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	So you want to adopt SDN: Where do you start? Although many target the data center to get into software-defined networking, the WAN could be a more beneficial place to start. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE Healthcare Firm Ramps Up for Claims Processing Spikes Virtualizing compute, storage and networks with VCE was the answer for one IT-constrained healthcare organization who was able to: - Migrate applications in just five days (compared to two months previously) - Improve storage and application performance by 25%-40% - Meet stringent state-regulated SLAs - Reduce data center footprint by 75% Learn More In this Issue Hacking an Android phone for $8 monthly broadband and TV Inside Cisco's private cloud Brocade's fabric strategy appears to be working Linux Foundation to offer introductory Linux MOOC on edX At Goldman Sachs SDN is déjà vu all over again Comcast is turning Chicago homes into public Wi-Fi hotspots Cisco patches vulnerabilities in small business routers and wireless LAN controllers Revisiting Cisco's newest data center Target CIO resigns following breach WEBCAST: Attachmate Government Agency Webifies Outdated COBOL Applications Let this CTO tell you how his agency converted 1980s-era green screens into an e-filing portal for the 100,000 cases handled each year by a county department. With Verastream, they automated and standardized processes that drive the new, user-friendly front end, which accepts electronic transmissions. Learn More. Hacking an Android phone for $8 monthly broadband and TV It wasn't easy, but I used a Wi-Fi router app for a smartphone to get access to live television and home broadband access, eliminating a monthly cable bill. Read More Inside Cisco's private cloud Do private clouds work? You bet they do, says Cisco, which has more than two years of experience under its belt with its Cisco IT Elastic Infrastructure Services (CITEIS) cloud. Read More Brocade's fabric strategy appears to be working When the rest of the industry chased SDNs, Brocade stayed focused on fabrics, and it's paying off. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don't happen. Read more! Linux Foundation to offer introductory Linux MOOC on edX The Linux Foundation will offer a Linux development course on edX, the massive open online course (MOOC) platform developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. The move is part of an edX effort, announced Thursday, to expand its course offerings to include content from nonacademic institutions. All edX content previously came from the nonprofit's 32 member schools, which include the University of California, Berkeley; Dartmouth College and McGill University. Read More At Goldman Sachs SDN is déjà vu all over again Goldman Sachs has been doing SDNs for a long time. It just wasn't called SDNs when the investment giant invested in network programmability. It was just a bunch of APIs, software development kits and other code used to cobble together a large number of various specialized networks – trading, investment banking and the like -- across the globe. Read More Comcast is turning Chicago homes into public Wi-Fi hotspots Comcast recently launched a new project to leverage 'hundreds of thousands' of Chicago residential customers' equipment for public Wi-Fi hotspots available to Comcast customers who happen to be walking through these neighborhoods, the Chicago Tribune reported today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Service Enablement & Beyond Learn the four practical steps to rapid service enablement. This two-page solution brief focuses on the mainframe challenge and the importance of using standards-based technologies in any integration project. Learn More. Cisco patches vulnerabilities in small business routers and wireless LAN controllers Cisco Systems released new firmware versions for some of its small business routers and wireless LAN controllers in order to address vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to compromise the vulnerable devices or affect their availability. Read More Revisiting Cisco's newest data center We were last in Cisco's new data center in Allen, Texas, in the fall of 2010 when the company was just putting the finishing touches on the 160,000 square foot building with 35,000 square feet of 'raised floor' (they still use that lingo even though this facility doesn't use raised floors). Read More Target CIO resigns following breach The retailer announces the resignation after data breaches affecting up to 110 million people. Read More
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