The wild world of workplace wearables

	Key Cisco defections in data center, OpenStack | Brocade unveils OpenDaylight SDN controller
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	The wild world of workplace wearables Between Google Glass and the Apple iWatch, interest in wearables has never been higher. Deloitte Consulting predicts that 10 million devices will be sold this year alone, representing a $3 billion market largely that's currently driven by consumers. However, Bill Briggs, CTO at Deloitte Consulting, says that over the long term, the market for wearables in the enterprise could surpass the consumer market. Here are some examples of wearables coming to a variety of vertical industries. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Integrating Mobility with Unified Access Meeting mobility demands of 4500 students, faculty and staff at a university is no small task. Join this Webcast to hear the Director of Enterprise Infrastructure explain the steps Abilene Christian University took to deliver a new level of student-faculty interaction. Learn More In this Issue Key Cisco defections in data center, OpenStack Brocade unveils OpenDaylight SDN controller Security tops CIO worries; IT budgets, turnover on the rise 10 major Office 365 migration gotchas to avoid SAP CEO Bill McDermott on why Concur is worth $8.3 billion iPhone 6 review: The little things make it a real star FTC shuts down $11M online diploma mill Google, Yahoo fighting on both sides of municipal broadband debate New organization sets out to make secure communication tools more user-friendly WHITE PAPER: Instart Logic A New, Better Approach for Web Experiences across Devices For media and entertainment companies intent on delivering high definition web experiences across all devices, web performance can make or break their engagement levels. Learn more>> Key Cisco defections in data center, OpenStack Cisco lost two vital soldiers in its data center and OpenStack platoons to competitors this week. Dom Delfino, vice president of worldwide system engineering for data center and virtualization, has jumped to SDN rival VMware while Kyle Mestery, principal engineer in Cisco's Office of the Cloud CTO, will soon surface at HP. Read More Brocade unveils OpenDaylight SDN controller Brocade this week unveiled an SDN controller based on open source code from the OpenDaylight multivendor and community consortium. Brocade's Vyatta Controller is a commercial controller distribution based on OpenDaylight's "Helium" release. Read More Security tops CIO worries; IT budgets, turnover on the rise Enterprises' five largest IT investments are analytics and business intelligence, data center infrastructure, ERP, software development, and cloud computing. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Accelerate your innovation with IBM Bluemix™ Join us for a webcast introducing the new IBM BluemixTM. IBM Bluemix (www.bluemix.net) is a developer oriented Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment that is based on the Cloud Foundry open source project. It provides you easy access to a rich library of IBM, 3rd party and open source runtimes, services and APIs. Learn More 10 major Office 365 migration gotchas to avoid From unrealistic design decisions to costly add-ons, the migration path to Microsoft Office 365 is fraught with hidden pitfalls. Read More SAP CEO Bill McDermott on why Concur is worth $8.3 billion Buying Concur 'is the best business case I've ever put in front of the board,' McDermott says. Read More iPhone 6 review: The little things make it a real star The larger design is very welcome, but there's much more to the iPhone 6 than a bigger screen. Read More WEBCAST: Arcserve Why RPOs and RTOs are Becoming Obsolete Have you created a backup monster? Over the years, many IT organizations find themselves with multiple utilities and point solutions creating, complexity, management headaches, and a lack of confidence to actually meet RPOs and RTOs. Learn more! FTC shuts down $11M online diploma mill The Federal Trade Commission on Friday pulled the plug on an online high school diploma mill that allegedly raked in $11 million since opening its virtual doors in 2006. Read More Google, Yahoo fighting on both sides of municipal broadband debate Last week the Internet Association submitted an official statement (PDF) urging the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in proposed state-level laws that seek to prohibit municipalities from deploying and maintaining their own broadband networks. Read More New organization sets out to make secure communication tools more user-friendly Google, Dropbox and the Open Technology Fund are supporting a new organization focused on making open-source security and privacy tools more user-friendly. Read More
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