Education networks see massive traffic spikes from iOS 7 update

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	Education networks see massive traffic spikes from iOS 7 update Education networks yesterday experienced massive spikes in wireless LAN and Internet traffic as thousands of students toting iPhones and iPads tried to download iOS 7, which became available at 1 p.m. EDT. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Network World's Digital Spotlight: Understanding SDN This special report offers an in-depth look at Software Defined Networking (SDN) fundamentals, including a piece that explores the promise and the limitations of SDN, another looking at the core building blocks, and an SDN FAQ. It also includes a discussion with an early user and 12 tips for SDN IT buyers. Read more now. In this Issue Apple issues internal high priority alert in light of iOS 7 download issues Computer science major ranks No. 8 for salary potential RightScale's cloud gateway expands to control virtual networks Brocade stocks fabric and net virtualization arsenal to better battle Cisco OpenDaylight "Hydrogen" taking shape AT&T, Microsoft team to link business customers to Azure cloud Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills Today's iOS 7 downloads an unprecedented challenge for IT How to calculate the costs of solid state drives What exactly is a business service (and why should you care?) RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Free Whitepaper from SolarWinds: NetFlow Tips & Tricks Network bandwidth usage is one of the biggest contributors to your network performance. By taking advantage of the flow technology that is built into most routers and switches, you can quickly identify bottlenecks and troubleshoot bandwidth related problems. Take your NetFlow skills to the next level! Read this FREE whitepaper for an introduction to NetFlow & other flow technologies, as well as configuring your network to collect flow data. Apple issues internal high priority alert in light of iOS 7 download issues Ahead of the iPhone 5c and 5s launch, Apple earlier today made iOS 7 available for the masses. Not everyone, however, can access it. Read More Computer science major ranks No. 8 for salary potential PayScale ranked 129 college majors based on earning potential. Engineering, math, science and technology fields dominated the rankings. Read More RightScale's cloud gateway expands to control virtual networks RightScale is one of the leading gateway tools between customers and public cloud service providers, allowing users to spin up compute and storage resources from multiple providers through a single console. Today, the company announced plans to add the ability to provision advanced networking controls just like users would handle compute and storage. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDNetworks Web Business and the Right Solution This white paper describes the challenges that Fortune 2000 companies face when delivering content into China via the Internet, the ways in which Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) can ease market entry into China, and what to look for in a CDN provider to optimize content delivery, both in China and globally. Learn more. Brocade stocks fabric and net virtualization arsenal to better battle Cisco Brocade this week bolstered its fabric networking and network virtualization line-up with new top-of-rack switches and software enhancements. Read More OpenDaylight "Hydrogen" taking shape The OpenDaylight Project has announced new details on its SDN controller architecture, including the name of the first release scheduled for December: "Hydrogen." Read More AT&T, Microsoft team to link business customers to Azure cloud AT&T is putting the finishing touches on a service that connects its corporate customers' VPNs to Microsoft Azure services, eliminating the need to find separate links between business sites and Microsoft's cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Gartner: Load Balancers are Dead IT organizations that shift to modern ADCs will improve application performance and security, streamline data center operations, and offload common functions from application development to the ADC infrastructure. These changes will bring positive benefits to both IT operations and internal and external users. Read more now Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills A growing number of experienced hackers have begun offering structured hacking courses for crooks seeking to make a career in cybercrime. Read More Today's iOS 7 downloads an unprecedented challenge for IT When iOS 7 becomes available today it will be an unprecedented challenge for enterprise IT groups: hundreds, or thousands, of iPhone and iPad users will be ready and oh-so-willing to download over the air the expected 130MB file at once. Read More How to calculate the costs of solid state drives Many organizations are considering swapping out some of their Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for Solid State Drives (SSD) to increase I/O throughput and power density (IOPS/Watt). But how do you compare cost vs. performance to determine the best technology mix for specific application environments? Read More What exactly is a business service (and why should you care?) Those of us within IT involved with operating or managing the availability and performance of business services have a big problem -- a basic lack of understanding, or ability to explain, "What is a business service?" Read More
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