Friday, December 21, 2012

The year in tech: Biggest fails, flops, and faux pas

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Cisco uses LISP to articulate programmability
Network virtualization is one of the hotter trends in the industry today, and when Cisco speaks to it you hear a distinct LISP. Read More

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 21
The holiday preparations took their toll on the iOSphere this week, as rumorers, distracted by ordering and buying the latest Apple products, cut back on their speculative output about future ones. Read More

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Scaling Out Data Centers
Organizations of all sizes are facing daunting challenges as they struggle to adapt their data center networks to new technologies and applications. The move toward cloud architectures in particular is demanding a high-performance network interconnect that can host servers potentially numbering in the thousands. Read Now

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Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions
Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500 positions cut and the departure of four executive vice presidents. As the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company looks to re-energize its business, particularly with an eye towards enterprises and data centers, CEO Kevin Johnson shared his lessons learned in leading Juniper since 2008, as well as what's ahead for the company in a discussion with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Johnson also shared his thoughts on the hot topic of software-defined networks (SDN), Juniper's role in enabling cloud and competing against the industry's 800-pound gorilla, Cisco. Read More

Apple's top stories of 2012
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Cloud Sherpas funding, acquisition points to hot SaaS market
Atlanta-based consultancy Cloud Sherpas today announced $40 million in new funding and the acquisition of another consulting firm in California named Cloud Trigger. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Avaya

Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability
By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now

End of the world: essential apps and gadgets to survive the apocalypse
We want to make sure you are in with the best chance of surviving the upcoming end of the world so we've collected together a few essential apps and gadgets that might come in useful should the worst happen on Friday. Read More

How my Android Touchpad made our holiday
I am hearing from a lot of family and friends that they just "don't feel it" about the Christmas spirit this year. In a way who can blame them. The awful events in Newtown have I think been a blow to the spirit of all of us. Read More

The Mayans really predicted the release of E17
On Friday, December 21st, 2012, the world won't be ending. But something far, far more surprising will be happening. In fact, the most improbable event, in human history, will occur on December 21st. That's right. I'm talking about the release of Enlightenment 17 (aka "E17"). Not familiar with E17? Here's a quick overview. *Clears throat* Read More

YEAR END 2012: Mobile Review
YEAR END 2012: Mobile Review Smartphones dominated the cell market in 2012-- though the growing trend in the importance of operating system has kept things interesting. This is a look back at mobile for 2012. From: networkworld Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 03:50 More in Science & Technology Read More

YouTube's 7 techiest videos of the year
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