The philosophy of IoT: Will it help or hurt?

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	The philosophy of IoT: Will it help or hurt? As the Internet of Things evolves, will it free up human potential? WIll everyone benefit -- or just a few? And how will it change the way people use technology. A conference in July hopes to find some answers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems Inc 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization According to Gartner, Leaders exhibit an ability to shape the market by introducing additional capabilities in their product offerings and by raising awareness of the importance of these features. Gartner expects a Leader to grow the market as a whole and to have solutions that resonate with an increasing number of enterprises. Learn more >> In this Issue MIT tackled Earth's atmosphere to give the moon broadband CoreOS Linux distro lands on the Google Cloud Platform 9 great iPad tools for IT pros CA Technologies release free XP migration tool 10 biggest CEO pay raises Collaborative foundation aims to boost MIPS adoption DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise 10 tools for stealthily slacking off at work Cisco Live lives it up at 25 Where's my robot butler? Good (high-tech) help is hard to find : Network Instruments New study: SDN adoption trends and challenges Emerging network technology options are bountiful. See how you stack up against the results of the Seventh Annual State of the Network study. Learn what aspects of SDN have gained traction, what is driving adoption and how you can avoid potential pitfalls. Learn More MIT tackled Earth's atmosphere to give the moon broadband Four transmitting telescopes in the New Mexico desert, each just 6 inches in diameter, can give a satellite orbiting the moon faster Internet access than many U.S. homes get. Read More CoreOS Linux distro lands on the Google Cloud Platform CoreOS, a new lightweight Linux distribution customized for massive server deployments, has found a home on the Google Cloud Platform, giving organizations an easy way to test and use the software for their clusters and distributed computer programs. Read More 9 great iPad tools for IT pros Private servers, WiFi camera monitors, remote management -- further proof that the iPad is an IT pro essential. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Your Guide to Troubleshooting VoIP Real-time voice communications are sensitive to delay and variation in packet arrival times. This paper guides you through the essentials of VoIP troubleshooting, including common problems as well as the metrics you should employ to fix and prevent them. Learn More CA Technologies release free XP migration tool Companies that want to migrate large numbers of users from Windows XP, which Microsoft stopped supporting last month, now have some help with a free tool from CA Technologies. Read More 10 biggest CEO pay raises Avaya CEO Kevin Kennedy got a fivefold pay increase last year. Sprint more than quadrupled Dan Hesse's package. Which other tech CEOs saw dramatic pay jumps in 2013? Read More Collaborative foundation aims to boost MIPS adoption A collaborative, nonprofit foundation has been started by a group of technology companies to boost the adoption of the MIPS processor architecture. Read More WHITE PAPER: Neustar Inc. Four Ways DNS Can Accelerate Business Growth This DNS eBook describes how DNS has developed over the years to support business growth as new needs have emerged, for example, advanced traffic management and protection from cyber threats. Learn More DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks. Read More 10 tools for stealthily slacking off at work We're all about helping you be more productive, but to stay at the top of your game you need occasional downtime. Can it be helped that sometimes the need strikes while your at work? Read More Cisco Live lives it up at 25 It started with a sobering declaration and ended with what for some was an inebriating party. Read More Where's my robot butler? Good (high-tech) help is hard to find If you're looking for signs of our collective robotic future, it's either terrifyingly near or forever just around the corner. Read More
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