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	Cisco to launch free iPad/iPhone video app Cisco announced improvements to its video product line to make it easier for businesses to capture and share video, including a free app coming soon for iPad and iPhone. Read More WEBCAST: Juniper Networks The Exponential Data Center Arbner will explore how changing data usage models have completely shifted network traffic patterns in the data center, making most data center networks ill-suited to today's reality, and too expensive to boot. Learn more >> In this Issue Citigroup questions if US spectrum shortage exists Taking Moneyball tactics to the enterprise Google CIO: Don't fight consumerization of IT Apple's latest Mini gets a 'serious' speed boost Extreme's Wi-Fi wallplates speed 802.11n expansion, performance Fusion-io doubles flash card's speed, capacity; halves price The inside scoop on Nationwide's social networking project On the front line against the next Stuxnet Tablets, smartphones to get speed boost with new memory WHITE PAPER: Intel Raise QoS in vSphere*4 with Dell & Intel The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) is creating new quality of service (QoS) challenges. This paper examines best practices for analyzing, monitoring and controlling bandwidth in VMware vSphere 4.1 environments when using Dell servers and Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit server adapters. Click to continue Citigroup questions if US spectrum shortage exists For more than two years, the U.S. mobile industry has warned of an upcoming spectrum shortage, but two analysts at Citigroup don't buy it. Read More Taking Moneyball tactics to the enterprise The success of the Oakland Athletics in using unique performance metrics, as shown in the movie Moneyball, could be repeated in corporate IT shops. Read More Google CIO: Don't fight consumerization of IT In a Bloomberg Businessweek article, Google CIO Ben Fried reflects on the benefits of letting employees have their way with technology. Forrester Research agrees that IT managers should relinquish control, but not before methodically analyzing workers' wants and needs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks Understanding and Selecting an Enterprise Firewall This Securosis white paper analyzes the disruption happening at the enterprise perimeter, the various technical architectures capable of addressing the new requirements, and deployment considerations for optimal security, availability, and performance. Read now! Apple's latest Mini gets a 'serious' speed boost Since its unveiling in January 2005, the Mac Mini has been the cheapest Mac that Apple sells, making it the least expensive way to get hardware that natively runs OS X. In the past, this usually meant settling for older components -- especially compared to the pricier iMac and MacBook Pro lines. Although Apple has updated the Mini's look several times since its debut -- most recently in 2010 -- the internal hardware often received only minor improvements. Read More Extreme's Wi-Fi wallplates speed 802.11n expansion, performance A Wi-Fi wallplate from Extreme Networks promises a simple way to expand 802.11n deployments, with plenty of power to reach battery-operated wireless tablets and smartphones. Read More Fusion-io doubles flash card's speed, capacity; halves price Fusion-io today released the first upgrade to its flash drive hardware in four years, increasing throughput to 3GBps and the capacity of a full-length flash card to 2.4TB. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Load Balancing 101: Firewall Sandwiches How to make a ''firewall sandwich''. Read now. Learn More! The inside scoop on Nationwide's social networking project Nationwide wanted to use an internal social network to improve productivity and interactivity. It ended up using Yammer, and here's why. Read More On the front line against the next Stuxnet Something has gone terribly wrong on the plant floor at ACME Specialty Chemical International Inc. Read More Tablets, smartphones to get speed boost with new memory A new form of mobile DDR3 memory that can speed up tablets, smartphones and laptops could appear in devices starting as early as late next year, with adoption ramping up in 2013, analysts say. Read More
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