8 Cisco partners you probably don't know, but should

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	8 Cisco partners you probably don't know, but should Last week, Cisco held its European edition of its user conference, Cisco Live, in Milan, Italy. The Live conference is a great place for Cisco customers to learn about the latest and greatest Cisco technology. However, the show also provides a venue for Cisco's technology partners to strut their own stuff. Read More WHITE PAPER: NexGen Storage Maximize Your Business Value with NexGen Architecture Download now and learn how IT professionals can use NexGen storage architecture and software to simplify data priority assignment and management process. Learn More In this Issue INSIDER 5 team-building tips for IT VMware CEO touts 'One cloud, any app, any device' plan FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong net neutrality rules Marriott CIO: FCC message on WiFi blocking loud and clear 10 alternative carriers that can save you serious cash on your smartphone bill DDoS attacks almost doubled in year: Akamai State of the Internet Security Report Mayors of Boston, Seattle, KC, others: No more muni broadband restrictions, please Data center, cloud, SDN driving Ethernet switch market to $25B How to get the best performance out of Salesforce and other SaaS apps WHITE PAPER: IBM Quintillion Case Study Hedge fund administration company Quintillion doubles its asset and investor portfolio while keeping staff levels almost flat, by working with Insight 2 Value to deploy an efficient content management solution, based on IBM Case Manager. Read Now INSIDER 5 team-building tips for IT IT talent can be hard to find and even harder to keep -- which means there's plenty of incentive to make the workplace attractive to technology pros. Former CIO Jackie Barretta shares five tips and techniques for IT leaders who want to foster team spirit, better their workplace culture and spark innovative thinking. (Insider Story) Read More VMware CEO touts 'One cloud, any app, any device' plan VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger talks up new hybrid cloud strategy, SDN, OpenStack, partnering with Google and competing with Amazon and Microsoft. Read More FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong net neutrality rules FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is about to propose strong net neutrality rules that would ban paid 'fast lanes' and cover both fixed and mobile networks, according to The Wall Street Journal. 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>> Marriott CIO: FCC message on WiFi blocking loud and clear The FCC's sternly worded warning about illegal Wi-Fi blocking earlier this week got through to at least one organization: Marriott International's Global CIO issued a statement Friday that the hospitality outfit is withdrawing efforts to gain clarification from the commission on what methods can be used to protect corporate Wi-Fi networks. Read More 10 alternative carriers that can save you serious cash on your smartphone bill When it comes time to choose a wireless carrier, most Americans just go with AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. Recently, more and more people have been tempted by T-Mobile's cost-slashing 'Uncarrier' moves, but that's about where it ends: the four major carriers. Read More DDoS attacks almost doubled in year: Akamai State of the Internet Security Report There were nearly double the number of DDoS attacks this year and half of those used multi-vector attacks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Agari How Chase Stopped Phishing Attacks When JP Morgan Chase decided to take action against phishing attacks, the problem turned out to be much bigger than anticipated. Learn how, with Agari, they implemented DMARC, stopped phishing attacks, and restored brand trust. Read Now Mayors of Boston, Seattle, KC, others: No more muni broadband restrictions, please A group of 38 mayors and other elected officials from cities like Boston, Seattle, and Kansas City Thursday urged the FCC to strike down state laws that restrict the development of public high-speed Internet services and allow municipal networks to flourish. Read More Data center, cloud, SDN driving Ethernet switch market to $25B The Layer 2-3 Ethernet switch market is expected to exceed $25 billion in 2019, a compounded annual growth of over 2% from 2014, according to Dell'Oro Group. Read More How to get the best performance out of Salesforce and other SaaS apps Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become a standard consideration for even the largest companies, but the tools IT teams have traditionally used for application performance monitoring aren't designed for these online tools. IT needs another way to make sure SaaS applications such as Salesforce.com are working properly. Read More
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