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	John Chambers on the network The network is more important today than at any time in history.  In the last 25 years it has had a transformative effect on the way we all live, work, learn and play but I believe it will deliver even greater change in the next decade than it has in the last quarter century. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0 Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now! In this Issue 25 tech touchstones of the past 25 years Cisco's mass of acquisitions spawned growth, competition How important will Interop be for Cisco this year? So you think you know networking? 25 'critical' things you need to know about Interop, Las Vegas Virtualization, cloud computing to dominate Interop How far and fast can commercial space universe grow? Note to John Chambers: Cut Your Marketing Budget by 25% Hot shots from the past: Paul Severino and the go-go years The networked world WEBCAST: Cisco Implementing Virtualization-Enabled Collaboration Date: May 11th, 2011; Time: 2 PM EST This webcast will examine the challenges that IT organizations face when deploying desktop virtualization technologies and collaboration tools, and offer strategies for addressing implementing a robust, virtual desktop environment that fosters successful collaboration. Learn more 25 tech touchstones of the past 25 years Read More Cisco's mass of acquisitions spawned growth, competition Cisco says its success rate with acquisitions is 70% while 90% of them fail for the rest of the industry. Read More How important will Interop be for Cisco this year? When you go to Interop and you see other companies providing live demos of their products, do you wonder what is Cisco doing? Last year in Las Vegas I asked someone from Cisco why they have no live demos and just PowerPoint's at most stations. I was told that they decided to cut back on the budget for conferences. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Cloud-enabled Wi-Fi: Less Dollars, More Sense Aerohive's HiveManager Online is the first cloud-enabled, enterprise-class Wi-Fi management solution and is a breakthrough in management simplicity, flexibility, and redundancy. Learn more! So you think you know networking? Here's a brief quiz to test knowledge of some well known, some obscure networking terms and events. Read More 25 'critical' things you need to know about Interop, Las Vegas For those of you going to Las Vegas for Interop, here are 25 fun facts about the show and things to while you're there. Read More Virtualization, cloud computing to dominate Interop Interop will hit Las Vegas May 8-12 as this important tech event celebrates its 25th anniversary. The impact of virtualization and cloud computing on the network will be explored in depth, and the conference will tackle how social technologies, smartphones and other mobile devices will affect the future of work. Two days of workshops and a CIO Boot Camp are on the agenda Sunday and Monday, and then special guest star Vint Cerf will kick off the main portion of the conference in the Tuesday morning keynotes. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Economics of Cooperative Control: Protocols are Free Inter-AP protocols are free, but controllers are not. Aerohive's Cooperative Control controller-less WLAN architecture delivers an immediate and extremely significant CAPEX decrease. This paper explores the expansive economic benefits of Aerohive's unique approach. Read now! How far and fast can commercial space universe grow? The development of the commercial space industry has in the past been slow and deliberate but that seems like it's about to change with a whirlwind of developments that could shape or break its immediate future.  Read More Note to John Chambers: Cut Your Marketing Budget by 25% Cisco just announced a major restructuring effort in order to streamline decision making, bolster profitability, and get the company back on track with Wall Street. On the surface, it seems like Cisco is talking a very complex management structure and making it a tad less complex, but that's another blog for another day. Read More Hot shots from the past: Paul Severino and the go-go years The golden age of networking - the 1980s and 90s that saw the rise of corporate local-area networks and the Internet become woven into the gleaming ribbon of world communication - was the work of entrepreneurs. And Paul Severino, who co-founded a number of start-ups, the best-known being Wellfleet Communications -- personifies that era to the max, having ridden its ups and downs. Read More The networked world Cell phones and social media tools help topple Middle Eastern regimes. Telemedicine lets surgeons reach across time and space. Smart grids let power companies reduce fuel consumption and lower pollution. Networking has changed the world. Read More
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