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Storage Networking for Virtualized Data Centers

As more virtualized servers generate larger quantities of data, access to storage becomes increasingly critical. Providing flexibility in terms of how to access that storage is equally critical because different environments have different needs.

Join us for an online event on Wednesday, November 18, to hear industry analyst Rick Villars from IDC and Cisco executives discuss multiple ways to access storage that provide you with maximum flexibility and choice to select the option that works best based on your business needs. During this event, you will also have the opportunity to learn more about Cisco's MDS platform, which has provided a foundation for storage access for many years and will continue to do so for many more.

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My company has two sites in to 2 different locations that are
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explanation)
in each site I've 1 DMZ , the network team wants to connect the DMZ
switches in both sites for better performance and "security" - the
link under investigation is shown in red in the picture - ? via high
speed link without passing at all by the core network layer, as they
say that will aid more in the replication between server A and backup
server A in the DMZs and also this will help if any of the 2 firewalls
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Is that better from security point of view?

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Surprise! The Droid Eris is a better smartphone than the Droid; Report: Apple readies smaller iPhone on Verizon

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HTC's iPhone-like mobile device is more advanced in key areas than the Motorola Droid, whose physical keyboard is hard to use

Report: Apple readies smaller iPhone on Verizon
Apple Inc. will launch a smaller "worldmode" iPhone next year that will be ready for Verizon Wireless to sell in the third quarter of 2010, according to an analyst report citing unnamed handset maker sources.

Slideshow: 10 great iPhone hobby apps
Grilling. Bird watching. Shopping. Whatever your downtime passion, there's an app for that. Here's a look at ten intriguing options to help you recharge.

Google's Free Holiday Wi-Fi Beats Airport Grinches
Google's gift of free holiday Internet access at 47 U.S. airports only points out how backward those airports are. Don't they understand Internet access in public places is supposed to be free?

Android smartphone pioneer hits turbulence in Q3
High Tech Computer, which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe.

Google AdMob buyout latest in long line of acquisitions

Google to buy mobile ad company
Google plans to buy mobile advertising provider AdMob for US$750 million stock, the search giant said on Monday.

BlackBerry Developers to Get New Tools in Adobe's CS5
Research In Motion (RIM) along with Adobe Systems today announced an expanded partnership in which the two companies will bring new software development tools to BlackBerry mobile application developers as part of Adobe's Creative Suite 5 (CS5).

RIM Brings Development, Admin Courses to Universities
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) kicked off its second annual BlackBerry Developer Conference with a bang this morning, announcing its new BlackBerry Academic Program, which brings BlackBerry application development and administration courses to colleges and universities throughout North America, as well as a new alliance with Adobe Systems.

Verizon vs. AT&T: The Ad Wars Shift
Getting into the spirit of the season, Verizon is enlisting the aid of elves, Elvis, and stop-motion puppets in its holiday offensive against AT&T. In a new set of ads, Verizon continues to highlight its superior nationwide 3G coverage as an argument for going with the carrier and its handset lineup, including HTC's Imagio and Droid Eris, instead of Apple's iPhone on AT&T. The new ads are stirring a lot of debate online, and may also be fodder for a rumor that never really goes away.

Sprint to lay off more than 2,000
Sprint Nextel expects to lay off as many as 2,500 people by year's end, on the heels of reporting that it lost 545,000 customers in its third quarter.

Tethering to iPhone still coming, AT&T says; no date set
AT&T today reiterated its plans to offer tethering on the iPhone, but again gave no date when that might happen -- more than a year after the carrier first said tethering would be coming "soon."

November giveaways
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Total Cost Comparison: IT Decision-Maker Perspectives
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Comparing Research In Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions
The concept of working "any time and anywhere" has become popular. To support this concept, many organizations are adopting mobile solutions. As employees use these solutions, their expectations are increasing. This paper compares the Research In Motion BlackBerry solution with the Microsoft mobile solution by analyzing features of the user experience and the administrator experience.
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VKernel offers free alternative to VMware capacity planning product; Cisco-EMC team-up makes cloud accessible

Network/Systems Management Alert

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IT managers hoping to better plan for capacity in their virtual environments without devoting budget dollars to new software might want to pilot a free download available now from virtual systems management player VKernel.How to cut IT costs without hemorrhaging

Cisco-EMC team-up makes cloud accessible
Cisco this week established its Virtual Computing Environment coalition with EMC and subsidiary VMware, which the network vendor says will develop new products to help large and midsize customers adopt internal cloud computing environments. Manjula Talreja, vice president of business development at the Strategic Partner Organization for Cisco, says this collaboration won't impact previous Cisco partners nor will it result in proprietary data centers for customers. (8:42)

Cloud computing, virtualization proponents getting antsy
While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in the industry can't wait to take these technologies to the next level.

Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed?
Industry leaders cite subtle differences between the technologies at SIAA OnDemand 2009 conference

Cloud computing Part 2: Don't be blinded by the hype
Hype is a marketer's dream and IT's nightmare. While it helps the former generate excitement, it often obscures reality for the latter. Cloud computing is the latest case in point. The hype would have you believe the cloud is the entire answer when in reality it is just part of the solution.

IBM launches cloud academy
IBM has announced a global forum for educators, researchers and information technology (IT) personnel from the education industry. The new IBM Cloud Academy will help these professionals to pursue cloud computing initiatives, develop skills and share best practices. These efforts will help them to reduce operating costs while improving quality and access to education.

Unisys official says cloud computing can save money by eliminating U.S. jobs
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Microsoft yanks Windows 7 tool over open-source code swipe; EU issues objections to Oracle's Sun acquisition

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The European Commission has issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Sun said in a regulatory filing Monday.

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Windows 7 Sales Up, But is it Really a Hit?
The numbers are in and Windows 7 sales are strong, but with lagging PC sales and increased competition from other operating systems, is Windows in trouble? Apple recently reported one of its best quarters ever, and interest is high in current and future products coming out of Cupertino. Then there's the recent release of the latest Linux distribution, Ubuntu 9.10, and let's not forget pressure from Google Chrome OS,

Google strives to balance commercial, community with Android
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How a Botnet Gets Its Name; Swarms of networked robots to probe the ocean

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Swarms of networked robots to probe the ocean
Swarms of robots will soon be scooting across the ocean floor looking to monitor everything from protected marine areas and fish migration patterns to a variety of other biological activities.

Online users becoming less anxious over security, privacy
While surveys about security usually end up telling us about how bad people feel, a global survey released Tuesday indicates there's substantially less anxiety about Internet security, personal safety and national security than there was six months ago.

Security pros seek hacking, forensics skills
The Computing Technology Industry Association of 1,500 IT workers found that majority intend to pursue security and related certifications in the coming years.

Internet battlefield program marshals NATO forces
Getting military forces from different nations to work together in Afghanistan is no easy task, but before multinational troops with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization arrive there, officers and others are often trained through an online Battle Labs computer simulation via the Internet.

Drowning in Passwords: Tips to Stay Safe and Sane
Another day, another password: Thanks to Web-based apps, we're all acquiring passwords at quite a clip. How do you remember them all while staying secure? Here are some helpful tools and strategies -- that don't involve writing your passwords on sticky notes.

Can we block all IPv6 tunnels in our enterprise network?
A major IPv4 to IPv6 transition technique is the use of tunnels; this is encapsulating IPv6 packets into IPv4 packets that can then be transported over the IPv4-only parts of the Internet. Those tunnels can also be used within the enterprise network either on purpose (for example to traverse some legacy network devices not supporting IPv6) or not on purpose...

Patch Tuesday: Six expected patches, two surprise revised ones
As expected, Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday consists of six updates, three critical, that fix 15 holes. The company also re-released two more patches, both critical Here is the low-down, provided by Microsoft, of each new patch issued today:

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Effectively Integrating Wireline and Wireless Services for Seamless Communication
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Closing the Risk Gap in Privileged Access Control
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The Importance of Measuring Power in Your Data Center
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Apple delivers mammoth update, patches 58 bugs; How a Botnet Gets Its Name

Security: Identity Management Alert

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Apple patched 58 vulnerabilities in its Mac operating systems today, the most since May 2009, including several in the QuickTime media player that it had fixed separately in early September.

How a Botnet Gets Its Name
There is a new kid in town in the world of botnets - isn't there always? A heavyweight spamming botnet known as Festi has only been tracked by researchers with Message Labs Intelligence since August, but is already responsible for approximately 5 percent of all global spam (around 2.5 billion spam emails per day), according to Paul Wood, senior analyst with Messagelabs, which keeps tabs on spam and botnet activity.

Online users becoming less anxious over security, privacy
While surveys about security usually end up telling us about how bad people feel, a global survey released Tuesday indicates there's substantially less anxiety about Internet security, personal safety and national security than there was six months ago.

Microsoft releases security guidelines for Agile
Microsoft will release on Tuesday guidelines for developers building online applications and for those utilizing the Agile code-development process.

CA looks to ease encryption key management
CA today unveiled key-management software that helps automate the storage and distribution of encryption keys for multi-vendor tape encryption purposes.

Security pros seek hacking, forensics skills
The Computing Technology Industry Association of 1,500 IT workers found that majority intend to pursue security and related certifications in the coming years.

Mozilla fixes Firefox crash bug
Just a week after it last updated Firefox, Mozilla has rushed out a new version of its browser to fix a crash bug that programmers inadvertently introduced.

November giveaways
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Addressing Web Threats
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CCIE R/S Versus CCNA/CCNP Troubleshooting; Cisco UC customers appear S.O.L. when in comes to deploying Microsoft Windows 7

Cisco Alert

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CCIE R/S Versus CCNA/CCNP Troubleshooting
It's a long story, but I started out planning to blog about a book I used to prep for the CCIE R/S lab troubleshooting section. However, I think there's a broader topic that grows out of what I experienced in the lab. Today I'd like to offer a few thoughts that crystallized around this theme: the CCIE R/S Troubleshooting tasks require such a broad view of everything in the lab blueprint that it may...

Cisco UC customers appear S.O.L. when in comes to deploying Microsoft Windows 7
At least Cisco is warning Unified Communications customers about NOT offering support for Microsoft Windows 7: "Cisco will have no liability for any delay in delivery, or failure to deliver, any or all of the planned Windows 7 support features set forth herein. Therefore, any such delay or failure will not in any way grant to Cisco customers the right to return, refund, adjust, or exchange any previously...

Father of SIP bolts Cisco for Skype
Mike Volpi kept his word to his Skype investment group, he got the Father of SIP - Jonathan Rosenberg, to jump ship. Skype announced Roseberg jumped ship from Cisco the day after our blog story published emails indicating Rosenberg had an interest in discussing Skype with Volpi. Rosenberg is now Skype's Chief Technology Strategist - responsible for Skype's overall architecture and technology...

Cisco's new EtherSwitch service modules
This blog will discuss the Power over Ethernet (PoE) service modules (SM) supported in the second generation Cisco Integrated Services router (ISR G2).

Cisco lets Tandberg think about it a little more
Cisco thinks Tandberg needs more time, not money, to close the deal. Tandberg got another 9 days to think about it when Cisco extended the deadline to respond to its $3 billion offer to Nov. 18.

Cisco ISR Generation 2 does appear to bring value, at least in UC (voice and video)
Although the ISR G2 announcement from Cisco seems like more of the same, but faster and stronger, there are significant improvements related to voice and video that are worth mentioning. Here is a table that shows them:

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Forrester Research provided detailed analysis of WAN Optimization ROI based on in-depth interviews with 9 enterprises. This paper summarizes the ROI, benefits and IT flexibility provided by a typical WAN optimization deployment.
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Improving Application Performance Troubleshooting
Dramatically reduce downtime with the right tools. This whitepaper explains the four key features your application performance management toolset should include. Look for automation, intuitive analysis, real-time support and proactive problem solving.
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EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09

EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference.
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Google's Purchase of Gizmo5 Could Benefit You; Cisco warns UC users of limited support for Windows 7

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Google's Purchase of Gizmo5 Could Benefit You
Has Google found the final piece of its voice-calling puzzle? Rumors have it that the acquisition-happy search giant has acquired Gizmo5, a Skype-like VoIP startup. TechCrunch is reporting that Google has plunked down $30 million in cash for Gizmo5, which offers a software app that lets you make free phone calls to other Gizmo users, as well as inexpensive calls to landlines and cell phones. It supports SMS and instant messaging, too.

Cisco warns UC users of limited support for Windows 7
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is warning customers of its unified communications products that support for Windows 7 won't be forthcoming until the product's 8.0 release scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. About a dozen more UC products will not support Windows 7 until version 8.5, in the third quarter of 2010 and at that time, only the 32-bit version of Windows 7 will be supported. http://www.networkworld.com/community/taxonomy/term/7678

Cisco crafting telepresence Rosetta Stone
At its big collaboration event this week, Cisco is wheeling out what it describes as the Rosetta Stone of high-def videoconferencing to address one of the biggest problems facing the technology interoperability.

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Managed Security for a Not-So-Secure World
Today's risky data environment, which has seen 213 data breaches in the first five months of 2009, is colliding with an IT landscape of shrinking resources. This paper explains how an IT and security service provider can provide a practical, manageable and reliable solution.
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Effectively Integrating Wireline and Wireless Services for Seamless Communication
Respected consulting firm IDC examines the benefits, challenges and the choices available today that will allow you to successfully bridge your wireless and wireline services. Find out how you can simplify your communications strategy, save money and create a transparent environment.
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EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09

EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference.
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November 11, 2009

Check out Network World's comprehensive library of whitepapers for IT professionals, which includes carefully selected topics that matter most to your organization. Each week you will receive updates sent straight to your inbox. You can see all of the available whitepapers at: www.networkworld.com/resourcelibrary/?type=whitepaper

	Aerohive SLA Compliance: Wireless Fidelity Achieved Aerohive delivers the next level in network visibility and reactive response with a new infrastructure-side performance monitoring and response system: SLA Compliance. By increasing the troubleshooting granularity and active response speed far beyond what any IT professional could accomplish manually, SLA Compliance allows IT to make Wi-Fi performance guarantees.
	WatchGuard When Pressing the Send Button Results In Compliance Violations Protecting confidential data is serious business. Failure may result in fat fines and even jail time - not to mention damage to your brand. WatchGuard's easy-to-use, all-inclusive email and web secure content and threat prevention appliances offer a complete data protection solution.
	VMWare Total Cost Comparison: IT Decision-Maker Perspectives Review research done by Oliver Wyman to determine the total cost of acquiring, deploying, operating, and managing storage environments from various vendors to support VMware server virtualization solutions.
	IBM Power to the Systems: a Cost-effective Option for Virtualization Virtualization has moved to the forefront of many organizations' IT agendas, because it reduces both the number of physical servers required and the associated costs. This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
	BeyondTrust Closing the Risk Gap in Privileged Access Control In this whitepaper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) examines this critical issue in IT security administration in light of the BeyondTrust approach to helping businesses move from a trust-based system to a secure, auditable process in order to provide a higher standard of control and better support for regulatory compliance.

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Patch Tuesday: What the experts say; Ahead of their time: Nine technologies that came early

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Patch Tuesday: What the experts say
Microsoft released six patches that address 15 vulnerabilities. Here's a look at what security experts are saying about the vulnerabilities, patches and what should concern users.

Ahead of their time: Nine technologies that came early
Sometimes you build it, and they end up not coming.

Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server
Organizations encounter numerous challenges related to running Microsoft Exchange Server as a mission-critical backbone of their communications infrastructure. Virtualization technology can be used to solve many of these issues. This whitepaper examines the best ways to simplify and optimize management of Microsoft Exchange Server using virtualization technologies.
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Cisco data center rival Brocade not for sale?
Brocade is apparently not for sale after all, if the blogosphere is correct about CEO Mike Klayko flashing a "Not For Sale" slide at a recent company sales meeting. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Brocade had put itself on the block and that HP and Oracle were sniffing around.

Facebook groups disrupted but not hijacked, Facebook says
A group calling itself "Control Your Info" appears to have taken control of several dozen Facebook groups, inserting its own logo and stating "Hello, we hereby announce that we have officially hijacked your Facebook group."

SLA Compliance: Wireless Fidelity Achieved
Aerohive delivers the next level in network visibility and reactive response with a new infrastructure-side performance monitoring and response system: SLA Compliance. By increasing the troubleshooting granularity and active response speed far beyond what any IT professional could accomplish manually, SLA Compliance allows IT to make Wi-Fi performance guarantees.
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Online users becoming less anxious over security, privacy
While surveys about security usually end up telling us about how bad people feel, a global survey released Tuesday indicates there's substantially less anxiety about Internet security, personal safety and national security than there was six months ago.

How 2x2, 2x3, 3x3 configs affect WLAN performance
Most enterprise wireless LAN vendors have supported two spatial streams in their 802.11n access points. Yet their product pitches go something like this: "Our latest-and-greatest AP is an 802.11n 2x3 [or 3x3] MIMO system that greatly enhances data rates, range and performance." So what is the difference in the actual bottom-line impact on network performance between 2x2, 2x3 and 3x3 designs?

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Security World

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Storage Networking for Virtualized Data Centers

firewall-wizards Digest, Vol 43, Issue 3

Apple is Ripe for Business

How 2x2, 2x3, 3x3 configs affect WLAN performance; The Droid Eris is a better smartphone than the Droid

Wireless Alert

Could server management headaches lead to higher adoption of managed hosted services?

Network/Systems Management Alert

Novell plugs Linux developers into Visual Studio

Apple delivers mammoth update, patches 58 bugs

Security Alert

WindowSecurity.com - Microsoft Azure: Security in the Cloud

Sailpoint, Aveksa announce offerings at Gartner Summit

Security: Identity Management Alert

Cisco unleashes collaboration barrage

Cisco Alert

Things to consider when installing VoIP; Google's Purchase of Gizmo5 Could Benefit You

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Windows exploit code coming; 9 technologies that came early

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