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Cisco, Akamai team to boost branch performance
Cisco and Akamai this week announced a collaboration to boost application performance for branch office sites. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments

Survival Tips for Big Data's Impact on Network Performance
The pressure is on to show tangible value from big data rollouts. Learn how performance monitoring tools can provide network managers and IT administrators insight and visibility into networks, infrastructures and applications far in advance, resulting in smooth transitions, accomplished network managers, and project success. Learn More

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WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments

The Hidden Costs of APM
APM solutions can deliver relevant network visibility and help to prevent problems before they negatively impact the business. But which solution is best for your organization? With this white paper, you will learn key questions to ask your vendor to ensure that you are getting the best value for your investment. Learn More

Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses
Dell is synonymous with home and business PCs, and data center servers. Yet Dell also has an ambitious software-defined networking activity underway called the Open Networking Initiative, where it partners with SDN software companies like Cumulus Networks and Big Switch Networks to bundle operating systems and applications on Dell switches. The Big Switch deal was announced last week, and Dell Founder and CEO Michael Dell found time to provide Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy with some perspective on that partnership, and on Dell's overall networking and Open Networking Initiative. Read More

Cracked: The infamous Atari E.T. game mystery
Microsoft Xbox group finds long buried stash of Atari E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games Read More

WHITE PAPER: CommVault

Simpana IntelliSnap Technology Datasheet
With IntelliSnap you can maximize the value of your snapshot technology while dramatically reducing management overhead and complexity. Learn More

FBI/IC3 alert says phishing attacks on phone customers is rising again
Phishing attacks coming from fraudsters acting like your phone company are again on the upswing according to a new warning from the FBI and its partner agency the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Read More

Switching highlights Juniper's Q1
Juniper's Q1 earnings, in which it beat Wall Street revenue estimates and grew switching revenue 46%, included an announcement that AT&T named it as the latest supplier to its Domain 2.0 initiative to build a user-defined cloud. Domain 2.0 is AT&T's network virtualization project that looks to embrace software-defined networking and network functions virtualization, and align its supply chain with... Read More

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CDW Software Asset Management
SAM is a process, not a one off project. Chances are you've either been audited, or you will be soon. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all US business entities will be audited within the next 12 months. View Now

DeRodes steps into breach as Target's new CIO
Target has named veteran IT executive Bob DeRodes as its CIO and is tasking him with taking the $73 billion retailer in a new technology direction following the mammoth data breach that it disclosed late last year. The breach resulted in information being stolen from 70 million payment card users and prompted the resignation of CIO Beth Jacob. Read More

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It's Time for Spring Cleaning in the IT Closet
CIOs: Here's how to reduce the clutter in your IT operation and ensure that simplicity becomes part of your corporate culture. Read More

The data center of 2025 revealed
A survey that challenged IT managers to imagine the data center of 2025 offers up some optimistic, even surprising, findings. Read More

6 free network vulnerability scanners
Though you may know and follow basic security measures on your own when installing and managing your network and websites, you'll never be able to keep up with and catch all the vulnerabilities by yourself. Read More

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