IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks

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	IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks The combination of highly virtualized environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks of the future, IDC researchers said in a panel discussion at Interop this week. Read More WEBCAST: LogiAnalytics (formerly LogiXML) Webinar: Create Competitive Advantage, Featuring Synchology You are invited to our live, interactive webinar featuring the President and Product Director of Synchology: The Branded Payments Company. Synchology was using SAS and Excel to create performance reports for their clients, which was time-consuming and had numerous technical limitations. View Now! In this Issue 'Bigfoot' SDN sightings and Internet of Whats? highlight Cisco survey 10 more of the world's coolest data centers Riverbed unveils the Mini-Me of ADCs Skylab: NASA's first space station marks 40 years Mobile Computing Security Mayhem Continues VMware: Faster app provisioning makes SDN a keeper Complexity of IT systems will be our undoing NASA lurches toward 2014 unmanned aircraft competition Facebook to design an open source switch Commodity hardware will be hallmark of SDN networks WEBCAST: Dell VMware Virtualization Boosts SMBs For SMBs, the most important driver of virtualization is better disaster prevention and recovery. But in this KnowledgeVault from Dell and VMware, we'll learn how IT leaders are aiming higher much higher with their virtualization initiatives with things like application virtualization, while optimizing their disaster recovery efforts. Learn More Now! 'Bigfoot' SDN sightings and Internet of Whats? highlight Cisco survey SDN and "The Internet of Things" are two of the hotter topics in the industry today, thanks to industry coalescence and Cisco marketing, respectively. But Cisco admits that less than half of those who work in IT are even vaguely familiar with "The Internet of Things." Read More 10 more of the world's coolest data centers From a repurposed chapel to inflatable modules, data centers don't fit the same mold Read More Riverbed unveils the Mini-Me of ADCs If you remember the old Austin Powers movies, Mini-Me was a full replica of Dr. Evil in every way. Just as evil, just as cunning, and just as powerful. Today, Riverbed announced a "mini-me" version of its Stingray application delivery controller (ADC). Stingray came into Riverbed through the acquisition of Zeus so, in a way, Riverbed's latest product is Mini-Zeus. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Tackling Peak Traffic Demands in Today's Data Center As demands on data center infrastructure increase, both IT professionals and their tools will need to adapt. Learn how application delivery controllers (ADCs) can accommodate enterprise needs for performance and scalability while providing a unified platform for application services. Download the report today. Download Now Skylab: NASA's first space station marks 40 years NASA's first space station was a pacesetter for current International Space Station and a trendsetter for scientific experiments in space Read More Mobile Computing Security Mayhem Continues I spent the week in Washington DC last week discussing cybersecurity legislation and Federal IT security issues. As part of the tour, I gave a presentation on mobile computing security at the historical Willard hotel. Before discussing MDM, MAM, mobile data security, or anti-malware, I started my session with a few data points from various ESG research projects: Read More VMware: Faster app provisioning makes SDN a keeper Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise largely because it will save enterprises time in deploying new applications, predicted Martin Casado, chief architect of networking at VMware. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Winning Strategies for Omnichannel Banking Research reveals new ways for banks to prosper. Customers are ready for omnichannel experiences. Respond now-learn how to manage the transition to omnichannel banking and reap the rewards of delivering innovative services. Read Now Complexity of IT systems will be our undoing Roger Sessions, CTO of ObjectWatch and an expert in software architecture, argues that the increasing complexity of our IT systems will be our undoing. In fact, he just recently got a patent for a methodology that helps deal with complex IT systems. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with Sessions to get his take on the extent of the problem and possible solutions. Read More NASA lurches toward 2014 unmanned aircraft competition NASA today said it was moving ahead with its plan to hold a Centennial Challenge completion next year that will ultimately result in future unmanned aircraft technology. Read More Facebook to design an open source switch As part of the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook's network engineering team is leading a project to develop an open source networking switch. Read More Commodity hardware will be hallmark of SDN networks Don't get too attached to your specialized network hardware – you're not going to need it in the future, says one researcher. Read More
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