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	Startup founded by ex-Cisco execs pushes software-defined networking Software-defined networking startup Embrane this week came out of stealth mode to unveil its product and strategy for virtualizing network services. Read More WHITE PAPER: MegaPath 6 Best Practices to Ensure a Thorough Evaluation Identify 6 key situations that demonstrate when it's time to consider managed network services, plus 6 best practices to ensure your evaluation of managed network service providers is thorough enough to support your decision. View Now In this Issue Cisco storms back in switching Some Thoughts on The SANS 20 Critical Security Controls Federal safety board wants nationwide ban on cell phone use in cars Converging SAN traffic in the data center Will the cloud take my job? Blue Coat Goes Private Riverbed upgrade targets video, satellite traffic WHITE PAPER: MegaPath Today's Network: Make It a Strategic, Future-Proof Asset Today's small and mid-sized organizations support dozens of applications and hundreds of devices and mobile workers. Network congestion has become a risk, as users change offices, work from home and add devices at will. SMBs need simplification in the form of network convergence. And a managed service provider can help. View Now Cisco storms back in switching Cisco had a "blowout quarter" in Ethernet switching, growing revenue 18% in Q3 and upping its share to 68% of the total market, according to Infonetics Research. This, after Cisco had a few down quarters from heightened competition, a nettlesome product transition and operational distractions. Read More Some Thoughts on The SANS 20 Critical Security Controls As I transitioned from the weekend to the work week last night, I settled down to review the 20 Critical Security Controls (v3) published by the SANS Institute. If you haven't seen this list, you really should take a look as it's an extremely focused, well written, metrics-based strategy for protecting your organization against the most likely security risks. The first two controls are: 1. Inventory... Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Debunking the Myth of the Single-Vendor Network The notion that single-vendor networks have a lower total cost of ownership is somewhat misleading, as a strong best practice approach can actually reduce TCO in a multi-vendor environment through decreased short-term capital investments and a reduction in the use of single-vendor premium maintenance services. Read more Federal safety board wants nationwide ban on cell phone use in cars The federal National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on the use of any personal electronic devices while driving a car. The NTSB recommendation calls for the ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices for all drivers. The safety recommendation also urges law enforcement to use high-visibility techniques to support the ban. The recommendation... Read More Converging SAN traffic in the data center Most organizations today use dedicated storage networks in the data center, but the concept of leveraging converged network infrastructure to provide organizational storage services is gaining steam. 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. Will the cloud take my job? I remember the first SAAS application I helped deploy. It was great! One less application to worry about, and simple, fast installation. It meant an end to frequent application updates and late night service windows for IT. The SAAS provider even provided training, drove product usage, and handled support. What I didn't realize at the time, was that "as-a-service" wasn't only nice for the infrastructure... Read More Blue Coat Goes Private Early this morning, I received a press release announcing that Blue Coat Systems was being acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $1.3 billion. This news didn't surprise me. Blue Coat recently posted good quarterly revenue numbers and all indications are that its financial and operational woes were in the past. In addition to its financial progress, I believe that Blue... Read More Riverbed upgrade targets video, satellite traffic A Riverbed software upgrade means more efficient distribution of video over WANs and optimizing traffic that runs over satellite links. Read More
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