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	Are two routers enough to study for the CCNA?; Cisco successfully tests its router in space Wendell Odom has created a two-router home lab geared for studying the CCNA. But he admits, "Are two routers enough? Maybe, maybe not." He says, "you can practice a surprising number of CCNA-level router tasks with a two-router lab using the topology suggested in my last post." But there are some downsides to building such a small home lab. Wendell addresses these and has also posted a new home lab exercise challenge. What do you think? Can you get by with just two routers? Read More WHITE PAPER: Eaton - NWW A Compelling Power Alternative With power and cooling costs taking a big chunk out of IT budgets, power reductions anywhere in the data center are welcome. Read about two key ways to improve end-to-end energy efficiency by changing the voltage of power distribution and by taking advantage of new, high-efficiency, multi-node UPSs. Learn More In this Issue Cisco successfully tests its router in space Cisco UCS generating lots of interest, little sales The ESG Vertical Industry Opportunity Scorecard Cisco, HP on the same wavelength with VEPA Cloud Security Alliance Presents a Comprehensive Strategy Top Enterprise Security Requirements for the Apple Tablet Cisco appears to have missed the newest market transition: Don't be evil From Cisco Subnet WHITE PAPER: Zscaler How Hackers are Targeting Enterprise Users via Web 2.0 Browser Exploits Securing enterprise servers with firewalls and intrusion detection is critical, but the most common threats are executed on thousands of mobile end users through the Web. Lean how to protect your clients with more than desktop anti-virus/anti-spyware and HIPS. Learn more! Cisco successfully tests its router in space Cisco Subnet blog: Cisco this week said it successfully tested a router and its IOS software while it was in orbit in space. Cisco said the test is the first deployment of an IP router aboard a commercial GEO satellite, which was launched Nov. 23, 2009. Read More Cisco UCS generating lots of interest, little sales Cisco Subnet blog: Cisco's Unified Computing System is generating a lot of interest but little sales to date, according to a bulletin form Oppenheimer & Co. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire FISMA Prescriptive Guide Learn how Tripwire helps federal agencies, as well as the organizations and contractors that store, process or transmit federal information. The FISMA Prescriptive Guide contains case studies from three fictional federal agencies, each capturing the perspective of a key stakeholder in the FISMA compliance process. Click here. The ESG Vertical Industry Opportunity Scorecard Jon Oltsik Good news! ESG and other analyst firms are forecasting greater IT spending in 2010. Bad news. Spending will be uneven across industries. Read More Cisco, HP on the same wavelength with VEPA Cisco Subnet blog: Cisco and HP say their intentions are aligned when it comes to the hairy task of managing growing numbers of switched VMs in data centers. The companies have both submitted proposals to the IEEE. Read More WEBCAST: HP Need to Backup 10TB+ per Night? Data deduplication based on grid technology has significant advantages over alternate methods. This video explains how enterprises can; backup 17TB per hour from a single VTL, eliminate human error through advanced automation, increase capacity as needed; save floor space with a smaller footprint, and lower energy costs, Learn more. Cloud Security Alliance Presents a Comprehensive Strategy Jon Oltsik: When it comes to hyperbole, the technology industry is at least as persistent as any other. Cloud Computing is the buzz term Du Jour. Yes, cloud computing will play an increasing role but in the short-term it is more vision than reality. Read More Top Enterprise Security Requirements for the Apple Tablet Jamey Heary: Will the rumored Apple tablet have the security chutzpah to compete in the enterprise market? Here are the security features that enterprises are likely to require of it. Read More Cisco appears to have missed the newest market transition: Don't be evil Brad Reese: Earlier this week Cisco announced it would further embrace China, then the very next day, heroically and gallantly in my opinion, Google announced it would fight cyber attacks that originated in China by potentially closing its operations there. Read More From Cisco Subnet This is Network World's Cisco Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Cisco Subnet, your source for Cisco news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more. Read More
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