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	Duke MBA program networks over Cisco's Quad Diversity is key in Duke University's MBA-Cross-Continent program, which brings together students from around the world and sends them to several continents to learn. But when it comes to tools for linking the students and faculty in that program, a unified platform from Cisco Systems has brought several advantages. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Data Protection 2.0: It's Not Just Names and Numbers Anymore Data Protection 2.0: It's Not Just Names and Numbers Anymore Meet this data protection challenge head on with a new way to categorize sensitive data that helps you reduce data breach risk and take more control of your most critical assets. Discover how. Read more! In this Issue How does IT measure up in your organization? Full packet capture feature native in Cisco IOS The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 FCC approves compromise net neutrality rules Viridity Software's new CEO: It's not all about green IT Communicate the value, not the tech NASA CIO wants a cool smartphone, LAN and shower cap for Christmas? Marketing Associates takes advantage of Compuware APM tools Pinning service management hopes on the cloud WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks F5 Application Ready Solutions with VMware View As a VMware partner, F5 has thoroughly tested and documented the benefits of using our Application Delivery Networks with VMware View 4.5. F5 solutions include secure access, single- sign-on, load balancing, and server health monitoring. Read now! How does IT measure up in your organization? Are you content with the way IT is viewed in your organization? If not, you need to study the work of Dr. George Westerman, a Research Scientist in MIT Sloan's Center for Digital Business (CDB), who suggests you rethink the metrics you measure and how you communicate IT's value.  Read More Full packet capture feature native in Cisco IOS Every good network engineer loves to capture packets to help with troubleshooting problems. The issue is that it takes time, effort and expense to setup a distributed packet capture solution. Read More The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 From exploding Droids to robotic pack mules and Apple weirdness, it was a wacky year. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Creating a Hybrid ADN Architecture Unlike server virtualization, because of its unique role in the data center, Application Delivery Controller (ADC) virtualization brings with it architectural implications that make a simple virtual-for-physical replacement strategy unacceptable. Read now! FCC approves compromise net neutrality rules The FCC votes to implement compromise net neutrality rules. Read More Viridity Software's new CEO: It's not all about green IT New CEO Arun Oberoi doesn't exactly bristle at Viridity Software getting lumped into the Green IT vendor category, but he wants to make sure the Burlington, Mass., company is seen as more than that. Read More Communicate the value, not the tech As we close out 2010 and welcome 2011 it is clear we're at an interesting juncture in IT, with new opportunities stretching out before us. The key will be what we make of the opportunities and how we position our efforts to capitalize on them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Have You Committed a Security Sin? Almost every organization that has had a major security breach is guilty of at least one of the 7 deadly sins of network security. Learn what they are in this CSO eGuide that provides tips on keeping the villains out, reveals new mega threats and explains how to avoid pitfalls in log management planning. Read More! NASA CIO wants a cool smartphone, LAN and shower cap for Christmas? It seems that NASA CIO Linda Cureton has a pretty good sense of humor. On her NASA blog over the weekend she sent a letter to Santa about what she'd like to get for Christmas. While she'd obviously like to get better networking gear, the shower cap wish was little strange. Read More Marketing Associates takes advantage of Compuware APM tools Marketing Associates this year implemented Compuware's Vantage tool for end-to-end APM and Gomez, an on-demand platform for managing Web application performance across the Internet. Read More Pinning service management hopes on the cloud Survey finds enterprise IT pros generally positive about IT service management in the cloud, but performance concerns pop up, too. Read More
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