The Internet of Things: Coming to a network near you

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	The Internet of Things: Coming to a network near you When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), the most common examples are smart cars, IP-addressable washing machines and Internet-connected nanny cams. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 2012 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers The application delivery controller has evolved into a key component of the data center architecture, and enterprises should evaluate ADCs based on how they integrate with this architecture and support more advanced features, such as user and traffic control and monitoring. This report provides insights into vendors' strengths and weaknesses. Read More. In this Issue What's your favorite enterprise IT product? 'We can't use asymmetric broadband' - knocking down more MPLS myths INSIDER Cisco edges F5 in VPN shootout Next-gen USB SuperSpeed to eliminate power cords 25 weirdest things in the 'Internet of Things' Skyhigh Networks helps you discover every cloud service your company uses Boeing technology offers secure, efficient way to tie together business, industrial nets Top SSL VPN tools IBM defends OpenDaylight from doubters WHITE PAPER: Latisys How to take advantage of the cloud The companies that achieve the greatest success in using cloud computing are those that incorporate the cloud into a broad IT strategy. Learn 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 'We can't use asymmetric broadband' - knocking down more MPLS myths Broadband has more total bandwidth and reflects how traffic flows today, while WAN Virtualization can address the "single DSL upstream bandwidth" issue. Read More INSIDER Cisco edges F5 in VPN shootout Connecting remotely to network servers is a fact of life for millions of end users. Whether working from a PC or a mobile device, users rely on secure, reliable remote connections to maintain their productivity. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies CA Service Operation Insight See how a VP of Operations and his team have improved their ability to quickly respond to incidents that impact or pose risks to the quality and availability of their critical online business services. Learn More Next-gen USB SuperSpeed to eliminate power cords USB SuperSpeed will move from 5Gbps bandwidth to 10Gbps in the coming year, but it's also leaping from 10 watts to 100 watts for charging, which could power monitors and even HDTVs. Read More 25 weirdest things in the 'Internet of Things' The Internet is slowly creeping into every part of our lives, so much so that it's becoming easier to look around the house and find objects that can be connected to the Internet. In just a few short years, we probably won't think twice about connecting most of these objects to the Internet, but others will likely take some more time to get used to. Read More Skyhigh Networks helps you discover every cloud service your company uses There's hardly a company that doesn't have a problem with cloud services creating "shadow IT." That is, employees using services that you may or may not know about. Most CIOs think their company uses about 25 to 40 cloud services, but the reality is more like 200 to 400. Skyhigh Networks lets you discover and control all the cloud services your company uses -- whether you've authorized them or not. Read More WHITE PAPER: Neebula Systems Inc A Simple Path to Effective Root Cause Analysis Anyone who has worked an IT Service Desk knows that on average 80 percent of incident & problem management time is spent identifying and analyzing the root cause of an incident and less than 20% is dedicated to fixing the underlying issue. Learn More Boeing technology offers secure, efficient way to tie together business, industrial nets The Boeing Company is pioneering a way to securely bring together business IT networks with what ordinarily are entirely separate networks for industrial-control systems (ICS) in order to gain efficiencies and benefits in information-sharing in manufacturing. Read More Top SSL VPN tools Cisco edges F5 in review of SSL VPN remote access appliances. Read More IBM defends OpenDaylight from doubters IBM is asking that people judge the OpenDaylight SDN project by its accomplishments, not by its roster. Read More
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