Cisco Nexus 9000: OpenFlow? or ACI

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	Cisco Nexus 9000: OpenFlow? or ACI Will Cisco position the upcoming Nexus 9000 as the foundation for its proprietary Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric? Or as a cost-effective 40G platform for OpenFlow software-defined networks? Read More WHITE PAPER: Infosim Inc. Best Practices for Network Configuration & Change Management This Whitepaper dives into 27 comprehensive best practices in areas such as network discovery, inventory, device configuration backup, policy compliance, configuration change management, reporting, and vulnerability lifecycle management for large networks. Learn more >> In this Issue Juniper targets big new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000 Calling all security gods – DARPA has $2 million cyberthreat challenge for you Cisco/Insieme 40G coming in close to 10G 10 tech tools to get things done faster IBM rolls "Internet of Things" starter kit Word at 30 quiz WHITE PAPER: Motorola Solutions Inc. What You Need to Know About 802.11AC The first standard wireless LANs emerged at 1Mbps and 2Mbps to serve niche applications such as warehouse picking, inventory scanning and, in office buildings where mobility wasn't a requirement, cordless PC connections aimed at lowering cabling costs. Fast forward through several WLAN generations to today, and the story has completely changed. Learn more. Juniper targets big new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000 Juniper Networks is expected to soon announce a new QFabric switch for top-of-rack applications that supports Broadcom's Trident II silicon for dense 10/40G Ethernet capabilities and competes directly with Cisco's Nexus 6000. Read More Calling all security gods – DARPA has $2 million cyberthreat challenge for you The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today called upon the greatest cybersecurity experts to participate in what the group is calling the world's first tournament to see who can build the best fully automatic network defense system. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Unleash the full potential of BYOD with confidence Growing numbers of smartphones and tablets are pushing enterprise networks to the limit and creating security and management challenges for IT organizations. This white paper reviews BYOD administration, performance, and security implications, and describes how the HP BYOD solution lets you realize all the benefits of BYOD, with confidence. Learn more. Cisco/Insieme 40G coming in close to 10G As the November 6 launch date gets closer, more details are emerging on Cisco/Insieme's Nexus 9000 and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) introduction. Read More 10 tech tools to get things done faster We could all use some help improving our productivity. Here are 10 apps that help you collaborate, take notes or just plain save time. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks 10 Steps to Improving the Mobile User Experience This paper will outline the essential network infrastructure and support best practices necessary to deliver an optimized mobile end-user experience, and offer 10 recommended steps that lead to higher end-user satisfaction. Learn more. IBM rolls "Internet of Things" starter kit IBM today said it teamed up with wireless sensor builder Libelium to offer what it calls an Internet of Things starter kit that would let customers deploy dozens of different sensor applications. Read More Word at 30 quiz Everybody knows Microsoft Word now, but what do you know about where it came from? Read More
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