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	Technologies to watch 2013: Cisco products, more maturity for SDNs There was a lot of news and hype swirling around Software-Defined Networking in 2012, so what's on tap for 2013? Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade 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 In this Issue 2013 IT outlook: Innovation trumps cost-cutting The gifts you didn't get: 2012 geek gadget guide Software-defined networks need better traffic visibility It's not all about the cloud: Why hybrid ITSM is here to stay Cisco uses LISP to articulate programmability Senator wants to limit broadband data caps SOPA blowback, and other tech predictions for 2013 Cisco IP phones buggy Ten apps for your new iPad IT leaders prepare for their top IT security threats of 2013 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 2013 IT outlook: Innovation trumps cost-cutting The economic recovery is moving at an unsteady pace, but the emphasis on cost-cutting that dominated IT agendas in recent years is sharing the spotlight with a more interesting imperative: innovation. Read More The gifts you didn't get: 2012 geek gadget guide Here are 12 cool gadgets and 8 books you may have wanted but didn't get -- or you didn't even know you wanted. Read More Software-defined networks need better traffic visibility Most of the focus of software-defined networks (SDNs) has been on how it impacts the layer 2/3 switch vendors. The industry seems to have moved off of this notion that it commoditizes the underlying infrastructure, but recently another question has come up. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ixia Anue The Evolving Visibility Challenge Network monitoring has become more complex over the last few years, due in large part to virtualization and convergence. Learn how a state-of-the-art monitoring system that maximizes your existing monitoring tool investment can help you attain greater visibility into your network without adding complexity. Say goodbye to virtual blind spots. Learn More It's not all about the cloud: Why hybrid ITSM is here to stay "Cloud-based" might be the most overused marketing term of 2012. Vendors of all stripes seem to believe an edict has been handed down to enterprise IT management who now want all cloud all the time. Read More 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 Senator wants to limit broadband data caps A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. SOPA blowback, and other tech predictions for 2013 The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Here's the outlook for legislation for the next Congress. Read More Cisco IP phones buggy All of Cisco's IP phones are vulnerable to complete control by hackers, including the ability to access audio data at any time even if a phone call is not in progress. This is the finding of computer scientists at Columbia University, according to this report in IEEE Spectrum. Read More Ten apps for your new iPad Separating the truly great apps from the weird and wacky ones can be tough. Here are a few of our favorite apps to get you started. Read More IT leaders prepare for their top IT security threats of 2013 Wisegate, the professional networking organization for IT and information security professionals, recently convened its members to discuss their top IT security threats for the coming year. Read what's on their minds, and how they plan to address the threats. Read More
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