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	Enterasys looks to take on Cisco, HP in fabrics Enterasys Networks this week unveiled a switching fabric designed to unify the data center, campus and wired and wireless enterprise edge. Read More WHITE PAPER: Certeon, Exinda & Cisco Special Digital Edition: Wan Optimization This Network World Spotlight Digital Edition, prepared by Network World editors, provides an in-depth look at the latest WAN optimization developments. Read now In this Issue Net monitoring tool now ships with IPv6 Gasp! Cisco and HP collaborate on blade switch Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012 Should tech pros get an MBA? IBM takes its BI capabilities into the data center Dell puts recent acquisitions to work Gartner: The future of IT? Get ready to blow stuff up Microsoft Intune update addresses remote users Cloudmark tackles IPv6 Page looks to 'transform' company with Google+ Cadillac updates car controls with touch, voice WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies The Most Important Metric for your VMs The management tools selected to support virtualization is essential to the ability of IT to grow the virtual environment without proportionately increasing the staff to manage all of the new physical host servers and their guest VMs. Learn More Net monitoring tool now ships with IPv6 In another sign that network vendors are prepping for the near-term shift of service provider and enterprise networks to IPv6, Paessler AG has begun shipping a new version of its network monitoring tool that supports the next-generation Internet Protocol. Read More Gasp! Cisco and HP collaborate on blade switch Perhaps it's a matter of keeping your friends close but your enemies closer: Bitter data center and networking rivals Cisco and HP collaborated to develop a switch for HP's blade server systems to address the needs of joint customers. Read More Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012 If you had to pick 10 technology-related trends that will impact your enterprise infrastructure in the coming year, Gartner says you'd do well to start with virtualization and move to other issues such as social media influence, energy issues and flat networks, to name a few. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Gartner Report: Network Infrastructure Segmentation This research looks at how segmenting the network infrastructure into foundational building blocks provides clarity on the networking requirements and the ability to make better vendor choices at each layer of the network. Read now Should tech pros get an MBA? Technical experience combined with business acumen is an appealing package, particularly for senior IT management roles such as CIO and IT director. But earning an MBA is no golden ticket for IT pros, staffing experts caution. Read More IBM takes its BI capabilities into the data center IBM is taking its business analytics capabilities down a new path by making them available to IT organizations to monitor and predict issues with systems and processes. Read More Dell puts recent acquisitions to work Dell is implementing networking, storage, software and hardware technologies it has gained from recent acquisitions in products that can help it move beyond servers to deliver more end-to-end solutions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos The State of Data Security In this report, you'll learn about what data you need to protect and why, what a data breach will cost your organization and strategies for safeguarding your data. Read now Gartner: The future of IT? Get ready to blow stuff up If IT is to successfully move into the future it's going to need to blow up its current way of thinking and the way it supports mature technologies. Read More Microsoft Intune update addresses remote users Seeking more medium-sized enterprises as customers, Microsoft has expanded the number of capabilities of its Intune PC subscription management service to address issues of remote management. Read More Cloudmark tackles IPv6 Cloudmark is among the first messaging vendors to tackle the vexing issues related to integrating large-scale e-mail services with the next-generation Internet Protocol called IPv6. Read More Page looks to 'transform' company with Google+ Forget about building a popular social network. Google CEO Larry Page wants to use Google+ to transform the entire Google experience. Read More Cadillac updates car controls with touch, voice Cadillac wants to let drivers have natural conversations with their cars and get physical feedback from a touchscreen in some models coming as soon as next year. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 26 helpful open source network management tools Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, configure and map their networked devices. Here are 26 examples of open source network management software tools to help you do your job. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES Gasp! Cisco and HP collaborate on blade switch iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Oct. 14 Cheap power: An overnight revolution Should tech pros get an MBA? 2011 tech industry graveyard BlackBerry maker hangs head, extends bouquet of flowers 10 tech-centric MBA programs Security roundup for Oct. 14 7 'MBA preferred' IT jobs Apple sees record breaking iPhone 4S sales
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