Cisco, NetApp and VMware team up for dynamic data center

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	Cisco, NetApp and VMware team up for dynamic data center Cisco, NetApp and VMware announced Tuesday an expansion of their collaboration to deliver new architectures for improved efficiency, flexibility and security. The three companies introduced an end-to-end Secure Multi-tenancy Design Architecture that provides enhanced security in cloud environments by isolating the information technology (IT) resources and applications of different clients, business... Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. In this Issue Juniper's Q4 might mean an upbeat Q2 for Cisco Cisco's McCool sees growing data-center role NSF earmarks $30M for game-changing Internet research Brief Wrap-up on the Lab from the Last Few Weeks Venerable B-52 bomber gets network centric Cisco shifts focus to China from Japan in Asia reshuffle Ethernet aimed at data center virtual machines WEBCAST: Actuate Make Smarter Business Decisions with Root Cause Analysis Performance Management and Business Intelligence applications are vital to connecting the dots from the board room down to the front line. Join Jeffrey Hammond, leading analyst at Forrester Research, to learn how an integrated platform can positively impact a company's top and bottom line. Register now! Juniper's Q4 might mean an upbeat Q2 for Cisco Juniper's blow out Q4 may portend a stellar quarter from rival Cisco as well. Cisco reports next Tuesday and some analysts expect the company to come in ahead of estimates. Read More Cisco's McCool sees growing data-center role While Cisco Systems branches out into consumer electronics, video, mobile data and other areas, one of its biggest areas of focus today is enterprise data centers. The dominant LAN provider thinks the transformation of data centers through virtualization calls for new kinds of connections and a broader role for network technology and intelligence. John McCool oversees this push as senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Data Center, Switching and Services group. IDG News Service talked with McCool recently about the company's own role and its partnerships with other vendors in this arena. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Don't Leave Security to Chance Most businesses today rely on the stability and power of Linux or Unix in their data centers. However, these venerable platforms also create some compliance and security challenges. Learn to get the most from your Linux or Unix environment, while ensuring your data is safe and secure. Learn More NSF earmarks $30M for game-changing Internet research So you want to build a better Internet? The National Science Foundation today said it would spread $30 million over 2-4 projects that radically transform the "Net through new security, reliability and collaborative applications.  Read More Brief Wrap-up on the Lab from the Last Few Weeks This brief post is a wrap up of the lab I posted a few days back. The question is this: is a 2-router, 2-serial link design enough to experiment with EIGRP metrics and with the concept of when EIGRP needs to send a Query, and when does it not need to send a Query? If you didn't read the last few posts, this is really #3 in a series of 3 related posts, so you may want to start here with the RIP lab,... Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Addressing Java/.NET Performance Challenges Dramatically improve IT efficiency with a comprehensive approach to application performance management in your Java and .NET environments. Specific best practices are explained in this whitepaper. Ensure your application performance is improving business performance. Read now. Venerable B-52 bomber gets network centric One would guess that when its designers saw their first B-52 fly in 1954, they never envisioned nor worried about it being part of network centric warfare.  They might not have guessed the B-52 woul Read More Cisco shifts focus to China from Japan in Asia reshuffle Cisco on Monday announced details of a major revamp of its Asia operations that puts a new emphasis on China and drops Japan to second place. Read More Ethernet aimed at data center virtual machines Extreme Networks and Voltaire rolled out Ethernet gear designed to support the growing number of data center virtual machines. Read More
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