Why SDN all-stars are heading to Brocade

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	Why SDN all-stars are heading to Brocade Why is it that a who's who of SDN developers is landing at Brocade? Over the past two years, the company has lured a handful of industry all-stars to work on software enabling its networking portfolio, including Fibre Channel storage-area network switches, and Ethernet switches and routers. The most recent hire is Michael Bushong, who jumped from start-up Plexxi to Brocade late last year to run product management. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Forrester 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave Forrester has released its 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave, and for the second consecutive time, IBM is a leader. View Now>> In this Issue Democrats' bill would ban paid prioritization by ISPs 15 job titles getting big salary boosts in 2015 Rockstar sale of patents latest sign of cooling in smartphone litigation Wireless smart bulbs could scare away burglars SDN, data center predictions for 2015 Recruiting challenges spur higher salaries, better perks Why software vendors should disclose their apps' bandwidth consumption Get ready to replace datacenter appliances with telco services Experts: FCC will adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015 WHITE PAPER: Curvature Whitepaper: Peers vs. Policy Companies are interested in a single point of contact, on-site vendor support, more comprehensive network knowledge, and support for end-of-life products. To keep up with these evolving requirements, IT decision makers are considering peer advice and alternative maintenance. View now Democrats' bill would ban paid prioritization by ISPs Democrats in the U.S. Congress have wasted no time in resurrecting a debate over net neutrality rules, with lawmakers introducing a bill that would ban paid traffic priority agreements between broadband providers and Web content producers. Read More 15 job titles getting big salary boosts in 2015 Competition for technical talent is on the rise – and so are salaries. The average starting salary for new IT hires is expected to climb 5.7% in 2015, according to Robert Half Technology. Here are 15 positions with the biggest raise potential. Read More Rockstar sale of patents latest sign of cooling in smartphone litigation Rockstar Consortium, the Apple-backed company that bid successfully for the patents of bankrupt Nortel Networks, has agreed to sell more than 4,000 of these patents to RPX, a company in San Francisco that helps reduce the risk of patent litigation for its clients. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Best Practices for Securing Hadoop Historically, Apache Hadoop has provided limited security capabilities, and most Hadoop implementations to date have been deployed with little thought given to security. To protect sensitive data being stored and analyzed in Hadoop, security architects should use a structured approach to security. Learn more! Wireless smart bulbs could scare away burglars Light bulbs equipped with Wi-Fi could soon lower your electric bills and do even more—like scaring away burglars. Read More SDN, data center predictions for 2015 The predictions for data center and SDN in 2015 are still rolling in. Technology Business Research says software will pervade the data center, while start-up Plexxi believes policy and disaggregation will be front and center. Read More Recruiting challenges spur higher salaries, better perks Skilled job seekers are in an enviable position in the simmering tech industry, as hiring managers compete for talent, boost job offers, and improve on-the-job perks to keep existing employees from looking elsewhere. "It's really the technologists' choice right now. They can be very picky," says Jack Cullen, president of IT staffing and recruiting firm Modis. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Mobile Workspaces Deliver the Optimum User Experience Learn how mobile workspaces powered by Citrix Workspace Suite put a wrapper around multiple, diverse products, bringing them into a common fold, sharing their benefits, and appealing to organizations with high demands for mobility. View now Why software vendors should disclose their apps' bandwidth consumption Bandwidth is to networked applications what electricity is to household appliances—it is the power (or fuel) that makes applications go. Just as different contraptions within a household consume different amounts of electricity, different applications consume different amounts of bandwidth. Read More Get ready to replace datacenter appliances with telco services As 2014 drew to a close, Network World contributor Steve Alexander proclaimed 2015 to be the year that Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) go mainstream. Read More Experts: FCC will adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015, maybe as soon as February, several observers believe, but few people want to predict what those rules will look like. Read More
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