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	What you should know about SDN and Wi-Fi Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is coming to Wi-Fi to give IT end-to-end control of the unified (wired and wireless) network. 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 >> In this Issue How to find the hotels, beaches and airports with the best Wi-Fi Netgear Nighthawk X6 Wi-Fi router review: The best router for a crowded house A new breed of broadband satellites could have you living on a desert island INSIDER Is your network blind to video traffic? Using Instagram on public Wi-Fi poses risk of an account hijack, researcher says Solidifying Microsoft Azure Security for SharePoint and SQL in the Cloud Mobile devices to get faster LP-DDR4 memory next year Wi-Fi, like ice cream, is coming in many flavors The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Meeting the Exploding Demand for New IT Services In this eBook, explore the top trends driving the New IT for IT Service Management, and how leading organizations are evolving to focus on end-user experience. Learn More How to find the hotels, beaches and airports with the best Wi-Fi Hotel chains like the Radisson, Hilton, and Doubletree usually end up near the top of the list of approved places to stay for business trips. But if you're looking for high-speed Wi-Fi, you might be better off avoiding them. Read More Netgear Nighthawk X6 Wi-Fi router review: The best router for a crowded house Is it ever the perfect time to buy a new product? I'd say no, because there's never a perfect time to review a new product, either. There's always something right around the corner that promises to be faster, better, cheaper. But you won't know if those claims are true until someone tests them. Read More A new breed of broadband satellites could have you living on a desert island New broadband-friendly satellites could change where we live. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Infrastructure Management Software Improves Planning & Costs This paper demonstrates, through a series of examples, how data center infrastructure management software tools can simplify operational processes, cut costs, and speed up information delivery. View more INSIDER Is your network blind to video traffic? Ever since 2010, when Cisco predicted huge amounts of video traffic on worldwide networks, IT managers have been cautiously watching for it to occur. Read More Using Instagram on public Wi-Fi poses risk of an account hijack, researcher says Instagram is moving to full https encryption but isn't there just yet. Read More Solidifying Microsoft Azure Security for SharePoint and SQL in the Cloud More and more organizations are moving SharePoint and SQL workloads into Microsoft Azure in the cloud because of the simplicity of spinning up servers in the cloud, adding more capacity, decreasing capacity without having to BUY servers on-premise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Solving the ADC Market Share Riddle: Winning the Data Center No other ADC is better equipped to master those transformations than Citrix NetScaler. Gartner Inc.'s market share report confirms that NetScaler alone lives up to the full potential of ADCs for supporting today's IT requirements. Learn why other leading ADCs fall short while Citrix NetScaler gained share consistently for six consecutive quarters. Learn more Mobile devices to get faster LP-DDR4 memory next year Thanks to the rise of mobile gaming and 4K video, LP-DDR4 memory will reach smartphones and tablets close to two years earlier than expected, an analyst said. Read More Wi-Fi, like ice cream, is coming in many flavors Wi-Fi technology continues to evolve as wireless devices proliferate and demand for video and other data explodes. Read More The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments It's been 20 years since Check Point Software Technologies shipped its first enterprise network firewall, marking the beginning of a mass market for firewalls that has protected millions of networks across the world. Read More
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