Note to Cisco: Pick your security battle; 10 must-have Olympic iPhone apps

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	Note to Cisco: Pick Your Security Battle The pushback I tend to get is that Cisco builds security into all of its products so individual security products aren't the right thing to focus on. Hmm, this may be so but in my humble opinion Cisco is fighting on two fronts and right now it can't win on either one. Allow me to elaborate. Read More WHITE PAPER: N-able Tackling Top 4 IT Pain Points of Midsize Business Learn how to address the "big four" pain points for IT managers, the perils of point solutions, the power of services automation , questions to ask before choosing an IT automation solution, key requirements of an IT automation solution, and how to optimize your IT infrastructure. Read now. In this Issue 10 Must-Have Olympic iPhone Apps The second-annual "The Larry Awards" for Best Interop Products and Presentation Applying a reality test to Google's super-fast 'Net plan Cisco CEO John Chambers sells 2.2 million shares of his Cisco stock 5 days after announcing Cisco was back to record profits The Handset as Collector's Item Will Tablets Kill E-Readers? Technology 'firsts' that made a president's day WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power The Four Trends Driving the Data Center Future Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more. 10 Must-Have Olympic iPhone Apps Technology at this year's Vancouver Winter Games is not just limited to the scoring, the TV coverage or the athletes. People who own an iPhone can use their device to play winter games, check TV schedules and follow the medal counts. Here's a list of 10 iPhone apps you should get. Read More The second-annual "The Larry Awards" for Best Interop Products and Presentation Last year I introduced "The Larry Awards" for the best product presentation at Interop. It was based on the premise that you had to have the product at Interop and the product had to be part of the presentation. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Applying a reality test to Google's super-fast 'Net plan So Google wants to bring a gigabit per second into your home, my home, and presumably, most homes. Audacious? Yes. Admirable? Sure. Doable? Read More Cisco CEO John Chambers sells 2.2 million shares of his Cisco stock 5 days after announcing Cisco was back to record profits Why do you think John Chambers sold Cisco stock just a mere 5 days after announcing Cisco was back to record profits? Read More WHITE PAPER: Virtela Overcoming Single Provider MPLS Limitations Frost & Sullivan review the limitations associated with a single-provider approach to MPLS networks and its impact on the enterprise. They then examine Virtela's Global Service Fabric - a multi-carrier network approach that provides a best-of-breed global MPLS network solution. Read More! The Handset as Collector's Item I saw the TV ad for the T-Mobile myTouchTM 3G - Fender Limited Edition handset, featuring Eric Clapton and a special appearance by Buddy Guy, and was immediately impressed. I'm a guitarist myself, in my spare time, which is to say, these days, anyway, very rarely indeed, but I just love the idea of producing limited-edition products as promotional items. Read More Will Tablets Kill E-Readers? So I've gotten a bunch of calls lately asking exactly that, no doubt spurred by the Apple iPad announcement. But I think this whole issue is much more complex than first meets the eye, begging a couple of far more interesting additional questions. But, still, it's fair to ask - will tablets kill e-readers? Read More Technology 'firsts' that made a president's day From the first presidential steamboat ride to the introduction of electricity in the White House to Obama's famous Blackberry, our nation's commanders in chief have always enjoyed the privilege of being exposed to technology's cutting edge -- even if they haven't always embraced it. Read More
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