10 Cisco partners you should get to know

	OpenStack users: We need more experienced staff | CoreOS: A lean, mean virtualization machine
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	10 Cisco partners you should get to know Everyone's familiar with the typical Cisco partners, such as Network Appliance, VCE and EMC. But here are 10 companies that you wouldn't expect to find in the Exhibition Hall at a Cisco Event. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Architecting the Network of the Future Today, both IT and the business are requiring more of their networks. But networks designed to simply forward packets don't have the capability or the intelligence to understand today's high-level, application-related demands. Networks need to change, as does the way IT thinks about and manages them. Learn more >> In this Issue OpenStack users: We need more experienced staff CoreOS: A lean, mean virtualization machine Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets SDN company goes open source UK switches on up-to-150 Mbps mobile data FCC's Wheeler said to mull hybrid approach to net neutrality SDN Security Attack Vectors and SDN Hardening Nest to build out IoT with acquisition of Revolv's home hub engineering team Startup Slack gets $120M infusion to kill email at work FCC eyes new rules to protect consumers as voice networks transition to IP WHITE PAPER: Curvature Smart Companies are Migrating their Maintenance Contracts By refocusing their strategy to maintenance contracts that are independent of OEM policies, companies can maximize their IT budget while managing their infrastructure more efficiently. Read about alternative strategies and debunk IT market myths. View now OpenStack users: We need more experienced staff Paradoxically for a platform intended to automate cloud service deployment, a major obstacle to wider adoption of OpenStack is a lack of qualified staff, speakers and attendees at the OpenStack Summit in Paris said Monday. Read More CoreOS: A lean, mean virtualization machine CoreOS is a slimmed-down Linux distribution designed for easy creation of lots of OS instances. We like the concept. CoreOS uses Docker to deploy applications in virtual containers; it also features a management communications bus, and group instance management. Read More Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets Windows 8's user share surged last month, while Windows XP's plummeted by a record amount, a metrics company said this weekend. Read More : CDW Protection Storage for Backup and Archive Deduplication reduces the amount of disk storage needed to retain and protect data by an average of 10-30 times, making disk a cost-effective alternative to tape for protecting backup and/or archive data. View Now SDN company goes open source Japanese SDN company Midokura is giving away its keystone product. Midokura is open sourcing its MidoNet network virtualization system in an effort to have it recognized as a – or the – default networking component in the OpenStack cloud orchestration system. Read More UK switches on up-to-150 Mbps mobile data For those of us in the U.S. used to lumbering, lethargic data speeds on our cellphones, get jealous, because EE, a mobile network in the UK, has just switched on LTE Advanced in some parts. EE's LTE-A promises regular download speeds of up to 90 Mbps. Peak speeds will be around 150 Mbps, according to the company. Read More FCC's Wheeler said to mull hybrid approach to net neutrality The U.S. Federal Communications Commission appears set to reclassify broadband so that it comes under the agency's authority, but without explicitly prohibiting special access deals between broadband and content companies, according to a news report. Read More WEBCAST: Dell | Symantec Solve Mobile Conflicts between IT and Users Effective mobile security does not have to be a battlefield between IT and users. Join this Webcast to hear how to strike a balance between users' mobile desires and IT's need for control Learn More. SDN Security Attack Vectors and SDN Hardening As enterprises look to adopt Software Defined Networking (SDN), the top of mind issue is the concern for security. Enterprises want to know how SDN products will assure them that their applications, data and infrastructure will not be vulnerable. With the introduction of SDN, new strategies for securing the control plane traffic are needed. Read More Nest to build out IoT with acquisition of Revolv's home hub engineering team Spending $3.2 billion for Nest in January, followed by a $555 million buyout of Dropcam in June and last week's acquisition of Revlov for an undisclosed amount, Google is moving quickly into the home Internet of Things (IoT) market. Read More Startup Slack gets $120M infusion to kill email at work Slack, a cloud startup that's landed some big name clients for its business communications product, has raised $120 million at an eye-popping $1.12 billion valuation. Read More FCC eyes new rules to protect consumers as voice networks transition to IP The Federal Communications Commission will consider new rules to ensure real consumer choice as the U.S. shifts from copper-based networks to IP networks, agency officials said Friday. Read More
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