Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy

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	Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy Cisco has four strategic imperatives for its Nexus 9000 data center product and its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) focus: attack VMware/Nicira's software-intensive network virtualization technique; combat Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications View the new eBook: Evolution of the Ethernet Brocade and IDG bring you this exclusive eBook exploring the impact of today's IT and Data Center challenges on your network. With a focus on Ethernet Fabric, use this eBook to start your evolution toward a flatter, less complex and more agile network architecture—an architecture ready for the future. View Now In this Issue IBM touts prototype software to manage cloud, virtual bandwidth New NIST cybersecurity standards could pose liability risks How to build the immortal data center Smart machines: "Futurist fantasy" or future job menace? Gartner: Top 10 future strategic IT predictions 5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now WHITE PAPER: Motorola Solutions Inc. What You Need to Know About 802.11AC The first standard wireless LANs emerged at 1Mbps and 2Mbps to serve niche applications such as warehouse picking, inventory scanning and, in office buildings where mobility wasn't a requirement, cordless PC connections aimed at lowering cabling costs. Fast forward through several WLAN generations to today, and the story has completely changed. Learn more. IBM touts prototype software to manage cloud, virtual bandwidth IBM researchers say they have developed software that will automatically direct users to the most bandwidth when accessing a cloud computing or other virtual system. Read More New NIST cybersecurity standards could pose liability risks Critical infrastructure companies could face new liability risks if they fail to meet voluntary cybersecurity standards being developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Unleash the full potential of BYOD with confidence Growing numbers of smartphones and tablets are pushing enterprise networks to the limit and creating security and management challenges for IT organizations. This white paper reviews BYOD administration, performance, and security implications, and describes how the HP BYOD solution lets you realize all the benefits of BYOD, with confidence. Learn more. How to build the immortal data center If your data center is reaching capacity and you're thinking about cracking open the corporate piggy bank to fund a new data center, stop right there. Read More Smart machines: "Futurist fantasy" or future job menace? One of the hot topics at this week's Gartner Symposium/ITExpo is the future impact of smart machines that exploit machine learning and deep-learning algorithms to let them behave autonomously and can adapt to their environment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks 10 Steps to Improving the Mobile User Experience This paper will outline the essential network infrastructure and support best practices necessary to deliver an optimized mobile end-user experience, and offer 10 recommended steps that lead to higher end-user satisfaction. Learn more. Gartner: Top 10 future strategic IT predictions Gartner opened its Symposium/ITxpo extravaganza with a bit of good news: Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $3.8 trillion in 2014, a 3.6% increase from 2013. But with that growth there are big changes afoot and as Gartner will, it took a look at what some of the biggest changes - including the impact of 3D printing, automation and security threats -- will mean for anyone involved in IT. Read... Read More 5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now Wi-Fi has evolved over the years, and so have the techniques for securing your wireless network. An Internet search could unearth information that's outdated and no longer secure or relevant, or that's simply a myth. Read More
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