[TechRepublic] Automate your Android smartphone

Smartphones TechRepublic Member | July 02, 2013

Automate your Android smartphone with AutomateIt Pro Jack Wallen takes a look at AutomateIt Pro, an inexpensive Android app that allows you to set, create, and share automated event-based actions. Read more Resource of the day Free 30-Day Trial: SolarWinds Log and Event Manager SolarWinds Log & Event Manager provides real-time insight into all your security, operational and policy-driven activities. It can detect, alert, and react to zero-day threats and help protect your network and systems. Get your 30-day fully functional free trial today! Posts from TechRepublic   Smartphone makers' efforts to woo Indian customers are working As India's smartphone market nears a take-off point, global device makers are waging an all-out war to capture market share. Read more Getting the most from 4G and wireline networks How does 4G wireless fit into your total network plan? Here are the scenarios in which it excels, and a few places where IT needs to improve performance. Read more Windows Phone 8 biggest enterprise advantage? Office and SharePoint Patrick Gray thinks the combination of SharePoint integration and basic document viewing and editing is Windows Phone's biggest enterprise advantage. Do you agree? Why or why not? Read more Posts from ZDNet   Coffee shop work etiquette More people seem to be working in coffee shops than ever, and a few rules go a long way to make it a productive environment for all. Read more Best Android smartphones (July 2013 edition) Time to take a tour of a handful of the best Android smartphones currently available on the market (July 2013). This time around, I've added a dual-SIM handset into the mix for those of you looking to switch networks quickly. Read more Featured multimedia   Replace Google Reader with one of these five apps Here are five more apps that are good candidates for a Google Reader replacement. View on site Today's recommended downloads Enterprise-wide Support for Business Critical IT (HP and Intel®) HP Technology Services for Storage Solutions (HP and Intel®) Turn Subscriber Data Into Your Information Advantage (HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors) Demystifying Unified Communications (ShoreTel) Free 30 Day Trial: Ericom Blaze RDP Acceleration & Compression (Ericom Software) Connect with TechRepublic IT Innovation for Small Businesses Many of today's small businesses and startups have become leading-edge adopters and innovators in technology because they are not chained to big, legacy systems. In this Special Feature from ZDNet and TechRepublic, we look at tech best practices and transformative opportunities for the small companies that make up such a big part of the business world. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Week in Review Big Data Analytics TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise

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Why Windows 8.1 Start button won't kickstart enterprise rollouts; SMB Innovation: A special feature from ZDNet and TechRepublic

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The Editor's Daily Picks July 01, 2013 Windows 8.1: Why the return of the Start button won't kickstart enterprise rollouts Windows 8.1 might bring back the Start button, but it's not going to be the catalyst for enterprise deployments of Microsoft's latest operating system. IT innovation for small businesses: An overview Small and medium-sized businesses are a numerous and diverse sector that form an important part of the economy. We examine how they approaching IT decision making, whether IT innovation pays off, and what technologies they should be considering. Resource of the day Free 30-Day Trial: SolarWinds Log and Event Manager SolarWinds Log & Event Manager provides real-time insight into all your security, operational and policy-driven activities. It can detect, alert, and react to zero-day threats and help protect your network and systems. Get your 30-day fully functional free trial today! More from TechRepublic Cisco Live 2013 highlights: Cisco ONE, UCS Director, UCS Central, and more Smartphone makers' efforts to woo Indian customers are working Google admits bizarre interview questions a waste of time Three tools for talking to 'The Business' Review: Capture website images with WebShot More from ZDNet Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription service Samsung leads Android to 70 percent market share in Europe, but Apple fights back in US The new Mac Pro: desktop mainframe Firefox OS smartphones arrive: A fine mobile Petri dish Hewlett-Packard plans to rejoin the smartphone space Executive's guide to IT innovation in small businesses (free ebook) The A-list: top technology for small businesses Startups and SMBs: Who's really in charge when it comes to tech decisions? Singapore SMB rides out 'do-or-die' moment with tech Intuit sells financial services unit for $1.03B to refocus on tax software Why CERN chose OpenStack: A conversation with Rackspace's John Engates Samsung investing $83M to ramp up mobile production in India Microsoft starts selling its Surfaces through resellers Aspen Ideas Festival: The bigger business picture behind driverless cars Asus: Preorders open for $3,499 consumer Ultra HD monitor; You buying? Aspen Ideas Festival: How tech, art intersect on the San Francisco Bay Bridge Zappos CEO suggests how startups can foster smarter, more productive cities iCloud services can make decommissioning your Mac more complicated Apple files for 'iWatch' trademark in Japan Featured multimedia Replace Google Reader with one of these five apps TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Windows and Office Smartphones App Builder Today's recommended downloads Comparison of Avaya and ShoreTel Unified Communication Solutions (ShoreTel) FREE up.time Trial - Comprehensive, Unified IT Systems Monitoring That's Easy to Deploy (Uptime Software) Providing the Best-of-Breed Private Cloud with NetApp and Windows Server 2012 (NetApp) Three Ways to Improve Your Data Storage Capabilities (EMC) EMC Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring (EMC) Perennial favorites How to destroy a project team in four easy steps How to tell when you work for a rogue IT organization Connect with TechRepublic TechRepublic and ZDNet special feature Next Generation Networks The rising tides of big data, video, and cloud computing are driving tremendous demand for faster and more efficient networks. TechRepublic and ZDNet delve into how things like software-defined networks (SDN) and new wireless technologies are enabling business transformation. 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.

[TechRepublic] When it doesn't make sense to go to the cloud

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | July 01, 2013

When it doesn't make sense to go to the cloud Even cloud advocates understand that not every situation is a good candidate for a cloud solution. Here are some use cases in which the cloud would not provide any particular benefits. Read more Resource of the day Free 30-Day Trial: SolarWinds Log and Event Manager SolarWinds Log & Event Manager provides real-time insight into all your security, operational and policy-driven activities. It can detect, alert, and react to zero-day threats and help protect your network and systems. Get your 30-day fully functional free trial today! Additional TechRepublic resources   Getting to know GoGrid IaaS In an increasingly crowded IaaS market, GoGrid competes with cloud behemoths like Amazon, Rackspace, and HP. Here's an overview of sign-up, VM creation, and features. Read more First steps with a brand new Ubuntu virtual machine Here is a quick how-to on setting up a brand new Ubuntu VM and adding a web server. Ubuntu is the most popular open source OS for cloud deployments. Read more Take your Google Apps experience into Orbit Orbit is an enhancement product for Google Apps which provides better document and project management capabilities. Read more Q and A with Patrick Ancipink, CA Technologies on new Cloud report Here's a look at the recently published report Cloud Succeeds, Now What? Read more [Infographic] Wiretapping: Privacy vs. security This infographic traces the history of the privacy vs. security debate in the U.S. from the Bill of Rights to PRISM. Read more Featured multimedia   Replace Google Reader with one of these five apps Here are five more apps that are good candidates for a Google Reader replacement. View on site Today's recommended downloads Providing the Best-of-Breed Private Cloud with NetApp and Windows Server 2012 (NetApp) Live Webcast - Next Generation Backup and Archive in a Cloud-Centric World (Quantum) How to Get the Most Out of Virtualization (HP and Intel®) Build a Better Customer Experience with IBM zEnterprise (IBM) Free 30-Day Trial: SolarWinds Log and Event Manager (SolarWinds) Connect with TechRepublic Special feature: Next Generation Networks The rising tides of big data, video, and cloud computing are driving tremendous demand for faster and more efficient networks. TechRepublic and ZDNet delve into how things like software-defined networks (SDN) and new wireless technologies are enabling business transformation. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Week in Review Big Data Analytics The Editor's Daily Picks Google in the Enterprise 10 Things

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