SDN tools increase WAN efficiency

	How UPS uses analytics to drive down costs (and no, it doesn't call it big data) | Fastest LTE speed will be out of reach for most users
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	SDN tools increase WAN efficiency Configuring, maintaining and changing WAN infrastructure can be a nightmare given the distributed nature of the beast and all the remote touch points, but emerging Software Defined Networking (SDN) tools promise to make these operations more efficient. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Box 2014 Aragon Research Globe for Mobile Content Management Mobile devices are changing the way content is accessed, shared and managed. Aragon Research introduces its first Globe for mobile content management and evaluates 19 major MCM providers. View now In this Issue How UPS uses analytics to drive down costs (and no, it doesn't call it big data) Fastest LTE speed will be out of reach for most users How to get the most out of your IT talent UCLA, Cisco & more join forces to replace TCP/IP SDN up 200% among service providers INSIDER Getting started with power-line networking 5 essentials of effective cloud data integration, a customer perspective China to open up Internet broadband market with upcoming trials Mobile broadband modems are losing their appeal with consumers WHITE PAPER: RSA Infographic: Data Access Governance Did you know that 80% of enterprise data is unstructured and doubling every 90 days? Did you know that 76% of organizations find it challenging to control access to sensitive data? Read this Infographic to learn more. Learn More How UPS uses analytics to drive down costs (and no, it doesn't call it big data) When you have an organization the size of UPS – with 99,000 vehicles and 424,000 employees – every single little bit of efficiency that can be squeezed out of daily operations translates into a big deal. UPS has been using analytics to do just that for a long time now, and keeps getting better and better at it. Read More   Fastest LTE speed will be out of reach for most users LTE's theoretical maximum download speed will increase to 450 Mbps next year—but the upgrade will be out of reach for most users, as many mobile operators simply don't have enough radio spectrum. Read More   How to get the most out of your IT talent   As the spotlight on cost reduction has dimmed, IT has picked up plenty of new directives: to deliver business agility, drive innovation, and increase its value to the business, to name a few. Yet at the same time, IT remains responsible for all the tactical and operational activities it has always performed, such as keeping systems running, delivering new capabilities, and securing intellectual property and corporate data. For CIOs and IT leaders, the management challenge is how to help IT employees break the tactical habit and use their strategic skills more effectively. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Five Levers to Lower Mainframe MLC Costs This paper discusses five levers you can use to lower your mainframe MLC costs by up to 20 percent or more. Explore best practices and real-world examples of dramatic savings through a mainframe MLC optimization strategy based on higher visibility, predictability, and automation. Learn More UCLA, Cisco & more join forces to replace TCP/IP Big name academic and vendor organizations have unveiled a consortium that's pushing Named Data Networking (NDN), an emerging Internet architecture designed to better accommodate data and application access in an increasingly mobile world. Read More   SDN up 200% among service providers Production use of SDN has grown 200% among service providers over the past year, according to a survey from route analytics company Packet Design. Yet concern about the technology – lack of standards, and inadequate visibility and control – is up markedly from last year, while issues with SDN complexity dipped. Read More     INSIDER Getting started with power-line networking   Back in 2001, when I first moved to Asheville, N.C., I had a 3,500 square foot house and my wife and I both had offices on different floors. Wi-Fi just wasn't cutting it, and while I used 10Base2 (a.k.a. thinnet) to connect routers and switches between floors there was no way to make it look good. So I started experimenting with power-line networking, and I haven't looked back. Read More     WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Enterprise Mobility Management Checklist Read this checklist for tips and considerations when creating your own Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) strategy. Learn More. 5 essentials of effective cloud data integration, a customer perspective In search of agility and low overhead, companies are putting as many applications as practical in the cloud. But the resulting hybrid IT environments, where certain applications remain on-premise for security or other reasons, can result in data integration issues that reduce efficiency drags and hamper agility. In fact, cloud integration is much more demanding than many people want to believe. Read More   China to open up Internet broadband market with upcoming trials With China's Internet growth slowing, the country is opening up the broadband provider market to private enterprises as part of government sponsored trial. Read More   Mobile broadband modems are losing their appeal with consumers If you're using a smartphone as a hotspot, you aren't alone—sales of USB sticks and embedded PC modems are plummeting as a result of that use. Read More
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