Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy

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	Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy Networks could use far less energy by 2020 even though they'll be carrying much more traffic, an industry group says. The GreenTouch consortium, formed in 2010 to speed up progress on more efficient networks, says it has identified technologies that together could cut network power needs by 90 percent even in the face of rapidly growing data demand. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver Focuses on Five Pillars of Technology The content-rich agenda has been redesigned and reenergized to include increased IDG content from editors you know and trust on topics such as: Security & Management, Network - From the Edge to the Core of the New Data Center, Analytics & Data Management, Cloud & Next Generation Apps, The Mobile/BYOD Enterprise, and more! In this Issue 100G, SDN leaving older switches behind Thoughts from Interop 2013: The network has never been more important IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks Verizon Enterprise chief: We're headed for cloud computing's A-list Interop: SDN, SDN, SDN...but coulda been worse Understanding Software Defined Networking Twitter buys big-data analyzer Lucky Sort The role of startups in the SDN networking revolution Netgear to target mid-market with future SDN capability WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now 100G, SDN leaving older switches behind Unlike Juniper core switching customers, HP users can still expect some significant upgrades to their older switches even though HP unveiled two new platforms for the data center last week. HP plans to equip the four-year-old 12500 data center core switch with 40G Ethernet before the end of the year. Read More Thoughts from Interop 2013: The network has never been more important Well, the 2013 version of Interop is now in the books and while conventional wisdom dictates that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas," I thought there were a number of themes at the show that rose above the general noise of the event and are worth sharing. Read More 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 WHITE PAPER: F5 Scale Your DNS Infrastructure to Protect Your Business DNS continues to be a tempting target for attackers, and when they succeed in disrupting DNS, all external data center services are affected. This paper helps organizations confronting these growth and security challenges understand how a new, full-proxy architecture for DNS provides a complete solution for global, local, and cloud load balancing. Learn More. Verizon Enterprise chief: We're headed for cloud computing's A-list In the battle for the next generation of enterprise IT, John Stratton carries a lot of weapons. Stratton is president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, the nearly $30 billion unit formed just over a year ago to deliver networking, cloud, mobility, managed security, telematics and a host of other services in a more coordinated fashion for Verizon's top enterprise buyers. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Stratton spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about Verizon Enterprise's progress since its inception, including a dramatic streamlining of internal systems and processes designed to make life much easier for the company's customers. Read More Interop: SDN, SDN, SDN...but coulda been worse I thought for sure by now, 2.5 days into my Interop Las Vegas adventure, I'd be sick to death about hearing of SDN. In actuality -- and despite Cisco SVP Rob Soderbery's pre-emptive apology during the opening keynote on behalf of his colleagues inundating attendees with software-defined networking this and that -- the hype wasn't bad at all. Read More Understanding Software Defined Networking If you aren't intimately familiar with Software Defined Networking, don't fret. Only 10% of 450 IT practitioners at a recent Network World event raised their hands when asked if they understand SDN. But if the emerging technology lives up to its promise to redefine networking as we know it, there is no time like the present to dig in and learn more. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP When App Performance is Better, Business Works Better Poor application performance can cost more than you think. In fact, Enterprise Management Associates reports that it can exceed $1 million per hour in large enterprises. Read Now! Twitter buys big-data analyzer Lucky Sort Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a data analytics company, in a move that could give the social network deeper insights into its users' tweets and how to best place advertisements on its site. Read More The role of startups in the SDN networking revolution For decades the leading network companies have been tightly coupling their software to complex, custom-built chips. Besides leaving IT buyers with a staggering array of appliances, the reliance on custom silicon has chilled industry startup activity. But with software defined networking, that is beginning to change. Read More Netgear to target mid-market with future SDN capability While much of the hype for software-defined networking is focused on large-scale data center deployments, some companies are taking a different angle. Read More
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