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Knocking down the myths of why enterprises need MPLS
If you're responsible for a serious enterprise WAN, do you need MPLS? Until recently, the answer to this question for almost all larger enterprises, many mid-sized and some smaller ones as well, was a resounding yes. Thanks to the next-generation enterprise WAN architecture, the answer going forward is: probably not. Read More

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Service-Oriented Performance Management Strategy
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WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor

Malware Threats Force Authentication to 'Step Out' Of Band
Malware, like ZeuS and other real-time attacks, has rapidly outpaced all other banking security threats to defeat most security measures in place today. This whitepaper examines these current malware threats and today's best practices for mitigating them, such as out-of-band authentication and transaction-level verification. Learn More

Aruba beefs up its BYOD tools, splits business and employee data
Talk to anyone in IT today about anything and it's hard not to transition to a discussion on BYOD. Almost every IT leader I speak to is struggling with the pressure of having to allow workers to use personal devices in the workplace while still maintaining security. Read More

What's your favorite enterprise IT product?
It's time for Fave Raves, our annual call for the best products, as chosen by readers. Do you have a favorite enterprise IT product you can't live without? Tell us about it and we'll share your raves with our readers. Read More

OpenStack grows up: But is it grown up enough for enterprise IT?
Less than a year ago the cool thing for IT vendors to do was jump on the OpenStack bandwagon. Read More

WHITE PAPER: VMware, Cisco and NetApp

Meritrust Sees Results with FlexPod and VMware
Faced with an aging physical IT infrastructure, Meritrust Credit Union sought a more stable foundation for its business critical applications and for its Oracle database, which is central to its operations. Read Now!

Extreme, Brocade bring fabrics to the enterprise edge
Extreme Networks and Brocade this week separately announced products and strategies to tightly integrate IT resources in the enterprise campus. Read More

Cisco, IBM on the defensive with OpenDaylight
You know, the more you consider the strategic importance of the OpenDaylight project to the vendors involved, the more it becomes apparent: Daylight is defensively strategic to those who seek to marginalize the impact of SDNs in general, and of OpenFlow in particular. Read More

Obama R&D spending plan doesn't beat inflation
President Barack Obama's federal budget, released Wednesday, calls for increases in federal research and development spending. The overall spending increase, though shows a decline when adjusted for inflation. Read More

WHITE PAPER: McAfee

Low Hanging Fruit: Quick Wins with Data Loss Prevention
How to get immediate benefits from a DLP solution as detailed in this report by Rich Mogull from Securosis. Read Now

Iowa State researchers discover possible route to terahertz storage speeds
A team of Iowa State University researchers, working at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, recently detailed a way to use ultra-short laser pulses and special materials to switch magnetism roughly 1,000 times faster than current-generation storage devices. Read More

Become an Evernote power user: 10 must-know tips
You can already bend Evernote's notes, notebooks, and stacks to your will. And maybe you've directed your team to use Evernote Business. Evernote is friendly when you're getting started with it, but the more you use it, the more your notes can pile up, threatening your productivity. Read More

USB says new specification to double transfer speed in the works
PCs and mobile devices connected to peripherals via USB ports will in the future be able to transfer data at twice the speed possible today. Read More

Aruba bolsters enterprise control over mobile devices, data
Aruba Networks announced new features to its ClearPass software for managing mobile devices, including employee-owned ones, on enterprise networks. Read More

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