13 events that defined Cisco's 2012

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	13 events that defined Cisco's 2012 From software defined networking challenges to killing Cius and corporate restricting moves, it was a busy year for Cisco. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! In this Issue Weighing Cisco's prospects for 2013 Which EAP types do you need for which identity projects? Controversy erupts at WCIT over resolution on Internet The Coolest Tools of 2012 All I want for Christmas is BYOD Young people bedding their smartphones: Cisco study RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! Weighing Cisco's prospects for 2013 All eyes were on Cisco last Friday, December 7th as the company held its annual Financial Analyst conference in New York. Cisco, the undisputed 800-pound gorilla in networking, has been rapidly transforming itself into a broader IT company. At the event, CEO John Chambers made the bold claim that the company's goal is to not just be an IT company, but indeed the No. 1 IT Company. Chambers did clarify... Read More Which EAP types do you need for which identity projects? The more interaction I have with customers who are getting started with Identity projects, the more I realize that a simple explanation and comparison of the differences between EAP types is needed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Understanding the Options to Find the Right Fit Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now Controversy erupts at WCIT over resolution on Internet The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) apparently has placed a resolution on the Internet in the regulations being developed at the meeting, drawing accusations that it acted improperly. Read More The Coolest Tools of 2012 With the last column of the year, instead of doing some additional reviews I wanted to present a list of my favorite devices/gadgets that I tried during the year. If you still haven't completed your holiday shopping yet, there's still some time left to try and grab one of these. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Building modern, virtualization-optimized data centers HP offers a flexible, virtualization-optimized data center network architecture that requires far fewer devices, interconnections, layers, and discrete appliances. HP Networking solutions streamline network operations and accelerate application and service delivery; reduce space, power, cooling, and capital requirements. View Now All I want for Christmas is BYOD Last week was my birthday, and it caused me to realize no matter how much money I wanted to spend, I couldn't get what I really wanted. And this year in particular, this has been a tough pill to swallow. Finally some new tablets are out that, unlike the iPad, I could actually be productive with. Windows RT looks sexy, and with new devices like the Dell XPS 10 and the Surface tablet, I am itching to... Read More Young people bedding their smartphones: Cisco study In case you needed any confirmation that those young people you see tethered to their mobile devices everyday use them a lot, well... they really do! Cisco's latest research has unearthed some startling findings regarding Gen Y - students and workers aged 18 to 30 - and their smartphones: they sleep together! Read More
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