Cisco has a big UCS launch coming

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	Cisco has a big UCS launch coming On Sept. 4, Cisco will launch “the most significant portfolio expansion” of its Unified Computing System (UCS) since the data center/cloud platform debuted in 2009. One of the things we’re expecting is the quietly announced 6324 Fabric Interconnect for a smaller scale “mini UCS” that curiously lacks connectivity to Cisco’s latest Application Centric Infrastructure fabric innovation.Here’s a link to register for the event.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Modernize Your IT Infrastructure & Streamline Operations Increasing line of business demands? Shrinking IT budget? See how Red Hat can help you meet growing. Read Now In this Issue Gigamon brings visibility to VMware's NSX Netgear boosts Nighthawk router with X4 model Should you buy enterprise applications from a startup? INSIDER Review: New Gigabit Wi-Fi options for enterprise, SMB, SOHO The Hybrid WAN requires paradise by the dashboard lights WHITE PAPER: OPSWAT Inc. Secure the Use of Portable Media in Critical Infrastructure Securing critical infrastructure is crucial to ensuring that our current way of life is sustained. Our whitepaper provides insight into the development of strong security policies around the use of portable media, and how to effectively mitigate the threat from external sources. Learn more Gigamon brings visibility to VMware's NSX One of the announcements that flew under the radar was Gigamon's collaboration with VMware to deliver better visibility into NSX environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: OpenMarket How CIOs Can Guide the Enterprise to Mobile Success In this paper we look at the new, front-line role of IT and security, specifically within enterprises using mobile messaging technologies, and suggest ways to mitigate risk and avoid costly mistakes and pitfalls. View Now>> Netgear boosts Nighthawk router with X4 model The latest dual-band 802.11ac wireless router features 1.4 GHz processor and dynamic QoS for the die-hard gaming audience. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring Application performance monitoring is a key focus of IT operations groups, with growing influence from development, quality assurance and line-of-business application owners. View Now>> Should you buy enterprise applications from a startup? The idea of buying an enterprise application from a startup company might sound like anathema to a CIO. But Chris Laping, CIO of restaurant chain Red Robin, based in Greenwood Village, Colo., disagrees. He believes we're in the middle of a significant shift that favors startups -- moving from huge applications with extensive features to task-based activities, inspired by the apps running on mobile devices.ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: Google Graveyard: Here\\'s what Google has killed so far in 2014 Mirco Mueller concurs. He is an IT architect for St. Gallen, Switzerland-based Helvetia Swiss Life Insurance Co., which -- having been founded in 1858 -- is about as far from a startup as possible. He recently chose a SaaS tool from an unnamed startup over what he calls "a much more powerful but much more complex alternative. Its list of features is shorter than the feature list of the big companies, but in terms of agility, flexibility, ease of use and adjustable business model, it beat" all of its competitors.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More INSIDER Review: New Gigabit Wi-Fi options for enterprise, SMB, SOHO Last year, we reviewed two 802.11ac access points and six 802.11ac adapters. Earlier this year, we reviewed five mobile 802.11ac devices. Now we take a look at five more 802.11ac devices that have hit the market: four access points and one wireless bridge.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More The Hybrid WAN requires paradise by the dashboard lights Cisco recently came out with a new version of PfR (v3) to make moving to a next-generation WAN easier, with an improved dashboard as a key feature. Read More
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