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	Dissecting Cisco's FabricPath Ethernet technology Cisco's FabricPath data center Ethernet technology is designed to combine traditional, Spanning Tree-based Ethernet with a next-generation architecture that uses a link-state protocol to allow for multiple active paths. Deploying multiple active paths in a data center network is required to flatten the infrastructure to reduce latency and better support traffic flow between server racks. Read More WEBCAST: IBM The Critical Challenge of Application Security In this podcast you will hear how the IBM Rational AppScan software suite with a focus on AppScan Enterprise is used across an organization's software development lifecycle to increase visibility and control - helping address the critical challenge of application security. Learn More In this Issue INSIDER A sampling of BYOD user policies Citrix ditches OpenStack for Apache IETF attendees re-engineer their hotel's Wi-Fi network Microsoft's proposal to accelerate mobile apps and the web: HTTP Speed+Mobility IT execs must deal soon with worker use of social tools IETF plays Hide-and-Go-Seek with April Fools privacy protocol Considerations for modernizing your network IBM releases DB2 version 10, the first big upgrade in four years Cisco poaching rivals for SDN spin-in Venture capital no longer hates us, Amazon.com's CTO says WHITE PAPER: Oracle Access to Sensitive Application Data In this hands-on review, the SANS Institute Analyst Program examines Oracle Database Vault, which provides the capability to limit access of privileged users and DBAs to critical data and actions. Learn More! INSIDER A sampling of BYOD user policies Just say the words "bring your own device" and IT staffers start to rub their foreheads. Allowing users to attach their consumer devices, including smartphones and tablets, to the network might seem like a bad idea, but with a clear user policy that is re-signed annually, you can reduce a lot of organizational risk. (Insider content, registration required) Read More Citrix ditches OpenStack for Apache Citrix is giving its cloud deployment platform an Apache license, marking a migration away from the evolving OpenStack project and an embrace of Amazon Web Services offerings. Read More IETF attendees re-engineer their hotel's Wi-Fi network What happens when a bunch of IETF super nerds show up in Paris for a major conference and discover their hotel's Wi-Fi network has imploded? Read More WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc. Amplify your Security to Fight Advanced Malware Until now many advanced malware solutions simply haven't worked. Infections prevail. Is your organization protected against advanced malware? How can you be sure? Malware defense is clearly becoming a 'big data' problem. Learn how you can close the gaps in previous advanced malware protection with the latest innovations. Learn More Microsoft's proposal to accelerate mobile apps and the web: HTTP Speed+Mobility A post on the Interoperability @ Microsoft blog deals with the company's intent to submit a proposal to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) with plans to speed up web browsing and mobile app performance. Read More IT execs must deal soon with worker use of social tools Corporate IT executives and analysts offer advice on dealing with the increased worker use of social networks for business purposes. Read More IETF plays Hide-and-Go-Seek with April Fools privacy protocol IETF pranksters this weekend revealed their latest April Fools' Day requests for comments, including one that outlines use of Hide-and-Go-Seek techniques to encourage network privacy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Considerations for modernizing your network Business applications and the way we use them are undergoing a radical change, and this is leading many companies to modernize their network. Here are some "best practice" considerations for modernization strategies. Read More IBM releases DB2 version 10, the first big upgrade in four years Sensing a change in the way customers store and analyze data, IBM has updated its flagship DB2 relational database management software to handle a wider range of data processing duties. The company has also updated its InfoSphere data warehouse software, IBM announced Tuesday. Read More Cisco poaching rivals for SDN spin-in Insieme Networks - the proper name of the SDN start-up that may be spun into Cisco - is actively recruiting people from around the Valley, according to two posts in the blogosphere this week. The recruits are not just coming from Cisco: SDNs start-ups Nicira and Big Switch have reportedly been hit, and Arista is targeted but says it hasn't lost anyone yet. Read More Venture capital no longer hates us, Amazon.com's CTO says When Amazon Web Services launched a few years ago, the venture capital community wasn't a big fan. Read More
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