TechBrief | | The database market has largely been impervious to open source pricing pressure. That may be about to change. Also read: Enterprises still miss the real point of open source And: The new struggles facing open source | | Issue highlights 1. Microsoft preaches the gospel of universal apps at Build 2. Twitter turns to Apple for help distributing its tweets 3. Fury rises at Disney over use of H-1B workers 4. IBM claims advance in effort to build reliable, large-scale quantum computer | White Paper: Dell | Emerson IT professionals are deploying servers of ever-increasing densities that put a premium on scarce rack space. To keep up, data center managers are seeking every available edge, including the most efficient server management tools. This insightful paper shows how to get this mission-critical task accomplished. View now | With its universal Windows apps concept, Microsoft is promoting the notion of apps that can be developed once and run across a variety of form factors. Unsurprisingly, the universal apps effort will be prominent at this week's Microsoft Build 2015 developer conference. Also read: Unpacking Microsoft's universal apps strategy READ MORE | Soon, when you do a search on your iPhone for someone's contact info, a recent tweet from them might also pop up. Also read: 7 things you should never do on Twitter READ MORE | : VEEAM Software In this eGuide, Computerworld and InfoWorld explore some of the latest trends and challenges with disaster recovery and high availability. Read on to learn how your IT department can deliver the business continuity your organization needs. Learn More | Disney says it is restructuring its IT operations; displaced workers say they were asked to train their replacements flown in from India. Also read: 10 U.S. senators seek investigation into H-1B-driven layoffs READ MORE | The race to build a universal quantum computer is gaining steam, with IBM claiming a breakthrough that paves the way to large-scale systems that can operate reliably. Also read: Quantum rewrites the rules of computing READ MORE | White Paper: Navisite Read this research report to learn how enterprise IT executives view current adoption drivers for DaaS, its associated benefits and inhibitors, and an organizational profile of the DaaS implementation process. Learn More | | | | |