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	Dell adds Big Switch to its SDN mix Dell expanded on its open networking initiative this week with a resale arrangement with SDN company Big Switch Networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Optimization Strategies to Better Support Mobile Grow your mobile workforce without risking security or increasing administrative complexity. This new white paper explains how Dell Mobility Solutions can help you increase mobile/BYOD performance and capacity while protecting company resources and streamlining IT management. Learn more In this Issue 15 more useful Cisco sites The illustrious history of Cisco's Catalyst LAN switches Enterprises Need Outside-In Continuous Monitoring for Risk Management How F5 Networks countered the Heartbleed bug WLAN Testing and Benchmarking: Notes from Syracuse University Geopolitics aside, Huawei still selling to carriers in the US 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 15 more useful Cisco sites A past lineup of our search for the most useful sites on the Web for Cisco users and practitioners. Read More The illustrious history of Cisco's Catalyst LAN switches Cisco's entry into LAN switching resulted from the 1993 acquisition of Crescendo Communications. With it, Cisco inherited three key officials: Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain and Jayshree Ullal. Read More : HP and Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault According to market research, 59 percent of enterprises are still identifying IT operations that are candidates for cloud hosting. Learn how your organization can benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and performance that the cloud offers through the short videos and other resources in this HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault. Learn More Enterprises Need Outside-In Continuous Monitoring for Risk Management Ask any CISO what their job entails and they are likely to respond with a common mantra: Assess IT risk, communicate IT risk to business executives, and then create and execute a mutually agreed upon plan to address risk. In the past, CISOs concentrated this effort on internal IT but this internal focus is becoming increasingly myopic because: 1. Outsiders have network access. Enterprises... Read More How F5 Networks countered the Heartbleed bug Over the last few weeks, the security industry has been rocked by the Heartbleed bug, which impacted OpenSSL-based websites. Heartbleed takes advantage of an OpenSSL feature called heartbeat, which exchanges data between the user's computer and the webserver. Heartbleed causes the web server to send back a massive amount of data, rather than only the data it's supposed to, including sensitive,... Read More WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid Shortcomings of Tape and the Consequences Traditional tape backup has been a low-cost method of protecting valuable data for years. However, tape can be extremely cumbersome and time consuming, and can require a considerable amount of manual intervention to successfully perform regular backups. Some form of business impact analysis will help you understand the cost and risks of downtime. Learn More WLAN Testing and Benchmarking: Notes from Syracuse University My old friend and colleague David Molta invited me to speak in a couple of his classes at Syracuse University. Dave, whom I first met when he was spending his time at Network Computing, is one of truly great professionals in the networking (wireless and otherwise) space, and now devotes his days (and many evenings) to inspiring the next generation of experts as an Associate Professor of Practice in... Read More Geopolitics aside, Huawei still selling to carriers in the US Despite its setbacks in the U.S., Huawei Technologies still expects growth from its carrier business in the nation, and is focusing on the market's smaller network operators to increase sales. Read More
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