Cisco challengers should be buoyed by data center network market growth

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	Cisco challengers should be buoyed by data center network market growth, researcher says Continued growth in the data center network equipment market has opened a window of opportunity for vendors looking to cut into industry leader Cisco's share, and, for those with the right products, "the time to strike is now," one analyst says. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Quest Software, Inc. Free network monitoring? That's centsless! Foglight® NMS helps increase network performance and availability while improving IT efficiency. It's scalable, installs in 15 minutes and incredibly easy to use. And it's free – forever. Get your copy today. In this Issue Arista 10G switch: Fast and flexible Streaming vs. proxy deep packet inspection Designing 'iPad WLANs' poses new, renewed challenges LTE option poses data dilemma for iPad, smartphone users Three-stream Wi-Fi hits the mark Big news for IPv6: Akamai to launch service in April What you need to know about 802.11ac Tech job seekers less likely to be asked for social-media passwords Vidyo sets up program for virtual video network operators Qualcomm adds IPv4/IPv6 to embedded Wi-Fi chip WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now! Arista 10G switch: Fast and flexible Packing 384 10G Ethernet ports into an 11-rack-unit form factor is only the beginning for Arista Networks' DCS-7508 data center core switch. Read More Streaming vs. proxy deep packet inspection The evolving nature and delivery schemes of viruses, malware and spyware have radically changed the scope and best practices of network security. Data inspection at the application-content level is necessary to protect against sophisticated hacking schemes. In the pursuit of application-level protection, "deep packet inspection" (DPI) has become the preferred approach. There are two core DPI approaches: proxy-based and stream-based DPI. Read More Designing 'iPad WLANs' poses new, renewed challenges Complications that the influx of Apple iPads and iPhones bring to enterprise Wi-Fi networks and wireless LAN administrators are illustrated vividly at The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Optimizing Business Processes in Today's Enterprises What is workload automation, and how does it compare to traditional job scheduling? IDC tackles these questions and more in a new white paper. You'll read about: • Key factors increasing IT complexity – and how to manage them • Building an automation strategy • Definition and components of today's workload automation software Learn More LTE option poses data dilemma for iPad, smartphone users The new iPad's LTE option, which allows access to fast 4G networks, has also shocked some customers who found they can eat up an entire month's worth of data watching just a couple hours of streaming video. Read More Three-stream Wi-Fi hits the mark The rapid adoption of 802.11n has become a significant milestone in the history of wireless LANs. The MIMO-based technologies used in most 802.11n systems provide enough throughput, reliability, and rate vs. range performance to effectively remove the last major barriers to the broad adoption of WLANs in the enterprise. Read More Big news for IPv6: Akamai to launch service in April Akamai will offer IPv6 services to its entire customer base in April -- a long-awaited move that will be a major boon to the adoption rate of the next-generation Internet Protocol. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Accelerate OLTP database workloads HP and Microsoft® recognize the need for compelling transactional database solutions that bring together these best of breed technologies, based on open standards and at lower total cost of ownership versus expensive one size fits all alternatives. Learn more What you need to know about 802.11ac A question we're hearing with increasing frequency concerns the upcoming 802.11ac standard, which promises to do to 802.11n what .11n did to .11g. While the IEEE 802.11ac standard likely won't be completely finished before the end of 2013, and, while the Wi-Fi Alliance similarly has issued no interoperability criteria for 802.11ac, consumer-grade products claiming compliance with the aforementioned 802.11ac standard could be on store shelves as soon as the middle of 2012. Read More Tech job seekers less likely to be asked for social-media passwords There's been a good amount of talk recently about employers asking for the login information of job applicants. So, should those in the tech world expect the question to be asked the next time they're in an interview? Read More Vidyo sets up program for virtual video network operators Vidyo is announcing a new program for service providers, enabling cloud-based video services it says could sell for $30 per month. Read More Qualcomm adds IPv4/IPv6 to embedded Wi-Fi chip Qualcomm has released a low-power 802.11n radio chip designed for embedded machine-to-machine wireless communications for smart building and smart appliance applications. Read More
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