Virtualization and cloud change everything; 40G Ethernet center stage at Interop

	40G Ethernet takes center stage at Interop | Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points
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	Virtualization and cloud change everything This week Jim is at the Interop conference in Vegas where he is moderating ten sessions. In his opening session, entitled Application Delivery 2.0, Jim will discuss why he thinks that the movement to adopt virtualization and cloud computing fundamentally change IT. We will use this newsletter to focus on one small piece of how virtualization changes IT. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Business Agility Strategies For Midsize Organizations Midsize businesses have enormous IT pressures: building an infrastructure that is flexible, designed to accommodate rapid growth and meets compliance challenges with resources nowhere near larger enterprises. This video whitepaper explains how Oracle is delivering applications specifically for midsize businesses. Learn More In this Issue 40G Ethernet takes center stage at Interop Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points F5 steers WAN optimization to virtual, cloud environments Sky upgrades broadband to 'up to' 20Mbps WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! 40G Ethernet takes center stage at Interop Switching will once again be all the rage at this week's Interop conference in Las Vegas as the first 40Gbps Ethernet products are slated to be unveiled. Read More WEBCAST: ShoreTel A Lower Cost Approach to UC Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More! Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points Cisco Systems announced a new series of high-end wireless LAN access points with so-called CleanAir technology that is designed to give network administrators the ability to monitor Wi-Fi interference from a variety of devices. 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! F5 steers WAN optimization to virtual, cloud environments F5 is announcing at Interop an enterprise cloud architecture that incorporates its existing load load balancing, WAN optimization and security products with new ones to address the requirements of virtualized environments. Read More Sky upgrades broadband to 'up to' 20Mbps Sky has revealed it will be upgrading its broadband service offering all customers 'up to' 20Mbps internet access from June 1. Read More
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