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	FIRST LOOK: Cisco Nexus 9000 The Cisco Nexus 9000 series, the fruit of Cisco's Insieme spin-in, is more than another fast router -- it's a change in the way that high-end routers are designed and built. Read More WEBCAST: Fortinet How to Protect Tomorrow's Data Center Network Data center networks, whether conventional or in the cloud, must handle ever-larger quantities of data. And those networks must provide access--securely--to an ever-broadening array of mobile devices. In this on-demand Webcast, you will learn how advanced firewall technology can enable you to meet these demands while keeping costs under control. Learn more >> In this Issue First Look: Cisco ACI re-imagines the enterprise data center network Oh, Bi the Way… NEC scales OpenFlow SDNs NASA revels in "Gravity" 12 terrific techie TED talks 12 Ways to Disaster-Proof Your Critical Business Data So you want to adopt SDN: Where do you start? Did Cisco miss a WLAN opportunity? Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Developing Big Data Capabilities The explosion of Big Data represents an opportunity to leverage trending attitudes in the marketplace to better segment and target customers, and enhance products and promotions. Learn More First Look: Cisco ACI re-imagines the enterprise data center network Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a revolutionary re-thinking of how to provision and manage data center networks. While the early version we looked at has some rough edges, and Cisco still has some hard problems to solve, ACI has the potential to completely change the way that large, highly virtualized data center networks are configured and built. Read More Oh, Bi the Way… Hidden in Cisco's Nexus 9000 and Application Centric Infrastructure news was another nifty announcement: an optical transceiver that delivers 40Gbps speeds using older 10Gbps fiber and standard connectors. Cisco's "BiDi" optical transceivers solve a sticky cabling problem in an elegant way. Read More NEC scales OpenFlow SDNs NEC this week rolled out a new version of its SDN software that includes an OpenFlow-based method for interconnecting data centers. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric The Top 9 Mistakes in Data Center Planning Why do so many data center builds and expansions fail? This white paper answers the question by revealing the top 9 mistakes organizations make when designing and building new data center space, and examines an effective way to achieve success through the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach. Learn More NASA revels in "Gravity" NASA celebrates Sandra Bullock, George Clooney's space movie "Gravity" after it gets seven Oscars Read More 12 terrific techie TED talks The true meaning behind 404 pages, an optimistic George Orwell & more Read More 12 Ways to Disaster-Proof Your Critical Business Data How can you keep critical data safe when disaster strikes? There is no one magic answer, but there are steps your business can and should take to protect important files and applications in the event of a disaster. Read More WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Consequences of Poorly Performing Software Systems Software system performance issues happen for many reasons and can have considerable consequences for organizations. While performance issues are not always avoidable, their effects can be mitigated and often avoided by developing a keen understanding their causes and a forthright strategy to address issues when they do arise. Learn More So you want to adopt SDN: Where do you start? Software Defined Networking (SDNs) has been the hottest topic in networking over the past few years, and will likely continue to be over the next couple. It's certainly dominated the traffic on this site and others. Read More Did Cisco miss a WLAN opportunity? There's an intriguing post on Seeking Alpha suggesting that Cisco buy gigabit Wi-Fi company Ubiquiti Networks and groom its CEO, Robert Pera, to be Cisco's next CEO. Read More Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support Brocade this week announced broad support for OpenFlow 1.3 across its IP product line to extend SDNs beyond research and academia and into commercial and enterprise networks. Read More
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