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	Need a virtual server tune-up in 2011? Veloxum for VMware could help boost utilization while dropping your TCO. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Enterprises Focus on Performance, Coverage, Reliability 802.11n is rapidly becoming the technology of choice for wireless networking. A new survey reveals the challenges 802.11n poses, deployment trends, and the factors driving forward-thinking organizations to migrate. Read now! In this Issue Favorite cheap network tools The story behind the IETF's sFlow standard for switched network monitoring It's two, two, two phones in one Recession hit IT wages across U.S. ICANN delays TLD expansion approval Will small identity management firms thrive in 2011? HP Networking's Haas aims at simplicity MobileIron extends control over enterprise iOS apps F5 expands file virtualization to cloud Rackspace combines cloud with managed hosting WHITE PAPER: Vyatta Open Networking Solutions Guide Complete overview of the opportunities that open networking presents today's network administrator facing evolving infrastructures and shrinking budgets. Read now! Favorite cheap network tools We asked our bloggers to give us a list of the free or nearly free network tools they love. They had tons of them, ranging from ways to track network device configurations to ways to keep data synched between multiple devices. Read More The story behind the IETF's sFlow standard for switched network monitoring HP has developed quite a reputation in recent years for being a prime buyer of management software companies, from its $1.6 billion buyout of Opsware in 2007 to its more recent $1.5 billion purchase of ArcSight, a maker of security and information event management products. But HP Labs has also been known to spawn a management start-up or two as well. Read More It's two, two, two phones in one LG and VMware have created a partnership intended to deliver a dual-profile mobile smartphone sometime in 2011. As a result, users should eventually be able to carry a single device that logically segments personal applications and data from work resources so that IT departments can manage and secure just the corporate "side" of the device. Read More WHITE PAPER: Scriptlogic PacketTrap IT Network & IT Infrastructure Management PacketTrap IT is a comprehensive solution that solves problems with bandwidth, connectivity, network & infrastructure performance quickly & easily. PacketTrap supports multiple sites, is easier to use & more complete than traditional network monitoring products. Download a FREE 21 day trial. Learn More Recession hit IT wages across U.S. The recession that officially ended last year hit tech workers' wages across the U.S., with Silicon Valley workers seeing the biggest drop. Read More ICANN delays TLD expansion approval Internet regulatory body ICANN postponed approval of a mechanism to let groups apply for and manage new Internet domain extensions called generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as the existing .com and .net. Read More Will small identity management firms thrive in 2011? We're almost to the end of 2010 – how time does fly, especially as we get older. So over the next few weeks we'll gaze into the crystal ball to see if we can glean what's coming in the new year. I'll hold off on my own prognostications, but a slew of industry insiders and knowledgeable readers have stepped up to provide grist for the identity mill. Read More WEBCAST: Iron Mountain 4 Proven Methods to Reduce Your Backup Costs Explore four unique case studies in which Iron Mountain has helped customers better understand – and take control of – their growing data problems while significantly reducing their mounting backup costs; the answer isn't "more backup." View now HP Networking's Haas aims at simplicity Marius Haas, senior vice president and general manager of HP Networking, has had a good year. In 2010, Hewlett-Packard closed its acquisition of 3Com, dramatically expanding its networking portfolio and sales, and also continued to log progress with its own LAN products. In the company's fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Oct. 31, HP's networking revenue grew 227 percent with the former 3Com portfolio included. Even without the new offerings, sales grew 50 percent from a year earlier. This week, Haas took time to talk with IDG News Service about that growth and the company's vision for networking. Read More MobileIron extends control over enterprise iOS apps Enterprise IT can now distribute and manage homegrown iOS apps for mobile employees, and block them from downloading unauthorized apps. Read More F5 expands file virtualization to cloud F5 this week enhanced its ARX portfolio with the addition of the ARX Cloud Extender, the ARX Virtual Edition and the F5 iControl management API. Read More Rackspace combines cloud with managed hosting Rackspace has launched a hybrid service combining cloud with managed hosting. Read More
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