Progress report: Building and managing the 21st century data center

	New Juniper SDN device portends forklift upgrades for core Ethernet switch | Land O'Lakes CIO shares keys to success at IT Roadmap conference
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	Progress report: Building and managing the 21st century data center Even if you've never heard of Flextronics you have probably used or benefited from one of the products this global digital equipment manufacturer has helped assemble -- a Microsoft Xbox 360, for example, or components that show up in everything from Cisco and Motorola devices to aerospace and automotive equipment. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: WildPackets Packet capture in high-speed and data center networks High Speed network (10G, 40G, and up to 100G) is growing in core networks and data centers. The business needs driving this speed are also leading to changing traffic patterns, like East-West traffic among servers, or simultaneous use of redundant links. However, the uptime requirements mean that visibility is as important as ever. This webinar will look at effective monitoring through packet capture in high speed networks, and how to position capture points to see inside areas that may be neglected by other monitoring methods. In this Issue New Juniper SDN device portends forklift upgrades for core Ethernet switch Land O'Lakes CIO shares keys to success at IT Roadmap conference INSIDER How to tell if your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn efforts are paying off Fortinet to buy Coyote Point to merge security with application delivery Oracle buying Tekelec for network signaling software Where do Cisco's network security plans go from here? Operators lay groundwork for global LTE roaming Who has responsibility for cloud security? A Network World roundtable INSIDER Storage administrators demand simplicity Juniper to unveil programmable core switch for software-defined networking WHITE PAPER: Dell Read More Forrester Consulting conducted a global survey of over 800 senior IT decisions-makers, storage administrators, and users and found that inefficiencies in storage management practices are preventing timely responses to organizational needs. Based on the key findings of this research, Forrester makes recommendations to reduce storage complexity. Read Now New Juniper SDN device portends forklift upgrades for core Ethernet switch Any hopes Juniper EX8200 customers had that the core switch would grow to support next-generation 40/100G Ethernet, mobility, media-rich traffic, virtualization or cloud have been dashed. Read More Land O'Lakes CIO shares keys to success at IT Roadmap conference Despite all the talk about the economic recovery, the IT purse strings are still pretty tight, at least based on an informal poll of practitioners at the recent Network World IT Roadmap conference in Chicago. Read More INSIDER How to tell if your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn efforts are paying off As businesses make more use of social networks, the number of engagement, analysis and monitoring tools has exploded. Enterprises are trying to understand their return on social media investments, to find out if their Twitter and Facebook marketing campaigns are actually delivering customers. They want to track social mentions across multiple networks and be responsive to both kudos and complaints. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Dell Blade Servers Tip the Scales The InfoWorld Test Center conducted a thorough evaluation of the Dell M1000e blade system. Receiving a 9 out of 10 rating and an "Editor's Choice," experts at InfoWorld were impressed with novel new blades, improved management, modular I/O, and 40G out the back. Read Now Fortinet to buy Coyote Point to merge security with application delivery Network security appliance maker Fortinet will expand its offerings for application delivery by acquiring privately held Coyote Point Systems. Read More Oracle buying Tekelec for network signaling software Oracle is filling out its product stack for communications with the acquisition of Tekelec, which provides network signaling, policy control and subscriber data management software for mobile data networks. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of this year, were not disclosed. Read More Where do Cisco's network security plans go from here? Despite its leadership position in most enterprise security product areas, Cisco faces a number of technological and competitive challenges to stay out in front. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Managing Performance of Critical Applications In conducting a survey of more than 150 IT professionals with direct responsibility for business-critical applications, Forrester found that enterprises are supporting corporate objectives of productivity and efficiency, a typical trend in times of economic uncertainty. Read Now Operators lay groundwork for global LTE roaming More subscribers, networks with better coverage and devices that can be used in more countries are converging to make LTE roaming a more viable proposition, with some operators already offering such services on a limited scale and more on the way. Read More Who has responsibility for cloud security? A Network World roundtable As more organizations leverage the cloud for critical business applications, they are discovering one of the greatest challenges is combining existing internal controls with cloud protection efforts. Highly regulated business and government organizations in particular must maintain comprehensive security and compliance postures across these hybrid systems. Network World explores the issue in-depth. Read More INSIDER Storage administrators demand simplicity IT staffers at all levels are now tasked with managing data storage. They demand simplicity (but want power, too). Insider (registration required) Read More Juniper to unveil programmable core switch for software-defined networking Juniper Networks is readying a new programmable core switch to address software-defined networking in campuses and data centers. Sources say it is called the EX9200 and is based on the MX router. It comes in three configurations: 4-slot, 8-slot and 14-slot chassis, the same form factors as the company's successful MX 240, 480 and 960 routers for enterprises and service providers. Read More
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