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SDN prompts more questions than answers

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SDN prompts more questions than answers
If there was one takeaway from Network World's Open Network Exchange (ONX) conference this week, it is this: software-defined networking is producing more questions than answers. A recent study of 298 network professionals, highlighted at the conference, found that only 9% of respondents have SDNs in production with 6% piloting. Read More


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Cisco may be bouncing back, but can Chambers hold on?
John Chambers may stay chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems for the time being, but with the company's financial results just beginning to emerge from a slump and major challenges remaining, it won't be an easy time to hold onto one of the longest leadership stints in the IT industry. Read More

BlackBerry opens management of its smartphones to rivals
BlackBerry is allowing rivals AirWatch, Citrix, SAP and IBM to directly manage its smartphones with the Blackberry 10 operating system as part of its strategy to open up management of its devices to third parties. Read More

FAQ: What does the FCC's net neutrality proposal mean for businesses?
With the FCC planning to vote Thursday on chairman Tom Wheeler's new proposal on net neutrality, pressure groups have stepped up their efforts to mobilize public opinion against the measure, which would allow for ISPs to charge content providers for preferential access. Read More


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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

Juniper Networks goes 'Back to the Future'
In the movie "Back to the Future," Dr. Emmet Brown changed the world when he fell off his toilet and hit his head on the sink and the vision of the "flux capacitor" came to him. The flux capacitor was the technology that allowed Emmet Brown to build his DeLorean-based time machine that skewed the existing space-time continuum. Read More

Target, The Gap and others form group to share cyberthreat data
Some of the biggest U.S. retailers have banded together to share information about cyberthreats, in a bid to avert breaches like that suffered by Target last holiday season. Read More

TechEd: Microsoft reveals new Office features available only in the cloud
Microsoft showed off new Office features at TechEd 2014, but some of them will never be available to customers who don't embrace the cloud version of the software suite, Office 365, and the company will take its time bringing others to market for Office Server users. Read More


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Brown HIV researchers make Dropbox secure with nCrypted Cloud
While workers have embraced consumer technology in the workplace with enthusiasm, those technologies have posed pesky problems for organizations that deal with sensitive personal information, especially universities. Read More

8 emerging tech titles -- grab 'em before they're hot
With change the only constant in the IT jobs market these days, savvy tech pros are keeping their eye on these emerging specialties. Read More

BYOD may be SOP, but it's still a headache for IT
Just because BYOD has become standard operating procedure in most workplaces doesn't mean the practice has stopped causing challenges for IT. Read More

Cisco's gloomy financials brightened in Q3
Cisco posted lower sales and profit in the third quarter but beat its own forecast, signaling that the company is continuing to work against economic and industry challenges following two earlier weak performances. Read More


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