12 tips for SDN IT buyers

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	12 tips for SDN IT buyers Software defined networking (SDN) offers significant opportunities and challenges for enterprise IT professionals. SDN has the potential to make networks more flexible, reduce the time to provision the network, improve quality of service, reduce operational costs and make networks more secure. Read More WEBCAST: Sprint The Network Foundation of an IT-to-ET Transformation There's an evolutionary process at work that will eventually affect every enterprise IT department. Nemertes Research describes it as a transformation from IT to ET – Enterprise Technology. Learn More In this Issue The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 so far Big Data jumps to the cloud Top open source network management tools The Big Data Security Analytics Trifecta Clearing Up Some Misinformation RE: eBGP Multihop and TTL WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Network protection and UTM Buyers Guide This buyers guide is designed to help you choose the right solution for your organization. It looks at the factors you should consider when evaluating solutions to ensure you have the protection and functionality you need, both now and as your business evolves. View Now The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 so far This year we've had flying, high-tech sushi trays, radio-controlled Superman fling robots, Mission Impossible-like melting weapons and a kinder, gentler Linus Torvalds. And it's only July. Here we round up a bunch of the more interesting science and technology stories of the year so far. Read More WHITE PAPER: InterMapper Network monitoring delivers enhanced uptime Capacity utilization data supports network expansion planning. With InterMapper in place, network managers have increased uptime, save money, and maximize network ROI. Learn more. Big Data jumps to the cloud Kevin Walker's sales team was buried under information. Internal records, news reports, third-party data sources. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive 10 Requirements for Optimizing Your Network for Mobility Today the vast majority of work and communication is conducted on mobile & wireless devices & users rarely even consider using a wired network unless it's a last resort. This paper looks at how this mentality requires IT operations to architect an access network specifically with "mobile first" in mind. Read now Top open source network management tools As networking continues to expand and diversify, encompassing a growing number of wired and wireless devices, the demand for network monitoring tools remains high. While feature-packed commercial products abound, the growing market for monitoring tools has also fueled robust offerings from the open source community. Read More The Big Data Security Analytics Trifecta Like many of my industry peers, I've been writing and speaking a lot about big data security analytics. The general hypothesis is that status quo security processes and technologies no longer provide adequate protection against voluminous, sophisticated, and targeted threats, so we need better security analytics to understand what's happening in real-time. With improved situational awareness,... Read More Clearing Up Some Misinformation RE: eBGP Multihop and TTL Last week I was at Cisco Live in Orlando and met, yet again, some people that had been taught one must set the TTL to 2 for two directly connected routers to be able to eBGP peer between their loopbacks because the TTL "gets decremented on the way to the loopback". The web, ya gotta love it. When I try to help someone deprogram this brain washing, I find pictures help. So for those who'd like... Read More
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