Thoughts from Interop 2013: The network has never been more important

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	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. In no particular order, these themes were: Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco The Cisco Unified Workspace Trends such as mobility, virtualization, video, collaboration, knowledge management, and cloud have come to the forefront as companies struggle with how to integrate iPads, tablets, and smartphones into their business and IT models. In response, the Cisco Unified Workspace provides a solution for creating an organization-wide mobility strategy. Learn More. In this Issue Cisco Maintains Edge as Director Switches Deliver Highest Performance to Date Interop: SDN, SDN, SDN...but coulda been worse What now for lithium ion technology? Facebook-Led Open Compute Project Tackles Network Switches Netgear to target mid-market with future SDN capability Commodity hardware will be hallmark of SDN networks 10 Careers Robots Are Taking From You 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 Cisco Maintains Edge as Director Switches Deliver Highest Performance to Date 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 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 What now for lithium ion technology? A quick look at lithium ion technology and research Read More Facebook-Led Open Compute Project Tackles Network Switches Speaking at Interop today, Open Compute Project Chairman and President Frank Frankovsky announces plans for a new open source project to develop a specification and a reference box for an open, OS-agnostic switch. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP reference configuration for Premium OLTP This paper describes a hardware and software reference architecture for using HP hardware to deploy very large and highly transactional Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 OLTP database systems in tier 1 enterprise application environments. Learn 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 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 10 Careers Robots Are Taking From You Should we fear the rise of robots? From pharmacists to fast food cooks, here's a look at 10 advancements in technology that could put you out of work. Read More
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