Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy

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	Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy Cisco has four strategic imperatives for its Nexus 9000 data center product and its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) focus: attack VMware/Nicira's software-intensive network virtualization technique; combat 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 IT shops share OpenFlow, SDN best practices Shhh… Cisco's latest switch supports VMware NSX Gartner: The Top 10 IT altering predictions for 2014 Level 3 Enhances SIP Portfolio INSIDER SDN: The security pros and cons of using it in your organization SDN pioneers share their secrets NASA Jupiter-bound spacecraft will slingshot around Earth, gain 11,000 MPH tomorrow Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs to focus on few businesses, reports say 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. IT shops share OpenFlow, SDN best practices Two users are putting OpenFlow and software-defined networks through their paces in projects of varied urgency. Read More Shhh… Cisco's latest switch supports VMware NSX A recent switch upgrade by Cisco has added an interesting twist to the company's battle royale with VMware over next-generation virtual networking and data center operations management. 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. Gartner: The Top 10 IT altering predictions for 2014 Gartner analysts today whipped out their always interesting and sometimes controversial look at what the consultancy thinks will impact the IT arena in the near future. Read More Level 3 Enhances SIP Portfolio Level 3 has unveiled its "Voice Complete" solution that leverages new SIP capabilities. The company's new SIP-based (session initiation protocol) platform is designed to streamline voice networks and emerging unified communications applications for enterprise users. 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. INSIDER SDN: The security pros and cons of using it in your organization SDN benefits include automating and easing network administration duties and improving application performance. But it also introduces a number of potential threat vectors into your environment. What should you know before you invest in SDN? Read More SDN pioneers share their secrets With the ability to create virtual networks quickly and efficiently – rather than programming network-connected hardware on an individual basis – software defined networks (SDN) appear to be the time-and-resource saving solution that overwhelmed IT managers have been looking for. Read More NASA Jupiter-bound spacecraft will slingshot around Earth, gain 11,000 MPH tomorrow NASA said its Juno spacecraft will swing by Earth tomorrow to grab gravity boosts that will slingshot it to its ultimate destination: Jupiter. Read More Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs to focus on few businesses, reports say Alcatel-Lucent will announce Tuesday up to 15,000 job cuts by 2015 as the company tries to focus on a few core businesses, according to reports. Read More
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