Cisco sees SDN, Internet of Things in its 2014 crystal ball

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	Cisco sees SDN, Internet of Things in its 2014 crystal ball Next year will see demonstrable evidence of the Internet of Things, real-time communications on the Web, and SDN-enabled platforms with killer applications for them. 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 Fibre Channel hits key landmark on the way to 32Gbps Foldable, membrane-based orbital telescope could alter space vision Data centers drove Ethernet sales in Q3, says IDC Bitcoin's highest highs, lowest lows Intel aims at enterprise, carrier networks with faster silicon Lightweight Lockheed cryocooler will keep satellite innards on ice US faces major Internet image problem, former gov't official says WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >> Fibre Channel hits key landmark on the way to 32Gbps Faster SANs are on the horizon as the next Fibre Channel specification, calling for 32G bps (bits per second), nears publication. Read More Foldable, membrane-based orbital telescope could alter space vision The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to shelve the heavy glass lenses and mirrors that make up the key components of space telescopes. The agency said this week it successfully demonstrated a ground-based prototype telescope that used lightweight polymer membrane optics to replace traditional glass mirrors as part of its Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) project.... Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Data centers drove Ethernet sales in Q3, says IDC The growing popularity of 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet in data centers helped propel the entire Ethernet switch market during the third quarter, according to IDC. Read More Bitcoin's highest highs, lowest lows A quick look at Bitcoin's up-and-down year Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T Managing Mobile Access to the Cloud Use of mobile personal cloud services is proliferating on personal and enterprise-owned mobile devices. Organizations are considering controls that appear to conflict with the spirit of BYOD and wonder if their approach is correct. Learn More Intel aims at enterprise, carrier networks with faster silicon Intel has beefed up its networking silicon in a bid to capture a bigger share of enterprise, carrier and cloud-provider networks for its chip architecture. Read More Lightweight Lockheed cryocooler will keep satellite innards on ice With an eye toward keeping satellites as sprightly as possible and their instruments functioning at optimum temperature levels, Lockheed Martin says it has developed a cooling system three-times lighter than its predecessor. Read More US faces major Internet image problem, former gov't official says The U.S. government has a huge image problem worldwide as it promotes Internet freedom on one hand and conducts mass surveillance on the other, potentially creating major problems for U.S. technology companies, a former official with President Barack Obama's administration said Thursday. Read More
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