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	Cisco's cloud services reversal was inevitable Cisco had no choice but to enter the cloud services market this week even after pledging not to do so three years ago, according to one analyst. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Survival Tips for Big Data's Impact on Network Performance The pressure is on to show tangible value from big data rollouts. Learn how performance monitoring tools can provide network managers and IT administrators insight and visibility into networks, infrastructures and applications far in advance, resulting in smooth transitions, accomplished network managers, and project success. Learn More In this Issue Cisco's 10 most opportunistic acquisitions Alcatel-Lucent ups the ante in unified access The (mostly) cool history of the IBM mainframe Hot products at Interop InteropNet: The show behind the show Cisco challenger Arista files to go public The government as whopping UFO skeptic Extreme binds Enterasys gear tighter to its own 7 Hot IT Jobs That Will Land You a Higher Salary To Automate or Not to Automate (Incident Response): That Is the Question HP bucks up unified access line to better battle Cisco, others WHITE PAPER: Spirent Top 5 Reasons You Need Network Testing NOW The availability, security, and performance of applications and services on the network are among the most important aspects of an IT organization, and must be tested to ensure performance. Download this white paper to learn the top 5 reasons why you should test your network sooner rather than later. Learn More>> Cisco's 10 most opportunistic acquisitions These acquisitions helped Cisco jump on market trends early on, and take hold of them as they grow into money-makers. Read More Alcatel-Lucent ups the ante in unified access At Interop this week, Alcatel-Lucent updated its wired/wireless unified access portfolio with a new access switch, and SDN and application analytics extensions. Read More The (mostly) cool history of the IBM mainframe IBM's iconic mainframe turns 50 Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE VCE Forms Foundation for New Cloud Service Provider Skyscape Cloud Services recognized a huge opportunity in the public sector for competitive cloud services with the highest security, sustainability and compliance. They chose VCE for their data center platform. With pre-integrated compute, networking and storage, Vblock Systems formed a foundation for Skyscapes's multi-tenanted offerings. Learn More Hot products at Interop These products are on display at the annual tech conference in Vegas. Read More InteropNet: The show behind the show For any big convention, getting all the required network connectivity in place and keeping it working is a major undertaking, often requiring the creation of an entirely new physical and logical infrastructure. Read More Cisco challenger Arista files to go public Arista Networks has filed to go public at $200 million under the symbol ANET. The company has seen steady revenue growth since 2010, with a compound annual growth rate of 71%, according to its S-1 filing. In 2013, Arista's revenue grew 87% from 2012, to $361.2 million. Net income grew from $2.4 million in 2010 to $42.5 million in 2013, a CAGR of 105%. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors The Strong Business Case for Blades Servers Blade server computing is growing in popularity, largely driven by virtualization within the data center, which requires simplified management and increased flexibility in order to deliver operating efficiency and productivity. Learn More The government as whopping UFO skeptic A newly released response to public UFO sighting only increases the notion that the military - which was often forced into looking into "flying saucer" sightings - was exceptionally skeptical about such reports. Read More Extreme binds Enterasys gear tighter to its own Extreme Networks has unveiled a software architecture for building SDNs and enabling interoperability between its technology and that of recent acquisition Enterasys. Read More 7 Hot IT Jobs That Will Land You a Higher Salary Looking to give your career (and your wallet) a boost? Here are seven in-demand positions that have companies throwing budgets out the window. Read More To Automate or Not to Automate (Incident Response): That Is the Question Read More HP bucks up unified access line to better battle Cisco, others HP this week at the annual Interop Las Vegas conference is rolling out extensions to its unified access wired/wireless product portfolio designed to deliver consistent operation and management across the mixed infrastructure. Read More
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