MUST READ Facebook's Data Center: Where Likes Live By Charles Babcock Welcome to the Oregon high desert, where Facebook's two "data halls" store all of your likes while the company pursues energy efficiency on a new scale.
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Government Google Data Requests: Scope Unclear Google has begun disclosing limited information about U.S. government investigations that demand consumer data and, usually, silence from those cooperating.
INSIDE THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF INFORMATIONWEEK: GET (TRULY) SOCIAL Companies must build more social networking bridges to customers, suppliers and partners -- not just among internal users.
Also in our new, all-digital issue: Instead of worrying about overseas hackers, worry about the sorry state of your information security defenses.
FEATURED REPORTS Research: 2013 Enterprise Social Networking Survey Want our advice? Throw out your enterprise social network. Our survey says just 13% have meshed internal and external communications, and only 21% have seen significant reductions in email volumes. Meanwhile, 62% have yet to integrate any external social media into internal applications. Start fresh and think social technologies, not platform silos. Download Now (Registration Required)
Strategy: Heading Off Advanced Social Engineering Attacks Social engineering attacks are getting increasingly sophisticated, but there's only so much the law and technology can do to protect your organization. In this Dark Reading report, we detail how a social engineering attack is developed and what IT professionals can do to prevent their users from being targets and victims. Download Now (Registration Required)
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Data Center Operational Efficiency Best Practices Highly efficient data centers allow IT to spend 50% more on new projects - but only 1 in 5 data centers currently operate at this level. Read the study to learn the role optimization, flexibility, automation and strategy play in efficient data centers, and how your data center can become one. Download Now (Registration Required)
Office 2013: 10 Questions To Ask Is Microsoft Office 2013 right for you? Here are the right questions for small and midsize businesses and enterprises to ask.
10 Helpful Apps From Uncle Sam Mobile apps created by federal agencies will help you track NASA missions, travel smoothly and even get tax advice. Check out our latest guide to apps from Uncle Sam.
Bob Metcalfe Plans Ethernet's 40th The 'Father of Ethernet' comes back to PARC, the scene of the crime, to talk about Ethernet's future -- including a 40th birthday bash in May. Watch
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