Internet speed isn't everything

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	Internet speed isn't everything Don't get us wrong, speed is important. You have to have an Internet connection fast enough to do what you need and want to do. But let's insert a sense of perspective. Consider your Internet connection in the context of another utility--electricity. Just as you need a requisite number of volts from your power company, you also need a certain number of kilowatts to power your home or business. Read More WEBCAST: IBM IBM Rational Getting to Know Webcast Series Are you interested in learning more about Enterprise Architecture, Model Driven Development, Requirements Management & Product Portfolio? If so, please join us for our Rational webcast series, which will provide a walk through of each product and will be followed by a live Q&A session. Click to continue In this Issue No IPv6 plan? You're behind schedule Cloud promises savings, delivers speed Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications Verizon launches cloud service for SMBs Neustar, Infoblox team on cloud service Next-generation Ethernet interfaces Cisco losing steam in data center switching? Cisco bolsters Nexus, Catalyst switch lines CipherOptics debuts variable-speed encryptors Super-fast broadband will benefit elderly & disabled WHITE PAPER: Xerox Colleges build foundation for document management system Two liberal arts colleges in upstate New York reduced paper consumption, costs, and the number of printers used from 550 to 81. They also improved digital document workflow, printer management and campus-wide productivity. Read Now. No IPv6 plan? You're behind schedule If you haven't started deploying IPv6 -- or at least begun planning your IPv6 deployment -- you have fallen behind schedule compared to the majority of network operators worldwide, according to the latest survey about global readiness for IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. Read More Cloud promises savings, delivers speed In the time it takes to get a cup of coffee, any one of the hundreds of engineers and developers at mobile computing chip-maker Qualcomm Inc. can provision himself a new server -- one that's fully configured with compute, storage, networking, middleware and other resources. "You can get something provisioned within 15 minutes," says Matthew Clark, senior director of IT. Read More Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications Interest in IT security certifications is booming, as more U.S. companies tighten up the protection surrounding their critical network infrastructure and as a growing number of employees view security expertise as recession proof. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Next Generation is the Smart Generation Innovations such as mobility, Web 2.0, social media and cloud computing have dramatically changed the IT landscape and introduced new security threats into the corporate network. This eBook investigates why traditional firewalls are no longer enough, and how application intelligence and control enable network security in the wake of these changes. Read more. Verizon launches cloud service for SMBs Verizon announced a cloud computing service for small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. with up to 1,000 employees. Read More Neustar, Infoblox team on cloud service In another sign that DNS operations are migrating into the cloud, industry leader Neustar is announcing a new managed service that allows companies to outsource all of their internal DNS and related network address management functions that run on Infoblox appliances. Read More Next-generation Ethernet interfaces For the first time in its history, the IEEE has released two Ethernet standards simultaneously: 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GE) and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE), both defined by the 802.3ba Task Force. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks A Green Architectural Strategy That Puts IT in the Black Green computing tends to focus on individual servers and devices, but even greater benefits can be realized with an architectural strategy that leverages green computing practices across the data center. Read More! Cisco losing steam in data center switching? Talk about peeing on the campfire: Just as Cisco rolls out its new and enhanced switches for the data center, Oppenheimer & Co. issues a report proclaiming share losses in this market for Cisco in 2011.  Read More Cisco bolsters Nexus, Catalyst switch lines Cisco unleashes10G Ethernet Nexus switch, plus servers, software and modules for virtual environments. Read More CipherOptics debuts variable-speed encryptors CipherOptics announced an encryption appliance that can be adjusted to work at speeds between 3 Mbps and 1 Gbps. Support for variable speeds is a major change, since customers in the past had to buy new hardware to achieve higher speeds. Read More Super-fast broadband will benefit elderly & disabled Super-fast broadband will benefit the elderly and disabled Brits in a number of ways, including offering access to services such as remote health monitoring, says Ofcom. Read More
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