Cisco's new management system simplifies control of thousands of servers

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	Cisco's new management system simplifies control of thousands of servers Cisco this week unveiled a new management system for its UCS servers that is designed to simplify management of thousands of servers spread across geographies and data centers, from a single pane of glass. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: F5 Networks What Comes After Cisco ACE? Get the Information You Need If you are a Cisco ACE customers planning for the future, check out the ADC Resource Center for Cisco ACE Customers. You'll find valuable information and new to help you evaluate your options and select the right Application Delivery Controller (ADC) for your organization. Plan for the future. Get the information you need at the ADC Resource Center for Cisco ACE Customers. In this Issue CSU confirms Cisco RFP OpenFlow start-up Big Switch lands another big funding round FTC escalates anti-robocall campaign – takes out 5 mass callers 10 Signs It May Be Time to Quit Your Job RSA Buys SilverTail Systems: Great fit, tremendous upside INSIDER Virtual Instruments CEO: We're the bridge between physical and virtual WHITE PAPER: Shoretel SIP Trunks - Benefits and Best Practices Today the new model of "trunking" to IP- enabled enterprises can result in lower telephony costs and a rapid return on investment (ROI) plus the opportunity for enhanced communications within the enterprise as well as with vendors, customers and partners. Learn more. CSU confirms Cisco RFP Our stories and blog on the California State University network refresh RFP generated many comments - 106 at last count -- both in support of CSU's findings on Cisco's pricing and in disbelief. Read More OpenFlow start-up Big Switch lands another big funding round OpenFlow controller start-up Big Switch Networks this week said it closed a $25 million Series B funding round to continue the expansion of the engineering, sales and marketing operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Maximize flexibility by building an open, hybrid cloud Executive Overview: The full strategic value promised by cloud computing can only be realized when your enterprise cloud is built with open and hybrid in mind. An open hybrid cloud isn't a nice-to-have for IT organizations. It's a must-have. Learn why. Learn More FTC escalates anti-robocall campaign – takes out 5 mass callers Just two weeks after it challenged the public to come up with a better technological way to stop incessant robocalling, the Federal Trade Commission pulled the plug on five mass calling companies it said were allegedly responsible for millions of illegal pre-recorded calls from "Rachel" and others from "Cardholder Ser Read More 10 Signs It May Be Time to Quit Your Job Working as an IT professional is a demanding and competitive role, and like anything in life has its ups and downs. How many employers does the average IT pro work for in his or her career? It seems like a straight-forward question, but the answer is surprisingly complex because the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) doesn't track this data. Even if it did, you'd have to ask what constitutes a career change? Suffice to say the average IT pro will at least change employers a few times over a 20-30 year career. Read More WHITE PAPER: Airwatch Enabling Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the Enterprise While AirWatch strives to provide some level of direction for customers in terms of initially implementing a BYOD program, it is up to each organization's legal, human resources, and management teams to create a device management program that is right for your organization. Read Now! RSA Buys SilverTail Systems: Great fit, tremendous upside I recently scheduled a breakfast meeting in November with an industry buddy who is an executive at RSA. When I first reached out to him late this past summer, I really wanted to arrange this meeting to suggest that RSA take a look at SilverTail Systems, a web fraud detection and security software provider I know quite well. Looks like I'll have to find some other topics for conversation because... Read More INSIDER Virtual Instruments CEO: We're the bridge between physical and virtual John Thompson, former Symantec CEO, explains why the company he now heads offers a better way to manage the performance of cloud infrastructure Read More
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