Tech Roundup: 2/6/12-2/10/12

By Gotham
Posted in Virtualization
On February 10, 2012

  • Time: Is Google planning to release a cloud storage service akin to Dropbox? http://ti.me/zWaqK4
  • InfoWorld: Microsoft plans to produce a special version of Windows 8 and Office for touch-oriented ARM-based devices: http://bit.ly/xFervz
  • GCN: Virtualization makes it easier to replicate data easier within a disaster recovery system and the cloud: http://bit.ly/ztx2GS
  • CSM: Windows 8 preview launch set for late February: http://bit.ly/wAXeEX
  • CSO: US hospital hit by data-stealing malware, compromising the personal data of thousands of patients: http://bit.ly/zEZ28I
  • InfoWorld: VMware Cloud Integration Manager makes it easier to wholesale clouds, automating tasks required to provision services: http://bit.ly/yL10K1
  • PCWorld: New digital spam and how to avoid it: fake news sites, clickjacking, sockpuppets, QR code spam, and more: http://bit.ly/A0tcTD
  • InfoWorld: 5 hot software development specialties: cross-platform mobile, cloud integration and migration, RIA portability, parallel computing: http://bit.ly/AiqnLw
  • Computerworld: Symantec releases next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec software; upgrades increase speed and reduce overhead: http://bit.ly/xsPXrk
  • Gizmodo: The world now buys more smartphones than desktops, laptops, and tablets combined: http://gizmo.do/wCNjTY
  • CRN: Power, environmental concerns driving data center design: http://bit.ly/xh1gQv