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Sorting out the Juniper data center switching puzzle | "Tsunami" of bandwidth demand pushes IEEE 400G Ethernet standards process

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Cisco sees big plans for Big Data
Two-thirds of IT managers recently surveyed by Cisco believe Big Data will be a strategic priority for their companies over the next five years. Sixty percent said they believe Big Data can help improve decision making and global competitiveness. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems

Could Performance Hinges on Virtual WAN Acceleration
Enterprises are relying on WANs to carry more data than ever. With cloud computing on the rise, it's important for IT professionals to boost application performance across the WAN. Instead of deploying a WAN acceleration device, a better approach is to use virtual WAN acceleration software that can be downloaded to run on a virtualized server. Read Now

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RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: InterMapper

The #1 real-time network mapping and monitoring tool.
InterMapper provides an at-a-glance, real-time view of your network devices, services, applications, connections and traffic patterns. Drilling down on maps uncovers details needed to fix performance problems. It is an industrial strength monitoring, mapping and alerting tool that empowers network administrators to maintain healthy IT environments.

Sorting out the Juniper data center switching puzzle
Last week, the esteemed Jim Duffy wrote this news article covering the release of the Juniper EX9200 data center switch. The article left many questions in my mind, including when should customers buy an 8200 now? What about QFabric? What types of customers are right for the beefiness of a product like the 9200? I had a chance to talk to Juniper about the product and I thought I'd clear up some questions... Read More

"Tsunami" of bandwidth demand pushes IEEE 400G Ethernet standards process
The IEEE this week launched a study group to explore development of a 400Gbps Ethernet standard to support booming demand for network bandwidth. Read More

WEBCAST: Meru Networks

Advanced WLAN Architectures for BYOD and Beyond
Join industry - expert Craig Mathias and Robert Crisp from Meru Networks as they discuss today's key IT challenges View Now

FTC awards $50k in prizes to cut off exasperating robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission today said it picked two winners out of nearly 800 entries for its $50,000 Robocall Challenge which dared technologists to come up with an innovative way of blocking the mostly illegal but abundant calls. Read More

Defining Big Data Security Analytics
At the end of 2012, ESG conducted a research project looking at big data security analytics from the demand-side. It turns out that market demand is already apparent -- 44% of enterprise organizations consider their security analytics "big data" today, while another 44% believe that their security analytics requirements will be regarded as "big data" within the next two years. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Eaton Corporation

The Essential Guide to Managing Power
In this interactive KnowledgeVault, you'll find short videos, white papers, case studies, briefs and more, all designed to tackle the issues surrounding electrical power and how to better manage it in light of the demands caused by virtualization and cloud computing. Learn More

Health-IT early adopters well-poised for big-data advances in clinical medicine
Nearly a decade after research firms predicted major cost savings and clinical benefits from the use of health-IT, adoption rates among U.S. medical providers remain sluggish, with the industry slow to embrace the big-data movement. Read More

A conversation with Ken Xie the CEO of Fortinet
1. So why don't you tell us where you think the markets are at with security and EPS to start and then, do you still see growth? You can also include your other products. Read More

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