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	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 WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Best Practices Performance Monitoring Recorded Webinar Webinar will examine the driving factors, objectives, requirements, and best practices surrounding converged network and application performance management. Learn More In this Issue First Look: Cisco Catalyst 6800 switch and friends Big changes in store for the PaaS market CEO protection: 7 tech CEOs who get paid to stay safe Etsy gets crafty with big data How will cloud, virtualization and SDN complicate future firewall security? Top 11 metro areas for tech jobs Apple iOS battles back in market share struggle SDN: The user view Microsoft adds business intelligence to Office 365 WEBCAST: IBM Content Analytics Explained Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More. 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 Big changes in store for the PaaS market The platform-as-a-service market is likely to undergo a period of consolidation and change as big enterprise IT vendors and infrastructure-as-a-service vendors vie for a piece of the action. Insider (registration required) Read More CEO protection: 7 tech CEOs who get paid to stay safe Some tech boardrooms go to expensive lengths to protect the top brass, authorizing company funds for cars, drivers, bodyguards, and home security systems to keep the CEO safe. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Five Tips for Outsmarting the Information Age Adversary Today's attackers vigilantly wait for you to slip up before they strike your information systems and compromise your data. Learn five actions you can take to improve your information risk management and security strategy and stay one step ahead of the information age adversary. Read More Etsy gets crafty with big data At Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade crafts and vintage items, the benefits of big data analytics come in small packages - for example, something as simple as tweaking a "favorite" button, which lets visitors bookmark products they like. Read More How will cloud, virtualization and SDN complicate future firewall security? The firewall in decades past was mainly the port-based guardian of the Internet. Now vendors are vying to build so-called "next-generation firewalls" that are "application-aware" because they can monitor and control access based on application use. Read More Top 11 metro areas for tech jobs Looking for a new IT job? Or a change of scenery? Across the U.S., companies are looking for IT pros with skills that can drive profits -- such as data analytics, software development and project management. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM A Smarter Approach to CRM: An IBM Perspective Read this white paper, created in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, to see how a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can help you respond on the customers' terms. Learn More. Apple iOS battles back in market share struggle Apple's iOS is closing the gap on rival Android in the U.S. market, according to new statistics released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which says that the three months that ended in May 2013 saw iOS' share of the American smartphone market grow by 3.5%. Read More SDN: The user view It is still early days in the emergence of software defined networking, so there aren't many users around to share their experiences and expectations, but there are a few. Network World's editor in chief tracked down Steve Wallace, executive director of InCNTRE, Indiana University's Indiana Center for Network Translational Research and Education, which is already using the technology in a production environment. The school is also playing a role in the tech's evolution. Read More Microsoft adds business intelligence to Office 365 Microsoft is adding a set of BI (business intelligence) tools to its hosted Office 365 service, including some capabilities not yet offered in stand-alone Microsoft software products. Read More
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