Cisco a mystery investor in storage company?

	BMC tools will be key to Cisco's 'California' blade server | DARPA awards $20M to Nvidia to stretch "Achilles Heel" of advanced computing: Power
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	Cisco a mystery investor in storage company? TechCrunch is reporting that Cisco is the mysterious "unnamed Silicon Valley industry titan" that contributed to a $31 million funding round for Whiptail, a flash storage array company. Cisco's total investment was not available and Cisco executives did not respond to TechCrunch's request for comment. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Top 10 Considerations for cloud computing As business users push for faster and easier ways to roll out applications, cloud usage is on the rise. As a result, many cloud projects are initiated outside the realm of IT – without the clear requirements or measurable objectives. "Top 10 Considerations for Cloud Computing" provides a checklist for taking a more strategic approach to cloud. Download your complementary checklist In this Issue BMC tools will be key to Cisco's 'California' blade server DARPA awards $20M to Nvidia to stretch "Achilles Heel" of advanced computing: Power WCIT treaty includes controversial Internet proposal, keeps content out IT hiring on the rise, CIOs say 10 tips on how to win the IT asset management challenge Making Your WAN a Fast Lane: One Company's Story 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! BMC tools will be key to Cisco's 'California' blade server BMC Software will contribute data-center automation tools for Cisco's upcoming "California" blade server. Read More DARPA awards $20M to Nvidia to stretch "Achilles Heel" of advanced computing: Power Nvidia said this week it got a contract worth up to $20 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop chips for sensor systems that could bolster power output from today's 1 GFLOPS/watt to 75 GFLOPS/watt. Read More WEBCAST: Meru Networks Impact of 802.11ac on WLAN In this webinar, industry expert Craig Mathias and Robert Crisp from Meru Networks will discuss the impact 802.11ac will have on enterprise WLAN networks and how to best prepare for it. Learn more. WCIT treaty includes controversial Internet proposal, keeps content out The final treaty of the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai includes a new provision that the treaty does not address content-related aspects of telecommunications, but retains a controversial proposal on fostering the growth of the Internet. Read More IT hiring on the rise, CIOs say Nearly twice as many CIOs are planning to expand their IT departments in the coming quarter than were three months ago, according to Robert Half Technology. 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 10 tips on how to win the IT asset management challenge Companies have a lot to gain by maintaining control of IT assets. They can avoid massive unplanned expenses, increase productivity and provide easy access to information for decision making. When designing an IT asset management (ITAM) program, keep these tips in mind. Read More Making Your WAN a Fast Lane: One Company's Story As associate director at Linklaters, David Bennett is responsible for the WAN and reports into the CIO as the head of (ISS) Information Systems and Strategy development. He shared a case study of the firm's recent WAN revamp with CIO.com Read More
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