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	Cisco adds color to Internet of Things effort Cisco this week provided a bit more detail into the Internet of Things group it announced in June, and in the initiative overall. Cisco's IoT effort will have an initial focus on security, sensors, real-time analytics and applications, with Cisco specifically developing the connectivity infrastructure between sensors and applications. Read More WEBCAST: HP HP Software-Defined Networking KnowledgeVault Exchange Software-defined networking a networking paradigm shift that holds great promise for today and tomorrow's IT operations. In this KnowledgeVault, there are informative videos, tools, white papers and research all designed to help you get the most out of SDN technology. View Now In this Issue Juniper unveils new fabric switch, architecture Six questions to ask your SDN supplier NASA: On millions of teeny-tiny copper hairs and orbital debris 'Joe the IT Guy' video exceeds not-so-lofty expectations Seven essentials for VM management and security The coolest Air Force UFO videos 5 Best and 5 Worst Cities for IT Salaries WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now Juniper unveils new fabric switch, architecture Juniper Networks this week unveiled a new top-of-rack data center access switch, as well as a new fabric architecture that features that switch along with the company's MX edge router and SRX security platforms Read More Six questions to ask your SDN supplier Let's face it - real-world deployments of SDN are currently few and far between. While deployments have started to reach beyond the leading-edge Googles and Microsofts of the world, most enterprises and service providers are still in research mode with respect to SDN and the related Open Networking and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) movements. The good news is that suppliers – even the leading-edge... Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Real-Time Application-Centric Operations Visibility This paper examines the move towards application/service performance within IT operations, and in particular the network-based delivery of those services. In addition a look at the roles, responsibilities and objectives that network- and application-based service-oriented visibility can and should play. Learn More NASA: On millions of teeny-tiny copper hairs and orbital debris Imagine 500 million short copper wires - no longer than the tip of your index finger -- floating in space creating what amounts to an antenna belt that could be used to send messages and conduct other space communications research. That would describe the 1960s era Project Space Needles or Project West Ford as it was sometimes called that NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last undertook... Read More 'Joe the IT Guy' video exceeds not-so-lofty expectations I so expected to hate this video from SysAid's "Joe the IT Guy" that it was all I could do to click the start button. But since I did - and watched all two minutes and 56 seconds, smiling more than once - I figure it's only fair to give you the opportunity to make your own judgment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Build Your IT Security Business Case In this latest whitepaper from Kaspersky Lab, you'll find useful facts, examples and business case arguments to help you get buy-in and commitment from your business. Learn More. Seven essentials for VM management and security Virtualization isn't a new trend, these days it's an essential element of infrastructure design and management. However, while common for the most part, organizations are still learning as they go when it comes to cloud-based initiatives. Read More The coolest Air Force UFO videos National Archives features UFO-related images, interviews Read More 5 Best and 5 Worst Cities for IT Salaries Want to know where IT professionals make the highest -- and the lowest -- salaries? We dig into Kforce's 2014 Salary and Employment Guide to see where today's tech workers make the most and the least, the top paying IT roles in each city, and the cost of living for each community. Read More
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