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VMware ties disaster recovery to vSphere, lifting obstacle to adoption; Test Center: SANs tuned for virtualization pack nice surprises Data Center Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Novell Making IT Work As One. It's what sets us apart. Make IT Work As One at novell.com Making IT Work As One. It sets us apart. Make IT Work As One at novell.com Click to continue Spotlight Story For sale: Cisco data center rival Brocade Brocade has reportedly put itself up for sale, a development that portends significant consolidation within the data center IT industry. Read full story Related News: VMware ties disaster recovery to vSphere, lifting obstacle to adoption VMware's Site Recovery Manager is now supporting vSphere, eliminating one of the obstacles preventing customers from upgrading to the latest version of VMware's virtualization platform. Test Center: SANs tuned for virtualization pack nice surprises Compellent, Dell, HP, Pillar Data, and roll-your-own Pillar/DataCore bring strong storage management features to XenServer, VMware, and Hyper-V environments Pentagon: Our cloud is better than Google's The U.S. Defense Department is offering cloud computing services that military officials claim are safer and more reliable than commercial providers such as Google. Survey: Mainframe managers discuss their priorities In a 2009 survey, 1,546 IT managers who are responsible for mainframe operations revealed their top management priorities. Read on for some best practices for addressing those needs. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Are netbooks ready for the enterprise? Five reasons to deploy netbooks and five reasons not to. Demo's biggest stars ever 1,500 innovators have presented at Demo. Here are the best. NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery Technical Whitepaper – "NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery" – shows you how the NetScaler VPX virtual appliance offers maximum physical, functional, and operational flexibility for delivering web apps. Learn how virtual application delivery controllers can unleash the power of a virtualized dynamic data center! Compliments of Citrix. Read Now Forrester Research Total Economic Impact Analysis of WAN Optimization Forrester Research provided detailed analysis of WAN Optimization ROI based on in-depth interviews with 9 enterprises. This paper summarizes the ROI, benefits and IT flexibility provided by a typical WAN optimization deployment. Learn More Now   October 06, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Apple may take Woolworths to court over similar logo Good and wicked cool mobile, wireless companies to watch Ig Nobels honor Tequila diamonds, bra that converts to gas mask FBI warns of social networking fraud, malware escalation Cisco's struggle to move TelePresence down market prompts buyout Cisco releases IOS 15.0 Microsoft turning configuration management "on its side" Vonage apps brings VoIP to BlackBerry and iPhone Verizon CTO: 'We told you so' about FiOS ICANN studies secretive domain owners EMA: Successfully Managing your Next-Gen Data Center How well are your virtual servers performing? Get them in tip-top shape with the best practices shared in this Live Webcast on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2 PM EST/11 AM PT. Join Jim Frey of Enterprise Management Associates as he discusses how to identify root cause issues, quickly spot performance bottlenecks, improve IT service delivery and much more. Register today. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>