Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Broadcom bid for Emulex raises data center bar for Cisco Broadcom says the proposed combined company -- the latest example of consolidation in the data center market -- could use its portfolio to provide low-cost, network-converged storage and networking to customers. Group proposes cloud management standard DMTF creates new group dubbed the Open Cloud Standards Incubator, which will be dedicated to addressing the need for open management standards for cloud computing. Tips for greener computing There are two really good reasons to practice green computing: It saves you money, and--bit by bit--it helps save the planet. It's a major win-win. Here are just a few of the little things you can do to make a big difference. Cloud computing is cheaper, greener but not yet enterprise ready This week a panel assembled to discuss cloud computing. There was a lively discussion covering what cloud computing is (not just software-as-a-service), who benefits most from today's offerings, the truth/myth of the old CAPEX vs. OPEX argument and cloud computing's impact on the environment. Universities get $5 million in grants to use IBM/Google cloud The IBM/Google cloud computing project for universities got a boost Thursday with the National Science Foundation awarding nearly $5 million in grants to 14 universities participating in the initiative. Cisco's Chambers: Cloud computing a 'security nightmare' Cisco CEO John Chambers painted a less-than-sunny view on cloud computing security at RSA, saying that "it can't be handled in traditional ways." When the FBI Raids a Data Center: A Rare Danger As part of coordinated raids in early April, FBI agents seized computers from a data center at 2323 Bryan Street in Dallas, Texas, attempting to gather evidence in an ongoing investigation of two men and their various companies accused of defrauding AT&T and Verizon for more than $6 million. Sun ties identity software to Google Apps Premier, Amazon cloud platform Sun Wednesday tied its identity federation software to Google Apps and added its directory and Web application server to the cloud platform it is building for developers to build and test applications. Could Oracle/Sun be good for Cisco? An industry analyst counters the prediction that Oracle's acquisition of Sun will raise the stakes for Cisco, pointing out that the Cisco/Oracle partnership could be strengthened by bringing Sun into the fold. Sun ties identity software to Google Apps Premier, Amazon cloud platform Sun Wednesday tied its identity federation software to Google Apps and added its directory and Web application server to the cloud platform it is building for developers to build and test applications. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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