Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Upcoming Webcast: Why It's Time To Upgrade To A Next Generation Firewall

Why It's Time to Upgrade to a Next-Generation Firewall
Presented by Bruce Brody
March 29, 2012
Event starts at 1:00pm and last 1hour

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Are You Killing Innovation In The Workplace?

In the movie 'Horrible Bosses' we met 3 types of bosses that would make anyone's work experience a living hell. There was the psycho, the incompetent and everyone's favorite, the sex crazed lunatic of a boss. All of which in their own unique way killed innovation in the workplace.

The psycho boss with his flamboyant condescending rhetoric, ruled his enterprise with an iron fist and shot down employee's ideas as a hobby. The incompetent boss knew nothing about the business he suddenly inherited and was more concerned with himself as any poster child of narcissism would be. The sex craved boss couldn't keep from sexually harassing her employee long enough to hear any ideas they may have had to improve the workplace.

Of course these are extreme cases of innovation killing bosses; but nonetheless they do exist. As a leader if you are hindering new ideas in any way you too are an innovation killer. Here are a couple of questions to ask yourself:

  • Do you reinforce the kind of work environment that embraces and nurtures innovation, or do you squash innovation like a pesky bug? 
  • Does your opinion of yourself measure up with how your employees view you? 

Talent management experts, Development Dimensions International (DDI) have a new whitepaper regarding creating and maintaining a corporate culture that supports innovation that is worth reading especially if you hold a leadership position in your company.
According to DDI's website, "Organizations need innovation to survive and thrive. Thus, they need leaders who excel at driving innovation. But many leaders fall short when it comes to fostering ideas. This report doesn’t question if leaders themselves will be the source of your next great idea. Rather, when that idea arises—from a team member, a customer, or some other source—will leaders be able to foster it an bring it to fruition?"
Do yourself and your company a favor and click here for more information.

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Today's Tech Deals: 3/28/12


Deal #1: Newegg: Quick-Draw Deals: $69.99 AMD A6-3500 Processor, Plus 15% OFF All RAZER Products

Deal #2: PCMall: Creativity Essentials - Save Up to $300!

Deal #3: AcademicSuperstore: ANNOUNCEMENT...Buy Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 and Get CS6 at No Cost!

Deal #4: Pricegrabber: Great Specials This Week Including 80% Off..

Deal #5: NativeInstruments: Last chance to save big on TRAKTOR KONTROL S2

Deal #6: GuitarCenter: Product spotlights

Deal #7: HP: Limited time price reduction on desktops & notebooks

Deal #8: GlobalComputer: Mobile Solutions From Toshiba

Deal #9: KodakStore: Sweeter than chocolate bunnies: Free Shipping on digital cameras!

Deal #10: Geeks: It's Spring Clearance Sale Time

Deal #11: Buy: Aerobed Air Mattress $79.95, Nike GPS Watch $169.99 AR, Grease Gun $19.99,...

Deal #12: CompUSA: Monitor Madness: 19" LCDs from $69...27" LCDs from $239...Compare & Save...

Deal #13: MicroCenter:  HP Dual-Core Laptop $299.99...Dell Core i3 Desktop $399.99...1.5TB HD $99.99...4 Channel Security Kit w/500GB HD $199.99...HP LCD Display $99.99

Deal #14: PCConnection: Let Logitech Unify Your Communications

$19.00

Tech Quote of the Day: 3/28/12

"'Intel Inside': The world's most widely used warning label." -Jim Hopper

Friday, March 16, 2012

IntegrationWorld Conference April 29-May 1

IntegrationWorld


Need a few reasons why you should attend IntegrationWorld? Here are three:

  • Meet people from around the globe
  • Share new cloud computing strategies
  • Bump elbows with industry leaders while learning about the latest advances in integration technologies
Still not sure if you'd like to attend? No problem, take a minute to look over the event agenda here

Register Now
Pervasive IntegrationWorld
Dates: April 29 – May 1, 2012
Location: Austin, TX

Visit our event Website for more information.

Join Evault at the DRJ conference in Orlando

EVault
EVault is celebrating! Will you be in Orlando on Tuesday March 27th? 



Evault will be in attendance at the DRJ conference in Orlando, Florida on Tueday March 27, 2012 celebrating the company's 15th anniversary.


For more details and to RSVP, please click here!

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Upcoming webinar: Cars.com - A Winning Performance at Super Bowl XLVI

Cars.com will be hosting a webinar discussing how Cars.com was able to handle the massive boost in web traffic stemming from their Super Bowl commercial. The webinar will be led by Jim Houska the Enterprise Architect at Cars.com. Points that will be discussed are:

  • How Cars.com sustained both an immediate 1800 percent spike in page view traffic and a subsequent load that was 40 percent above our normal peak, all while maintaining business performance and customer satisfaction 
  • What compelled them to move from legacy tools to a next generation APM system
  • How they were able to make the leap from reactive to proactive – resolving issues before the business or customers complained
  • If they had to get rid of all their monitoring tools and keep just one solution – what would it be?
  • Why Jim and the Cars.com team, rather than rushing around putting out production fires, sat back, ate chicken wings, watched the monitors, and the game too!
Don't miss this webinar! Thursday March 22, Noon Eastern (9am Pacific)
Click here to register!

Early bird registration: BriForum 2012 Chicago

Registration for BriForum 2012 Chicago is now open. The event will be held at the McCormick Place
Convention Center on July 24-26. Reserve your seat now and save $400 off the admission price!

"...top-notch industry experts led by Brian Madden, along with hundreds of your peers from across the globe, as well as leading solution providers, will converge to share the latest proven tips, tricks and verified techniques around desktop and application virtualization technology. Walk away being able to do your job better through improved management, lower costs, and ensuring all desktops/laptops are secure and compliant."

For more information and/or to register click here!


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Eaton's Solution Center Open House at the Raleigh/Durham Plant

Youre Invited
Eaton's Solution Center Open House at the Raleigh/Durham Plant
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Please join us
Please join Eaton at the Raleigh/Durham Satellite Plant on April 19, 2012 for an Open House featuring continuing education sessions, plant tours, prizes and food.

Learn more about safety, new Eaton products and Eaton’s renovation capabilities. Featured in the Product Showcase will be low-amp busway, renovation products, energy-efficient transformers, solar products, breaker modifications and more. The plant will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with breakfast and lunch being served. In addition, the Power Distribution Control Assemblies Solutions Trailer will be on site for tours. For more details about the open house, click here.

Where and whenWhen: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Where:  9400 Globe Center Dr. Suite 121
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone: 919-544-7074 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            919-544-7074      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax:  919-572-9751
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Register Now

Homeless Hotspots?

You read the blog entry title and think oh cool if I'm away from home I can use this hotspot.....right? Not exactly. This is more like making homeless people the hotspot. How can you make a homeless person a hotspot? I'm glad you ask. It's relatively easy according to Bartle Bogle Hegarty's BBH Labs; you simply strap the individuals with MiFi devices then people who want to use the network just pay a fee and that's all to it.
Although it's a cool marketing ploy, not everyone is a big fan. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Today's Tech Deals: 3/14/12


TigerDirect: Mobile Markdowns: $0 DROIDs, HTC, Samsungs & More...see them all
website: http://tinyurl.com/83cor26

AcademicSuperStore: TAKE YOUR PICK: 8 of Our Most Popular Software Titles!
website: http://tinyurl.com/83cor26

PCMall: Great Buys for Every Budget - Save Up to $290!
website: http://tinyurl.com/6vvb2ej

PriceGrabber: $350 in Rebates for Notebooks & Canon Cameras
website: http://tinyurl.com/7sauma7

Hewlett Packard: Huge power and huge savings with HP solutions
website: http://tinyurl.com/6lmxcz3

Geeks: Sony Digital Camcorder Blow-out
website: http://tinyurl.com/6udw5m6

Buy.com: Samsung 11.6" Notebook - 30% off | Waterproof Speaker - 38% off | Schwinn Sports Watch - 61% off
website: http://tinyurl.com/7w2dup5

NewEgg: Game On! March Deal Madness: Score Awesome Deals in Electronics, Components and More!
website: http://tinyurl.com/78hwsxm

MicroCenter: Acer Core i3 Laptop 4GB/500GB $399.99...Dell Core i3 Desktop 4GB/500GB $379.99...Dual-Core Laptop $279.99...Dual-Core Desktop $279.99...32" HDTV $249.99
website: http://tinyurl.com/79hsu3k