Making Sense of Cisco’s Borderless Networks Architecture

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	Making Sense of Cisco's Borderless Networks Architecture Merriam-Webster defines the word "borderless" to be simply "being without a border". By definition, Cisco's Borderless Network Architecture means a network with no borders. It's a simple statement but from the conversations I've had with decision makers, it's not the simplest concept to grasp. Some I've talked to think of "borderless" to mean a network with no firewalls... Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Visualization of an Intricate Network The Depository Trust & Clearing House required enhanced network visibility to support their custody and asset servicing valued at $40 trillion. See how Riverbed provided: • End-to-end visibility of encrypted traffic • Lower MTTR • Application and network activity analysis without requiring probes on every WAN link Learn more! In this Issue Cisco to introduce larger Cius tablet next year IDC on 2012: Prep for cloud wars, mobile explosion, higher IT spending US intelligence group seeks Machine Learning breakthroughs More enterprises willing to adopt mobile-only communications: study The IBM Security Systems Division Vendor Inside Sales/Direct Sales vs. Partner/Reseller, who is getting the shaft? From Anonymous to Hackerazzi: The year in security mischief-making Uncovering Tech's Most Peculiar Product Codenames WHITE PAPER: MegaPath Today's Network: Make It a Strategic, Future-Proof Asset Today's small and mid-sized organizations support dozens of applications and hundreds of devices and mobile workers. Network congestion has become a risk, as users change offices, work from home and add devices at will. SMBs need simplification in the form of network convergence. And a managed service provider can help. View Now Cisco to introduce larger Cius tablet next year Cisco Systems in the first half of next year will release a tablet with a larger screen than the current Cius, the first move in the company's long-term plans to introduce tablets in multiple sizes, an executive said this week. Read More IDC on 2012: Prep for cloud wars, mobile explosion, higher IT spending Researchers at International Data Corp. say some big battles will be brewing in 2012 in the cloud, mobile and Big Data arenas, so much so that "companies like Microsoft, HP, SAP, RIM, and others -- including Apple -- will face 'crossroads moments' in 2012. By the end of the year, we should have a good idea which vendors will -- and won't -- be among the industry's leaders at the end of the decade," said Frank Gens, senior vice president and chief analyst at IDC in a statement. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Next Generation is the Smart Generation Innovations such as mobility, Web 2.0, social media and cloud computing have dramatically changed the IT landscape and introduced new security threats into the corporate network. This eBook investigates why traditional firewalls are no longer enough, and how application intelligence and control enable network security in the wake of these changes. Read more. US intelligence group seeks Machine Learning breakthroughs Machine Learning technology is found in everything from spam detection programs to intelligent thermostats, but can the technology make a huge leap to handle the exponentially larger amounts of information and advanced applications of the future? Read More More enterprises willing to adopt mobile-only communications: study We observed in our newsletter a week ago that the integration of business apps on mobile devices was very important to business, but we weren't quite sure businesses were willing to "cut the cord" in favor of wireless substitution. However, based on results published this week in the BroadSoft 2011 Mobile Enterprise of the Future Survey, enterprises appear more likely to adopt mobile-only communications that we thought. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Aerohive Corporate Brochure The way that Wi-Fi is being used and the requirements on an enterprise Wi-Fi network are going through a fundamental and generational change, so much so that we are calling it Wireless 2.0. It's not a new term, but it is a relevant one. Read now. The IBM Security Systems Division I spent the last few days at IBM's "Software Analyst Connect 2011" event. Before attending this event, I was pretty clear on why IBM bought Q1 Labs and why it formed a new security division. After attending this event, I have some further thoughts about this move: Read More Vendor Inside Sales/Direct Sales vs. Partner/Reseller, who is getting the shaft? Read More From Anonymous to Hackerazzi: The year in security mischief-making It wasn't a good security year from RSA break-in to hacks on Sony, Google and Facebook. Read More Uncovering Tech's Most Peculiar Product Codenames Tech companies go to painstaking lengths to keep new products confidential, which is why many of them assign "secret" product codenames. Here's an insider's look at some of the most unusual codenames, with themes ranging from felines to fairy tales. Read More
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