Cisco sees a data analytics fortune at the edge of the network

	Google tops Glassdoor's best places to work; F5 outranks Facebook, Qualcomm, Apple | Suing Arista was always the plan
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	Cisco sees a data analytics fortune at the edge of the network If you need to know when holiday shoppers are about to hit the checkout stands or when store shelves need to be stocked, Cisco Systems says a router can tell you. The company that commercialized routers 30 years ago is now using them to bring big-data analysis to the edges of networks, where some types of data may be priceless for a few seconds but not worth storing or sending to a cloud. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Best Practices in Transforming a Legacy Network The explosion of mobile device use is testing the limits of legacy networks everywhere. In this webcast you will learn how Abilene Christian University meets the mobile access demands of 4500 University students, and 250,000 connections per day. Learn More In this Issue Google tops Glassdoor's best places to work; F5 outranks Facebook, Qualcomm, Apple Suing Arista was always the plan Cisco buying Neohapsis for security brainpower How to prevent theft, loss and snooping on the road Cisco/SJSU: We can't hear you FCC requires higher speeds for broadband subsidies IDG Contributor Network: Wi-Fi most important hotel feature, survey says Vodafone-connected bus shelters aim to improve mobile coverage, speeds NAC renaissance What happens next in the Cisco suit against Arista? WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Buyer's Guide to Enterprise File Sync and Share As an IT professional, you understand sync and share software is a growing part of today's workflow—but the workers you support consider it essential to their daily activity. Learn More Google tops Glassdoor's best places to work; F5 outranks Facebook, Qualcomm, Apple Google is No. 1 among employees, according to Glassdoor's seventh annual Employees' Choice Awards. Aeveral other tech companies made it into the top 50 on Glassdoor's list, including F5 Networks (#4), Facebook (#13), Qualcomm (#14), Adobe (#18), Apple (#22), LinkedIn (#23), Gartner (#24), Nvidia (#36), and Interactive Intelligence (#44). Read More Suing Arista was always the plan Suing Arista was always the plan. It appears there was no intention to attempt to negotiate a royalty arrangement with the company after Cisco discovered potential infringement of its patents and copyrighted material. Read More Cisco buying Neohapsis for security brainpower Cisco Systems plans to expand its security consulting services by acquiring Neohapsis, a small Chicago firm that tells enterprises how to secure their applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM ACM Leadership Guide Knowledge worker effectiveness has emerged as a top priority to both optimize the customer experience and help employees work more efficiently. See how advanced case management offers a solution to these challenges. Learn More How to prevent theft, loss and snooping on the road When you travel, a whole fleet of electronics come with you. Smartphone and laptop are a given, but there's a good chance you're also toting a tablet, and maybe a cellular hotspot or dedicated GPS.All of them are juicy targets for bad guys. Here's how to make sure your devices' travels are just as safe as your own. Read More Cisco/SJSU: We can't hear you The San Jose Mercury News recently followed up on our two-year-old coverage of the sweetheart deal between San Jose State University and Cisco involving the school's Next Generation Technology Project. SJSU did not bid out the $28 million project, which cost more than the entire California State University system's $22 million networking upgrade. Read More FCC requires higher speeds for broadband subsidies The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will require broadband providers getting new federal subsidies to build networks in rural areas to deliver download speeds of at least 10Mbps. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | EMC Dual Perspectives on ITaaS This global survey by IDG Research Services of more than 350 IT and BU directors at enterprises of 1,000 employees or more reveals significant differences in the perception and priorities of business and IT when it comes to many aspects of running IT like a business. Based on a global survey conducted by IDG (CIO), EMC and VMware. View Now IDG Contributor Network: Wi-Fi most important hotel feature, survey says I'm going to age myself here by recalling for you the days and nights I have spent crawling around under hotel beds attempting to hack phone jacks. Read More Vodafone-connected bus shelters aim to improve mobile coverage, speeds Waiting for a bus that never seems to arrive might have a silver lining in the near future, if you're a Vodafone subscriber. Read More NAC renaissance Remember NAC? Cisco first introduced the concept of Network Admission Control back around 2004. Back then, NAC's primary role was checking the security status of PCs before granting them access to the network. Read More What happens next in the Cisco suit against Arista? Arista Networks' stock took it on the chin when Cisco slapped the company with patent infringement and copyright law suits last Friday, losing almost 20% of its value at one point as investors and others mulled the long term implications of the suits. Read More
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