FCoE favors Cisco, NetApp; A year after Terry Childs' case

A year after Terry Childs case, privileged user problem grows; Cisco reports earnings Aug. 5 Cisco Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Cisco When you need a network you can count on, count on Cisco edge switching technology. For more than 20 years, Cisco has set the standard for what an edge switch can and should do for your network by delivering the most reliable, versatile, resilient, and energy efficient edge switches in the industry. And with the peace of mind from Cisco's limited lifetime warranty, you know you're protected. Expect More, Get More and Save More with Cisco. Find out how. Spotlight Story Move to FCoE expected to favor Cisco, NetApp End users in the storage organizations of enterprises are waiting for 10 Gigabit Ethernet to be fully deployed throughout the data center before moving forward with FCoE adoption, according to data released this week by TheInfoPro. The firm expects this deployment to take two to three years. Cisco is heavily pushing FCoE. Read full story Related News: A year after Terry Childs case, privileged user problem grows One year after former network administrator Terry Childs made national headlines for locking up access to a crucial San Francisco city network, the issue of how to protect corporate systems against the very people who manage and administer them remains as thorny as ever. Cisco reports earnings Aug. 5 Cisco is set to report earnings on Aug. 5. Wall Street expects another double digit drop in revenue. NANOG46 and Cisco Live had Significant Focus on IPv6 Scott Hogg: I reviewed the presentations from the North American Network Operators' Group meeting in Philadelphia in June and was astounded by the number of IPv6-related presentations. There were some exciting announcements made. Wall Street analyst suggests Cisco may recover lost market share during 1Q10 Brad Reese: In his research note today, RBC Capital Markets Managing Director - Mark Sue believes Cisco has a shot at reclaiming its lost market share. Can Cisco benefit from Avaya/Nortel deal? So Avaya did the expected and made an offer for Nortel's enterprise business. But the "stalking horse" arrangement really initiates an auction for the Nortel asset, with a starting bid of $475 million. Should Cisco offer a bid? Or should it wait and welcome refugee customers with open arms? Does Cisco discriminate against CCIEs by not promoting them to management? Brad Reese: Last month, the worldwide CCIE count passed the historic milestone of 20,000. Nevertheless, only 2 CCIEs appear among the 59 executives listed as members of Cisco's upper management ranks. Alcatel-Lucent follows Juniper with 100G Ethernet; where's Cisco? 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