Is your network blind to video traffic?

	Big Switch aims to control the cloud with SDN product | What you should know about SDN and Wi-Fi
	Network World Cisco				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	INSIDER Is your network blind to video traffic? Here's a look at 5 products that manage video in the enterprise. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Significant Threat of Advanced Evasion Techniques Advanced hacking methods, like advanced evasion techniques (AETs) have become more prevalent and harder to detect. Yet many network security vendors have downplayed the threat they pose as purely theoretical. Learn the false sense of security many IT professionals are under View Now In this Issue Big Switch aims to control the cloud with SDN product What you should know about SDN and Wi-Fi Cisco describes its SDN vision: A Q&A with Soni Jiandani Cisco, Microsoft chasing clouds NASA looking for out-of-this-world Mars communications services Open user group specs out SDN expectations Impact of Today's Hardware and Software Applications in Cloud-based Environments: Part 2 WHITE PAPER: Dell Achieve Deeper Network Security and Application Control Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) have emerged to revolutionize network security as we once knew it. Yet to safeguard an organization from today's ever-evolving threats, NGFWs must be able to deliver an even deeper level of network security. View Now Big Switch aims to control the cloud with SDN product Big Switch Networks this week is unveiling an SDN controller designed to bring Google-like hyperscale networking to enterprises. Read More What you should know about SDN and Wi-Fi This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is coming to Wi-Fi to give IT end-to-end control of the unified (wired and wireless) network. SDN will deliver numerous additional benefits, ranging from cost saving to increased productivity. Here are three of the most important things you should know about SDN-enabled Wi-Fi:1: Key benefits. One of the immediate advantages of SDN is it simplifies networks. Consolidating around a central control structure allows for greater automation. This makes rolling out new services faster. Another benefit of SDN is simpler provisioning over multi-vendor networks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: Fujitsu America Network Management Challenges & the Benefits of Outsourcing Virtually every business needs to do more with less, and IT is no exception. At the same time, the network has to meet the growing demands of the business. New research conducted by IDG explores the network management challenges that IT and telecom leaders face and how they are dealing with them. Learn more about the research results. Learn more >> Cisco describes its SDN vision: A Q&A with Soni Jiandani Jiandani is Senior Vice President of Cisco's Insieme business unit, the group pushing the company's Software Defined Networking vision. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught with Jiandani to get her take on how SDN plays out. Read More Cisco, Microsoft chasing clouds Companies extend data center integration work with 3 year GTM agreement Read More WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu America Why Managed Network Outsourcing Makes Good Business Sense A recent survey by IDG Research Services indicates there are significant benefits to partnering with an experienced company capable of handling network management. The right partner can also eliminate the need to build, manage and maintain a network operations center. Learn more >> NASA looking for out-of-this-world Mars communications services NASA is exploring its communications options with Mars. NASA Artist concept of future Mars outpost The space agency this week issued a Request For Information that looks to explore options where it would buy commercial communications services to support users at Mars, including landers and rovers and, potentially, aerobots and orbiters.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Open user group specs out SDN expectations ONUG also forms use case working groups for WANs, overlays and services virtualization. Read More Impact of Today's Hardware and Software Applications in Cloud-based Environments: Part 2 This is a continuation of a previous article. In my prior post, I proposed developments in software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies that can help further advance the benefits of cloud computing for enterprises, and that, in particular, mobile network operators (MNOs) and Tier 1 landline carriers need to aggressively and quickly implement NFV to remain competitive. In this article, I'll tell you how. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Worst data breaches of 2014…So far We identified the worst of these for the first quarter of the year, and now we show you the worst for April though June. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES of 2014 1. 16 weirdest places you'll find Linux 2. 16 terrible computer pranks that could get you fired 3. Superclass: 14 of the world's best living programmers 4. 17 obscure Windows tools and tricks too powerful to overlook 5. 20 cool things you can do with a Raspberry Pi 6. 10 disturbing attacks at Black Hat USA 2014 7. 10 Linux distros to watch in 2014 8. Whatever happened to the IPv4 address crisis? 9. 20 top Android and iOS productivity apps for 2014 10. Top 10 security tools in Kali Linux 1.0.6
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_cisco_alert as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2014 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **