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	FIRST LOOK: New Cisco Nexus switches Cisco extends its Nexus data center switching line Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Improving Business Value of WAN Optimization In this study, as in the 2007 study, IDC found that customers were able to reduce IT costs, improve IT staff efficiency, increase availability for users, and trim time to market with new revenue-generating opportunities. View Now>> In this Issue Cisco UCS 2.0: Flashy new data center servers revealed The illustrious history of Cisco's Catalyst LAN switches If Cisco were Star Trek... Why VMware bought AirWatch Switching highlights Juniper's Q4 Tech's biggest lobbyists "Astonishingly accurate" optical clock could be new world time standard WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Wan Deduplication: Getting More by Sending Less Recently, data deduplication has made its way from the storage to the networking community. More specifically, it has become an important tool for optimizing application performance across the WAN. This paper discusses how WAN deduplication works, and how it can be effectively deployed as a complement to existing storage deduplication solutions. Learn more >> Cisco UCS 2.0: Flashy new data center servers revealed Cisco this week unveiled the second generation of its successful data center server system with versions that incorporate solid state flash memory designed to speed data access and cut power usage. Read More The illustrious history of Cisco's Catalyst LAN switches Cisco's LAN switches have come a long way since it entered the market in 1993 Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Are Agents Necessary for Accurate Monitoring? Being proactive in managing network performance means not only tracking the network and applications, but obtaining a view of the underlying infrastructure health. Selecting the best method for your team requires an understanding of the options and the ability to choose the solution that integrates well with your existing resources. Learn More If Cisco were Star Trek... Re-casting Star Trek with the high-profile figures from Cisco and the networking industry. Read More Why VMware bought AirWatch It's still early but 2014 is shaping up to be highlighted by M&A activity. The VMware/AirWatch marriage is the latest example. So why was VMware willing to spend $1.5+ billion for an MDM leader? The easy answer is that the world is going mobile – new application development is focused on mobile or web applications alone while PCs are moving closer to mainframe status. AirWatch immediately bolsters... 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 Switching highlights Juniper's Q4 Juniper might want to think twice about fiddling with its switching business, as one activist investor advises. Switching was a highlight in Juniper's fourth quarter, 2013, results, having jumped 36% from last year and 35% from last quarter to $199 million, based on strong demand for both the EX and QFabric lines. Read More Tech's biggest lobbyists How Cisco, Google & others looked to win friends, influence legislators in 2013 Read More "Astonishingly accurate" optical clock could be new world time standard Call it a clock's clock. Researchers say they have developed the world's most precise and accurate clock - besting the World's current timekeeping record holder -- the National Institute of Standards and Technology Quantum clock - by 50%. Read More
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