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Enterasys looks to head off Cisco, Brocade data center plans
Enterasys, the networking division of Siemens Enterprise Communications, this week unveiled it data center strategy, which hinges on partnerships and multivendor inclusion as well as the policy-based management capabilities of its switches. Read More


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Building a Successful Security Operations Center
This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center

The Best Fitness Tech
These gadgets, software programs, Websites, and mobile apps will get you in shape at home or on the road. Read More

Facebook adds IPv6 support
Facebook said Thursday that it was offering "experimental, non-production" support for IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. Read More

FBI iPad Investigation: a FAQ
Roughly 114,000 Apple iPad users' e-mail addresses were leaked this week, and now the FBI is looking into the matter to determine the threat level. Given the iPad's stunning popularity and the frightening number of affected owners, many questions need answering. Here's a FAQ about Apple and AT&T's new relationship with federal investigators. Read More

Linux Tablets, Where are You?
Apple has long had a history of being arrogant. But, more often than not, they've been able to back it up by the quality of their products. But now, with Apple locking out Adobe Flash and Google Ads, not to mention their cute trick of setting up an HTML 5 demo site that only works with Apple's own Safari Web browser, I think Apple has overstepped their authority. Read More


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Strategies for Unleashing Cloud Performance
Whether a business builds out its own cloud or buys cloud services from someone else, they need to be sure the end results are optimized for the speed users require. This paper identifies where the limitations of cloud computing exist and provides actionable strategies to unleash cloud performance. Click here!

Confused by 10GbE optics modules?
Over the years of 10 Gigabit Ethernet's existence, there have been numerous different form factors and optics types introduced. The oldest, XENPAKS, remain very popular as the install base is large, while the newest SFP+ offer a much smaller form factor and the ability to offer 1G/10G combo ports on hardware for the first time. Read More

Windows 7 Early Adopters Say Virtualization Key to Rollouts
A common piece of advice runs through recent conversations with companies migrating to Windows 7: test early and often and don't be afraid of virtualization. Read More

Is Cisco Microsoft's friend or foe?
Cisco Systems today announced the coming new Cisco Quad enterprise collaboration platform and after viewing a demo of it a few days ago, I found the similarities between it and Microsoft's Unified Communications platform to be readily apparent, begging the question of whether Quad is intended to integrate with UC or compete with it. Read More

Enterprises slowly adopting social tech
Attendees to next week's Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston may find that businesses' use of social-networking and collaboration technologies is slowly starting to take off. Read More


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7 Deadly Sins of Cloud Computing
There likely are more than 7 deadly sins, but new research from the Cloud Security Alliance has just identified the top 7 threats. Hear from Jim Reavis, executive director from the Cloud Security Alliance, as he explains the risks associated with each and best practices to effectively manage security in the cloud. Watch this now!

Novell wins final judgment in SCO battle
It's not the first time onlookers have declared that the long-running legal dispute between Novell and SCO is over, but many are saying that a Thursday judgment favoring Novell on all counts is the end of the road. Read More

IBM analysis of Amazon finds cloud support forums lacking
Amazon support forum administrators usually respond to posts within 10 or 12 hours, but problem resolution often takes days, new analysis finds. Read More

VDI provides flexibility, but at a cost
A remote desktop specialist reviews VDI and terminal service at Tech Ed. Read More

US Coast Guard calls for high-tech help in BP oil disaster
The US Coast Guard has issued a call for better specialized technology to help it better respond to the ever-widening BP Deepwater oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More



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