| Has the Golden Age of CCIE Passed?
Once upon a time, if you wanted to work in networking, and you wanted to remain a technologist, and you wanted certs to demonstrate your skills, CCIE was clearly the one end goal of your certification future. IPv6 Traffic: Do Not be Overly Alarmed
Some recent Network World articles have been written about the fact that organizations have IPv6 traffic on them even though they have not explicitly enabled IPv6 on their hosts or network devices. I don't want you to overreact to this news or to unnecessarily spread fear-uncertainty-and-doubt about IPv6. Drudge Report wipes smile off Treasury Department's face
Don't ever underestimate the power of sunlight … or the Internet, in general … or The Drudge Report, in particular.The Treasury Department learned that lesson the embarrassing way this morning after being forced to pull an online contract solicitation for … a cartoonist. Should Apple Stop Whining About Microsoft's Ads?
Kevin Turner, Microsoft COO, is claiming Apple lawyers called him requesting Microsoft stop running the "laptop hunter" ads based upon outdated pricing information. Apple recently updated their laptop line and lowered some of their prices, something that was much needed as Apple's prices were a step above the price improvements we've been seeing. Taking pause in a wave of unyielding releases
It seems like every day there is some announcement about some new iconic technology that is going to revolutionize how we work (kinda, sorta, maybe, or not really). Hurray everyone, its Office 2010, Google OS, Bing, etc. However, at the end of the day, what does this all really mean to everyday IT? Internet Addiction? Shocking.
Gibbs ponders Internet Addiction Disorder, its prevalence in Chinese society, and the "treatment" some Chinese clinics have used to "cure" the afflicted. Tell your kids, they might feel lucky to live where they do. Sound and lightning
Mark Gibbs covers some user feedback on podcast recording software and discusses some serious gear for detecting lightning so as to protect your electronics. Google's Chrome OS: Making the Same Mistakes as Microsoft?
Google's indication (hardly an announcement) that they're getting into the OS business comes as no surprise. It's already got Android. It's got Web-based apps that are now (finally) out of beta. It's got the right vision, IMHO, for mobility. They have the potential at the very least to put a thumbtack on Microsoft's chair, if not actually kick them in the butt. Make sure yours is a WAN with a plan
Now is an excellent time to be reevaluating your WAN strategy. New technologies such as carrier Ethernet and Session Initiation Protocol trunking can help cut costs and increase availability. WAN and application optimization technologies can make better use of existing facilities. And many companies are experiencing a (likely temporary) pause in the unrelenting expansion of branch offices -- making this the perfect time to take a few steps back and revisit the overall networking strategy. July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today.
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