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Join Audrey Rasmussen, analyst at Ptak, Noel and Associates and Tara Spalding and Rich Trezza from GroundWork Open Source share insight on what IT managers are experiencing in their software purchasing such as budget shifts and service level expectations.
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But what exactly is a green data center and what does it look like? IBM invites you to tour one virtually!   
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