXi (VMware) Network Performance Monitoring (Global Knowledge) vSphere Snapshot Overview (VMware) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Virtualizing the Enterprise TechRepublic and ZDNet examine what's next for virtualization as the data center options mature and virtualization spreads to desktops, networks, and beyond. Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2013 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.