2013: The 12 months of Cisco

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	2013: The 12 months of Cisco This past year saw several major events and product introductions unfold at Cisco, beginning with an effort to connect cars to the Internet and ending with a solid pipeline in place for its new data center switches and fabric technology. The following is a review of the highlights of the year that was at Cisco, 2013. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Web Site Performance for the Speed of Business IT organizations must look beyond raw network speed to increase website performance and deliver the superior online user experiences that drive business. Web performance is a multi-layered problem, encompassing reliability, scalability and mobile reach as well as speed. Learn More In this Issue Cisco buys mobile collaboration company Security Threat Landscape: Predictions for 2014 IBM: Smart machines set to rule the world 2013 tech news quiz To AC or not to AC, that is the Wi-Fi question Juniper buys net optimizer WANDL for $60M University of Florida gets 100Gbps link to Internet2, upgrades campus research net to 200Gbps Notable deaths of 2013 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Develop Your Service Delivery Monitoring Strategy Service delivery monitoring is a critical enabler that IT infrastructure and operations leaders must invest in to foster the transition from IT to business technology. In this report, Jean-Pierre Garbani at Forrester Research provides insights into this transition and the monitoring solutions needed. Learn More. Cisco buys mobile collaboration company Cisco this week acquired Collaborate.com, a Boston-based developer of mobile collaboration applications. Read More Security Threat Landscape: Predictions for 2014 Welcome to another edition of "Security Threat Landscape", a joint production between Network World and Fortinet. Keith Shaw and Derek Manky discuss some of the latest security threats via this monthly video podcast. This month, Derek rolls out some of his security predictions for 2014. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Why Storage Convergence? Why Now? In this paper, Enterprise Strategy Group examines approaches to IT operational challenges and business requirements. Learn how HP Converged Storage's comprehensive approach represents a logical evolution development in storage, delivering ease, flexibility and cost-efficiency all in one. Learn More IBM: Smart machines set to rule the world IBM today took the wraps off of its eight annual "IBM 5 in 5" appraisal of the key technologies that could change high-tech life in the coming five years. Perhaps not surprisingly Big Blue this year says future tech developments will revolve around cognitive or smart learning systems that will learn, reason and involve human interaction like never before. Read More 2013 tech news quiz Snowden, Ballmer, 3D handguns, iPhone 5s – this year had it all Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Getting Started Find out what steps to take that can lead your organization down the smooth path to SAM deployment. This SAM primer can help you and your organization mitigate software non-compliance issues and optimize software license management while containing costs. Read Now To AC or not to AC, that is the Wi-Fi question One of my favorite holiday poems starts something like "Twas the week before Christmas and all through the air, the IEEE was stirring to ensure 802.11ac would be there." I say this because the wave 1 version of the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ac, is expected to be ratified this week. Read More Juniper buys net optimizer WANDL for $60M Juniper Networks this week said it is acquiring WANDL, a maker of network planning, management, design and optimization software for service providers, for $60 million. Read More University of Florida gets 100Gbps link to Internet2, upgrades campus research net to 200Gbps The University of Florida is just putting the wraps on a remarkable year of IT upgrades. The school, which has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings, installed a new supercomputer in a new data center, installed a 100Gbps link to Inernet2, and upgraded its Campus Research Network from 20G to 200Gbps while adding support for Software Defined Networking (SDN). Network World Editor in Chief John Dix got the lowdown on all of the developments from Erik Deumens, director of research computing. Read More Notable deaths of 2013 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions In memoriam: Computing pioneers with roots at Apple and IBM pass, as do brilliant young Internet innovators Read More
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