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	Cisco posts revenue gains, vows to beat VMware's network software Cisco Systems posted quarterly revenue and profit gains that included growth for its software-defined networking products, and Chairman and CEO John Chambers used the occasion to lay down the gauntlet to SDN rival VMware. 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 The security implications of IoT: A roundtable discussion with four experts Arista says it can route VXLAN too, just like Cisco Everyone has something to say about revived Wi-Fi Innovation Act IDG Contributor Network: Dark fiber should fill residential broadband holes Wi-Fi backers warn about unlicensed LTE while Ericsson claims speed boost It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the rebirth of satellite Internet Ransomware authors streamline attacks, infections rise The battle over net neutrality is just beginning Brocade acquires Riverbed ADC to bolster virtual delivery services WHITE PAPER: IBM Top tips for securing big data environments Organizations don't have to feel overwhelmed when it comes to securing big data environments. The same security fundamentals for securing databases, data warehouses and file share systems can be applied to securing Hadoop implementations. Learn More The security implications of IoT: A roundtable discussion with four experts The Internet of Things (IoT) will usher in a new era of network intelligence and automation, but its arrival raises a host of serious security questions. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix explores the topic in depth with four experts. Read More Arista says it can route VXLAN too, just like Cisco Cisco's claim that its Nexus 9000 leaf switches have a VXLAN routing advantage over those based on Broadcom Trident II silicon is meeting some resistance. Read More Everyone has something to say about revived Wi-Fi Innovation Act A revived and bi-partisan supported Wi-Fi Innovation Act has been introduced this week by U.S. Senators and is backed by U.S. House members with a companion bill of their own. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Information Governance Best Practices When should you implement integration governance? According to this Gartner research note, you should start now if you are an IT professional considering an initiative like master data management (MDM), e-discovery, information archiving or cloud migration. Learn More IDG Contributor Network: Dark fiber should fill residential broadband holes With broadband speeds newly defined as starting at 25 Mbps, as opposed to the archaic 4 Mbps definition, what happens if you now no longer have residential broadband? And what do you do if, to add insult to injury, your ISP ups its prices? Read More Wi-Fi backers warn about unlicensed LTE while Ericsson claims speed boost The Wi-Fi Alliance warned that LTE on unlicensed frequencies could interfere with Wi-Fi and said it plans to collaborate with the 3GPP cellular standards group to help prevent that. Read More It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the rebirth of satellite Internet SpaceX, Facebook, Virgin Galactic and Google have all announced major initiatives that would help connect the world -- especially developing nations -- to the Internet. But the next thing in worldwide connectivity isn't going to be in underground cables, so much as it will be over your head. It starts with satellites, but it gets a lot weirder. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM 3 Guiding Principles to Improve Data Security and Compliance Data security is a moving target—as data grows, more sophisticated threats emerge; the number of regulations increase; and changing economic times make it difficult to secure and protect data. Learn More Ransomware authors streamline attacks, infections rise Ransomware authors continue improving file-encrypting programs and infection methods for Windows and Android, making these nightmarish attacks harder to avoid. Read More The battle over net neutrality is just beginning There was a lot of excitement last week over the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) proposal to reclassify broadband as a regulated public utility under Title II in the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Read More Brocade acquires Riverbed ADC to bolster virtual delivery services Brocade this week said it will acquire Riverbed Technology's SteelApp product line in an all-cash asset transaction. Terms were not disclosed. Read More
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