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	Cisco CRS-3: Is That It? In this case, the inaccurate speculation would have better fit the buildup. Where's the end-to-end access, edge and core architecture, endorsed by the leading service providers, to fulfill the National Broadband Plan? Where's even the edge component of that with the newly-shipping 160G Ethernet interface for the ASR 9000? Read More WEBCAST: St. Bernard Get the Instruments You Need to Become an IT Security Hero This online demo shows how you can quickly bullet-proof your internet security with the new iPrism 6.4 web filter, and you'll be entered to win one of the hottest music video games! Learn more In this Issue Can open source make the iPhone enterprise-ready? 'Pearl Harbor' post struck a nerve Will Oracle's Open Source Efforts Die of Brain Drain? Should we or shouldn't we? Adoption of Social Media by the Fortune 500 Is the International Space Station just a costly flying lab or irreplaceable resource? Why I play Rock Band guitar instead of lead vocals Facebook pushing 'Suicide Machine' into an open-source afterlife 'Who's going to be the Microsoft of the cloud?' Uh, Microsoft? The iPad, a network administrator's savior or doom? Preparing for South by Southwest WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power The Four Trends Driving the Data Center Future Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more. Can open source make the iPhone enterprise-ready? No one can argue the with the huge success of the iPhone as a personal communication and computing tool. However, some have been quick to point out that the sleek, ubiquitous smartphone is just a personal gadget and not really part of the enterprise computing equation. Read More 'Pearl Harbor' post struck a nerve My post from March 5 about cybersecurity experts anticipating a "Pearl Harbor"-level attack on computer networks sparked considerable discussion from readers. Read More Will Oracle's Open Source Efforts Die of Brain Drain? Yesterday Simon Phillips, chief open source office at Sun, now Oracle left his job. This marks another high profile former Sun, open source advocate that has left since the Oracle acquisition closed. I know Oracle has said that they will continue being a big open source supporter going forward. But with all of this talent going out the door, who is there to drive the boat? Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint PilotHouse Award Best MPLS Services Sprint is "Knocking the Socks off the Competition" according to Nemertes Research, winning the 2009 Pilothouse Award for Best MPLS Services. Based on a survey of nearly 1,400 IT decision makers, Sprint earned Highest Ranking Overall in the value, customer service, and technology categories. Learn More Should we or shouldn't we? Adoption of Social Media by the Fortune 500 Before jumping in to technology trends, many organizations want to understand what other firms are doing. If you need some data to support exploring social computing in your organization, take a look at this study: The Fortune 500 and Social Media: A Longitudinal Study of Blogging and Twitter Usage by America's Largest Companies. Read More Is the International Space Station just a costly flying lab or irreplaceable resource? While NASA budget-keepers focus on setting future priorities for the space agency, many in the world space community is trying to turn attention to the benefits a mostly complete. Read More Why I play Rock Band guitar instead of lead vocals My latest fun iPhone app is LaDiDa ($2.99 on the iTunes Store), which uses auto-tune and pitch correction features (just like the pop stars of today!) to make your singing voice sound better. By singing into the microphone of your iPhone the app records your voice, then adds backing tracks, reverb and pitch correction to make you sound a heck of a lot better. Read More WHITE PAPER: Force10 Three Steps to Saving with Cloud Computing Discover how cloud computing dynamically streamlines your infrastructure, delivering freely scalable application service levels; dramatic capital and operational cost savings; flexibility and agility without new hardware; and more. Read Now! Facebook pushing 'Suicide Machine' into an open-source afterlife "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine" is no more - at least as we have come to know it - and at least for now.When last we checked in on the Suicide Machine back in January, it was merrily assisting soon-to-be-former members of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn to automatically, speedily -- and ceremoniously -- eliminate the "friends" they had accumulated using those services. Read More 'Who's going to be the Microsoft of the cloud?' Uh, Microsoft? IDC analyst Frank Gens asked a provocative question at the IDC Directions 2010 conference today in Santa Clara, Calif.: "Who's going to be the Microsoft of the cloud?"Had Steve Ballmer been in the audience, he would have likely jumped up and yelled, "Yo, Frank. Microsoft is going to be the Microsoft of the cloud! Didn't you see my speech?" Read More The iPad, a network administrator's savior or doom? The iPad could be the dream that all network administrators have been waiting for as we listened to the hype for the past year. Due to its size, it is much better that carrying around a larger laptop to monitor, troubleshoot or configure your network devices. Read More Preparing for South by Southwest This blog space is about to get busier as I offer up reports and (hopefully) some videos from the South by Southwest (or SxSW on Twitter and other social nets) Interactive festival in Austin, Texas. Read More
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