F5 simplifies app-by-app configuration of its Big-IP controllers

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	F5 simplifies app-by-app configuration of its Big-IP controllers F5 is making it possible to drastically reduce the complexity of configuring its Big-IP application delivery controllers when customers want to provide specific services to specific applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Adding Visibility to WAN Optimization Too often network professionals find themselves stuck in reaction mode, which can prevent them for strategically planning for positive, long-term benefits. Read this report to learn some best practices for understanding and improving the visibility and performance of mission-critical, networked applications. Read now! In this Issue 'IPv6 brokenness' problem appears fixed Universities launch ultra-high-speed broadband initiative GE pushes ahead with 500GB holographic disc storage Juniper's disappointing quarter not due to switching IT security's scariest acronym: BYOD, bring your own device CA equips management tools for cloud oversight Cloud security fears exaggerated, says federal CIO Pittsburgh looks to save money with Gmail migration Debate rages over how to manage personal mobile devices used for work WEBCAST: Level 3 Converged Business Network When it comes to your business operations, what you want is to do more with less — and reduce your costs. Converged Business Network offering can simplify your operational management by fusing your voice and data services onto one access port. Learn More Today! 'IPv6 brokenness' problem appears fixed The Internet's biggest content providers -- including Yahoo, Facebook and Google -- are reporting a significant decline in their measurements of "IPv6 brokenness," a term that describes end users with misconfigured systems that can't access websites supporting the next-generation Internet protocol called IPv6. Read More Universities launch ultra-high-speed broadband initiative A group of 29 U.S. universities will seek ideas on how to improve broadband speeds at their campuses and surrounding communities. Read More GE pushes ahead with 500GB holographic disc storage GE is about to begin distribution of holographic optical disc technology and plans to license it to manufacturing partners in the next few months. But a rival company, InPhase, says its own holographic technology is better. Read More WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! Juniper's disappointing quarter not due to switching No one can blame enterprise switching for Juniper's disappointing second-quarter results. Sales of Juniper's EX switches were up 18% year-over-year, switching overall was up 33%, and enterprise sales were up 9% due to strength in enterprise switching and routing products. Read More IT security's scariest acronym: BYOD, bring your own device The torrent of smartphones and tablets entering companies has created some interesting challenges for security managers. The new devices introduce new operating systems, new development environments and new security risks, but no new control. The scariest acronym in security might well be "BYOD," or "bring your own device." Read More CA equips management tools for cloud oversight CA Technologies has updated a number of its programs to make their users more ready to run some operations in a cloud environment, the company announced Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya How to Launch a Successful IT Automation Initiative In this paper, we'll look at IT automation from the corporation's perspective, and discuss the steps organizations should take before launching such an initiative. We'll hear from companies that successfully implemented computer automation platforms, what their early steps were and what they would do differently if they could repeat the process. Read now Cloud security fears exaggerated, says federal CIO Outgoing federal CIO Vivek Kundra believes that cloud security issues ave been used to discourage cloud adoption. That's not stopping the Department of Homeland Security. Read More Pittsburgh looks to save money with Gmail migration In an attempt to get away from paying for high-priced email administrators, the city of Pittsburgh is looking to save money and move to the cutting edge with a migration to Google Apps. Read More Debate rages over how to manage personal mobile devices used for work Increasingly, businesses accept the idea that employees should be able to use their personal mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, for work. But debate is raging as to whether these employee-owned devices should be managed and secured exactly as corporate-owned devices might be. Read More
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