How network admins can survive SDN

	Are carriers trying to steal Wi-Fi's spectrum? Not exactly | Why the SteelApp sale is a win-win for Brocade and Riverbed
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	How network admins can survive SDN With the advent of SDN, there's been a lot of speculation about the future of the network administrator. Read More   WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Networks, Inc. 10 Ways Wire Data Helps Conquer IT Complexity This whitepaper explains the value of wire data in practical, simple to understand terms. With a robust wire data analytics solution, IT can automatically detect problems across the entire IT environment, spot data theft by flagging queries from untrusted sources, select unique pieces of transaction payloads to send to any big data source, and more Learn more >> In this Issue Are carriers trying to steal Wi-Fi's spectrum? Not exactly Why the SteelApp sale is a win-win for Brocade and Riverbed It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the rebirth of satellite Internet As Wi-Fi calls come to smartphones, networks get ready to carry them How not to get slammed by the FCC for Wi-Fi blocking Verizon, T-Mobile and SK Telecom have the hots for LTE on Wi-Fi spectrum The World's Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke INSIDER How to check Wi-Fi channels on Android devices BT hopes to attract Web conference addicts with promise of better sound quality Brocade acquires Riverbed ADC to bolster virtual delivery services WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Which Virtualization Architecture is Most Efficient? Over 61,000 virtualization customers have weighed in. Join the webcast and hear how other companies like yours are using virtualization to their benefit. Learn More Are carriers trying to steal Wi-Fi's spectrum? Not exactly If unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum is like a cool, independently run cafe, then mobile operators using those frequencies for LTE may sound like a corporate chain buying out your favorite spot. There goes the neighborhood. Or does it? Read More   Why the SteelApp sale is a win-win for Brocade and Riverbed Last week, Brocade announced its intent to purchase the SteelApp product line from Riverbed for an undisclosed amount of cash. SteelApp is a virtual application delivery controller and competes most often with the likes of F5 and Citrix. 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 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 As Wi-Fi calls come to smartphones, networks get ready to carry them Wi-Fi may carry many voice calls within the next few years, but the technology required to make those calls is still young in some ways. Read More   How not to get slammed by the FCC for Wi-Fi blocking Rick Hampton, the wireless communications manager for Boston-based Partners Healthcare, has seen the dialogue among network professionals heating up in the wake of the FCC's sternly-worded enforcement warning about illegal Wi-Fi blocking and says it's no wonder the commission is fired up. Read More   Verizon, T-Mobile and SK Telecom have the hots for LTE on Wi-Fi spectrum In the hunt for ways to improve coverage and increase cellular speeds, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile in the U.S., and SK Telecom of South Korea, are considering using LTE over 5GHz, which today is used by Wi-Fi networks. 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 The World's Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke The man who built the free email encryption software used by whistleblower Edward Snowden, as well as hundreds of thousands of journalists, dissidents and security-minded people around the world, is running out of money to keep his project alive. Read More     INSIDER How to check Wi-Fi channels on Android devices Checking the channels used by your wireless network and others nearby can help when troubleshooting Wi-Fi interference and performance issues. Even if poor Wi-Fi connectivity hasn't been noticed yet, it's a good idea to ensure wireless routers and access points aren't on the same channels, or on overlapping channels for the 2.4Ghz band. Read More   BT hopes to attract Web conference addicts with promise of better sound quality Network operator British Telecom is hoping to increase the popularity of its audioconferencing service by extending a high-quality audio feature to users of Web-based conferencing clients. 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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