First Look: Cisco Catalyst 6800 switch and friends

	SDN: The core building blocks | The promise of software defined networking
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	First Look: Cisco Catalyst 6800 switch and friends Cisco has significantly updated its enterprise network line-up with programmable campus and branch switches and routers designed to tightly bind applications to network hardware and services. Here's a look at Cisco's newest offerings. Read More 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 In this Issue SDN: The core building blocks The promise of software defined networking Chambers: Cisco waited too long to address SDNs SDN FAQ WHITE PAPER: IBM Understanding Virtual Application Patterns This paper shows how IT organizations can use patterns of expertise provided by virtual application patterns to speed deployments, reduce the risk of error, and help simplify and automate tasks across the management and maintenance lifecycle. Learn More. SDN: The core building blocks When getting to know software defined networking, you'll encounter a number of terms that are used in conjunction with the technology. Some of the terms are unique to SDN, while others describe technologies that, while not unique, are frequently used in SDN designs. Read More WHITE PAPER: AccelOps Enabling Efficient Data Center Monitoring Enabling Efficient Data Center Monitoring -- How IT Organizations See the Big Picture of Their Infrastructure Using AccelOps' Unified SIEM, Performance and Availability Monitoring Software. Read Now The promise of 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: IBM A Guide for a Successful ERP Strategy in the Midmarket Combining an experienced service partner with an informed ERP strategy helps to maximize ROI. This helps midmarket organizations to contain costs, communicate effectively, and improve to grow into more successful organizations. Learn More. Chambers: Cisco waited too long to address SDNs Cisco waited too long to address the software-defined networking trend now sweeping the industry, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said this week at the Cisco Live conference. Read More SDN FAQ Software has been programming our networks for a long time, so how is SDN different? Read More
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