OpenFlow inventor: Network provisioning will inevitably be automated

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	OpenFlow inventor: Network provisioning will inevitably be automated 2011 has been an exciting year for Openflow and software defined networking (SDN). Continuing my informal series on Openflow, I recently got the chance to have a conversation with Nicira CTO Martin Casado to discuss the future of SDN generally and OpenFlow specifically. Read More WHITE PAPER: Wildpackets Eliminate Packet Loss during 10G Monitoring There are a number of choices for deploying packed-based monitoring and analysis against 10G segments, but as traffic volumes grow, the limitations of many options become problematic. This EMA paper examines the issues surrounding 10G network management and monitoring with emphasis on effective packed-based instrumentation. Read More In this Issue Inside Cisco global security operations 9/11 Anniversary: What our emergency response systems still can't do 9/11 continues to influence IT strategy US plan fires up gigabit application development for ultrafast networks Network troubleshooting gets smarter, faster with 'network traffic visibility' Which city has the most painful commute in the world? Feds trek to the cloud 25 tech touchstones of the past 25 years Qualcomm takes aim at enterprise with femtocell chipset Stop using FTP! How to transfer files securely WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! Inside Cisco global security operations Cisco's Security Intelligence Operations provides threat information, vulnerability analysis, and mitigation solutions to enterprise customers. Staff and resources are at work around the world, including at 11 Threat Operations Centers. Network World visited Cisco's TOC in Austin, Texas, for an inside look at how the distributed security teams come together. Read More 9/11 Anniversary: What our emergency response systems still can't do Ten years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks demonstrated huge gaps in the nation's emergency communications systems, there is still a long list of standard networking capabilities that are unavailable to first responders and 9-1-1 operators. Read More 9/11 continues to influence IT strategy Many companies had refined their IT disaster recovery programs prior to 9/11, but the attacks exposed a lack of attention to continuity of business operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: Enterasys Networks Confessions of a Market Leader With Enterasys, Stephens Support Services is able to manage each business independently, while maintaining a single unified wired & wireless network. Click here to learn more! Learn more US plan fires up gigabit application development for ultrafast networks The US government and the National Science Foundation have announced a plan they say will go a long way toward building applications that can take advantage of ultrafast broadband networks. Read More Network troubleshooting gets smarter, faster with 'network traffic visibility' When it comes to managing the network, even real-time monitoring isn't fast enough anymore. You need to be able to predict what will happen next. I've recently started tracking a technology that can help with this challenge. There's no name for this market, but I like to think of it as the network traffic visibility (NTV) market. Read More Which city has the most painful commute in the world? Los Angeles, New York and Chicago are known in the U.S. for their epic gridlock conditions, but in a global analysis by IBM, the pain of commuting in these cities is rated lower than a number of international cities where drivers say they're a lot more miserable. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed High-Performance Network Traffic Recording See Cascade Shark in action. This Webcast demonstrates how the only network analysis software fully integrated with Wireshark, the world's most popular network protocol analyzer, is capable of sustained, multi-gigabit per second recording of network traffic without packet drops. See how easy this powerful tool is to use. Learn more! Feds trek to the cloud The government sector is on a fast march to the cloud, but Robert Rosen wants to pause for a breath. Read More 25 tech touchstones of the past 25 years Narrowing down the network industry's top events from the past 25 years is a little like picking your all-time baseball or football moments – something will always get left out and the second-guessers will come out of the woodwork. So what we have here is what for the moment I think are the Top 25 events that had the most influence on, or will have the most impact in the future of the industry. Read More Qualcomm takes aim at enterprise with femtocell chipset Qualcomm has expanded its product portfolio for femtocells with a chipset that will allow the small base stations to handle up to 32 active users, opening the door for use in enterprises and metro networks, the company said on Monday. Read More Stop using FTP! How to transfer files securely File Transfer Protocol (FTP), one of the oldest of Internet protocols, is still widely deployed, but it's the protocol sysadmins love to hate. Read More
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