Six factors slowing adoption of converged I/O

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	Six factors slowing adoption of converged I/O So if converging the I/O infrastructure in data centers is all the rage, what's taking IT shops so long to do it? Read More WHITE PAPER: HP HP Networking Portfolio for K12 Schools HP offers schools a means of achieving these goals by providing an alternative to low-performance, multi-tiered network designs that are built on legacy platforms and hampered by high cost and complexity. Read Now! In this Issue 100G Ethernet coming to a Cisco rack near you? Telework controversy: Are 17% of teleworkers unabashed slackers? Strangeloop enables faster downloads for Apple, Android, Microsoft smartphones CloudFlare unveils free IPv6 translation service Google becomes a teenager To virtualize or not to virtualize? That is the question for ADCs Cisco: Is the Internet as important as food, water, air, shelter? Some think so Need switches? Buy now, report says Mobile broadband data is king to telcos BlueCat simplifies net management chores WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Service Assurance Defined This Forrester paper explains the concept of service assurance and highlights how it can address fundamental issues around managing application performance and business services. Learn More 100G Ethernet coming to a Cisco rack near you? The IEEE this week announced the formation of a task group chartered to specify 100Gbps Ethernet operation over backplanes and short-reach copper cable assemblies. The work of the IEEE P802.3bj task force will be an amendment to the 802.3 Ethernet standard and it seeks to enable development of lower-cost, higher-density 100G Ethernet platforms. Read More Telework controversy: Are 17% of teleworkers unabashed slackers? A recent report claims that 17% of telecommuters work less than one hour a day. That's bogus, say telework advocates who are taking to web sites, blogs and other social media to refute the findings. Read More Strangeloop enables faster downloads for Apple, Android, Microsoft smartphones Strangeloop is coming out with a Web-site optimizer that speeds up page builds on mobile devices based on Apple, Android and Microsoft operating systems. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Business Service Assurance Define and manage IT service quality & delivery based on business impact and priority. View Now CloudFlare unveils free IPv6 translation service Startup CloudFlare is turning the economics of IPv6 transition on its head with a free cloud-based IPv6-to-IPv4 translation service that is available to website operators starting today. Read More Google becomes a teenager Google is marking its 13th anniversary this morning with the customary Google Birthday Doodle. And everyone else is noting the event with teenager wisecracks. Read More To virtualize or not to virtualize? That is the question for ADCs Without sounding sarcastic, the primary benefit of a virtual application delivery controller (ADC) is that, well, it's virtual. It requires no hardware to deploy making it low cost. It's mobile so the ADC can be moved from one location to another in real time and it can be self provisioned by anyone, including an application developer. But virtual ADCs have their drawbacks, too. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 ROI of Application Delivery Controllers How modern offload technologies in Application Delivery Controllers can drastically reduce expenses in traditional and virtualized architectures, with a fast ROI. Learn More! Cisco: Is the Internet as important as food, water, air, shelter? Some think so The Internet is just as important as water, food, air and shelter to a third of people with Internet access, according to an international poll by Cisco. Read More Need switches? Buy now, report says If you're in the market for Ethernet switches, now's the time to buy. Read More Mobile broadband data is king to telcos The amount of data generated by business technology systems, digital cameras and mobile phones has grown over the past several years. Read More BlueCat simplifies net management chores BlueCat Networks has added new features to its DNS appliances aimed at simplifying the management of networks running IPv4 and IPv6, the current and enhanced versions of the Internet Protocol. Read More
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