Today's Favorite Articles and My Two bits.

Here come the 3D transistors......
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/processors/229402784

Another viewpoint on the 3D transistors...
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/intel-moores-law-has-been-cubed-welcome-to-3-d-transistors/48216?tag=nl.e589

Comcast beats analysts expectations............but just barely.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/comcast-delivers-solid-first-quarter-adds-internet-voice-subscribers/48180?tag=mncol;txt

Disney and Starz have issues with DishNetwork....
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/disney-starz-take-legal-issue-dish-network-offer/2011-05-04?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

“Microsoft, Juniper Urged to Patch Dangerous IPv6 DoS Hole”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227034/microsoft_juniper_urged_to_patch_dangerous_ipv6_dos_hole.html#tk.nl_bpx_h_crawl
I’m sure this is a sign of things to come with IPv6.........

“CCNA Lab III: Sifting Through the Router Model Series”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/ccna-lab-iii-sifting-through-router-model-ser?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-05-04

Microsoft office 2010 vs. Everyone else...
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/microsoft-office-2010-takes-all-comers-862?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-04

Ideas on how to Implement VDI without making it a costly venture.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/vdi-often-expensive-deploy-doesnt-have-be-889?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-04

A VM management tool for free...
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2011/050211nsm2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_systems_2011-05-04

“Cloud drives Cisco to open source”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/cloud-drives-cisco-open-source?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_systems_2011-05-04

RedHat argues its the best platform for cloud software..
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050411-red-hat-microsoft-vmware.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-05-04

New WiFi technology seeks to over throw ethernet....
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050411-meru-wifi.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-05-04

“VMware integrates automation tool with Active Directory”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050411-vmware-integrates-automation-tool-with.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-05-04

An argument that Linux skills are a hot commodity...
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227001/linux_skills_a_hot_commodity_for_job_hunters.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Microsoft to invest in the Blackberry platform...
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050311-ballmer-surprises-with-microsoft-rim.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_web_apps_2011-05-04

Making an SSD run even faster...
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-do-you-make-an-ssd-even-faster/3223?tag=nl.e539

Another reason not to rely on your cloud provider for security....
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2011/050211id2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_identity_2011-05-04

“Brocade developing 32-Gigabit Fibre Channel”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050411-brocade-developing-32-gigabit-fibre.html?page=1
So some one might connect to the network with WiFi but the storage aspect will be handled by Ethernet......an interesting convergence if I understand this right.

Surfs up!..................Eric