Startups look to eliminate routers, switches

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	Startups look to eliminate routers, switches This week, two startups came out with SDN products they claim can rid network of routers and core switches. Compass-EOS rolled out a product called SDN Forwarding Plane that the company says replaces routers in service provider networks. And Fiber Mountain unveiled a fiber optic connectivity management system based on ToR switches, patch panels and orchestration software that the company says can eliminate core switches. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Brocade Communications Systems The Trick to Future-Proofing Your Networking Career Get a leg up on your peers with a free Brocade Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Certification to future-proof your career and your network. This course will help you: Understand sophisticated, multitier networks within virtualized environments and stand out from your peers by becoming an expert within your IT organization Sign up today and get a promo code for the free Brocade Network Functions Virtualization Certification program (a $650 value), and a free 60-day trial of the Brocade Vyatta vRouter. In this Issue HP Enterprise: What to watch Gartner: Top 10 strategic predictions for businesses to watch out for Did researchers help hackers in releasing USB drive exploit? Redfish spec wiggles servers free from vendor lock-in Startup proposes fiber-based Glass Core as a bold rethink of data center networking One in three jobs will be taken by software or robots by 2025 Will Windows 10 TP's spooky data collection carry over to final version? The future of artificial intelligence: Will computers take your job? Extreme Networks gets Lync qualified WHITE PAPER: XO Communications Clearing the Network Hurdle to Cloud Deployment Although enthusiasm is high among IT pros for cloud services, an IDG Research Quick Poll survey found that, in fact, the cloud is at a crossroads. Learn More HP Enterprise: What to watch Expect HP to move deeper into software, but it's not yet clear what kind, analysts say. Read More   Gartner: Top 10 strategic predictions for businesses to watch out for For a session that is high-tech oriented, this year's Gartner strategic predictions were decidedly human. That is to say many were related to increasing the customer's experience with technology and systems rather than the usual techno-calculations. Read More   Did researchers help hackers in releasing USB drive exploit? The debate over when security researchers should expose serious vulnerabilities has been rekindled with the recent release of exploit tools for a flaw in USB flash drive firmware. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Enterprise Mobile Security Checklist Here are a few considerations to help evaluate your environment before implementing an enterprise mobility management (EMM) strategy or any other mobile security policies. Learn More Redfish spec wiggles servers free from vendor lock-in A coalition of equipment providers have joined to develop a new specification for controlling servers over the network, promising to eliminate data center vendor lock-in. Read More   Startup proposes fiber-based Glass Core as a bold rethink of data center networking Software Defined Networking (SDN) challenges long held conventions, and newcomer Fiber Mountain wants to use the SDN momentum to leap frog forward and redefine the fundamental approach to data center switching. The promise: 1.5x to 2x the capacity for half the price. Read More   One in three jobs will be taken by software or robots by 2025 Gartner sees robots and drones replacing a third of all workers by 2025, and whether you want to believe it is entirely up to you. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Reinventing the analytics experience on the cloud IBM Watson Analytics brings advanced analytical capabilities to business analysts who can conduct the kind of analysis that has been limited to highly skilled practitioners such as statisticians, data miners, and data scientists. Learn More Will Windows 10 TP's spooky data collection carry over to final version? Windows 10 Technical Preview stealthily collects lots of user data and transmits the information to Microsoft, leading some to wonder whether or not the OS will shed these practices once the testing period ends. For now, Microsoft is noncommittal. Read More   The future of artificial intelligence: Will computers take your job? Artificial intelligence experts predict that computers in coming years will increasingly replace knowledge workers. Read More   Extreme Networks gets Lync qualified This week Extreme Networks announced the availability of an integrated solution for Microsoft's Unified Communications platform, Lync. The announcement is well timed, as there is no hotter UC platform today than Lync. Read More
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