SDN and InteropNet: Cranking up and running world's biggest temporary network

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	SDN and InteropNet: Cranking up and running world's biggest temporary network It starts with a gathering in a warehouse in Brisbane, Calif. Vendor reps, volunteers and networking experts of all stripes meet to create an enormous temporary network using products from 23 different companies, test it within an inch of its life -- and then stuff it on to trucks drive it out to Las Vegas. Read More 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! In this Issue Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains Hottest products from Interop 2013 How to keep your network humming FAQ: What you need to know about cloud computing's hidden tax hit SNL shatters Google Glass The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches Talari goes more sophisticated with wide-ranging software update for WAN optimization boxes 11 signs your IT project is doomed INSIDER Mobile devices: Too much of a good thing? HIPAA rules, outdated tech cost U.S. hospitals $8.3B a year WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Dummies The Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Dummies Book introduces you to common network performance management (NPM) issues and give you a new way of looking at solving them. This perspective allows you to see your network from your users' point of view, namely, the services and applications they use and their experience with them. Learn More Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule. Read More Hottest products from Interop 2013 Interop 2013, one of the biggest networking shows each year, is here and the product announcements are plentiful. Read More How to keep your network humming Argent wins test of 6 midrange network management tools. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Best Practices for the Hyperconverged Enterprise Network Hyperconvergence is defined as the state of a network that follows the adoption of modern computing initiatives. Now organizations can embrace each and every modern computing initiative with confidence, and build a hyperconverged enterprise network into strategic corporate asset by implementing WAN optimization best practices. View Now FAQ: What you need to know about cloud computing's hidden tax hit Cloud computing services, whether software as a service (SaaS) or infrastructure as a service (IaaS), are subject to taxes, whether your cloud provider tells you or not when you purchase them. Reid Okimoto, senior manager in the state and local tax practice at KPMG, shares tips to help you understand the real cost of cloud computing. Read More SNL shatters Google Glass The SNL Weekend Update crew gave Google Glass the business Saturday night, portraying the next big thing from Google as the next big distraction (WARNING: This video veers into naughtiness by the end). Read More The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week's Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond the data center, outdueling each other on server access density and software programmability, two key attributes needed for the virtualized goldmine called the cloud. And in so doing, they have raised the bar and perhaps set the stage for one of the more anticipated announcements in SDN switching from Cisco spin-in Insieme. Read More 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 Talari goes more sophisticated with wide-ranging software update for WAN optimization boxes A major software update for Talari Networks' WAN optimization gear will introduce automatic, virtualized configuration capabilities, dramatically improving the sophistication of its core product. Read More 11 signs your IT project is doomed The IT world is no stranger to projects that go down in flames. In fact, anyone who has had the unenviable pleasure of participating in a failed IT effort likely sensed its demise well before the go-live date. That sixth sense is invaluable in a competitive field like IT -- but only if it is acted on promptly and professionally. Read More INSIDER Mobile devices: Too much of a good thing? Most of us have apparently decided we can't live without our favorite mobile device. Whether on public transportation, shopping or just walking down the street, you're more likely than not to be surrounded by people swiping screens, adjusting their earbuds or typing on a virtual screen. Read More HIPAA rules, outdated tech cost U.S. hospitals $8.3B a year HIPAA, along with outmoded communications technology, reduces the time available for patient care, according to a new survey of healthcare professionals. Read More
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