A heavyweight fight: Cisco vs. HP; 'Net neutrality' as fighting words

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	A heavyweight fight: Cisco vs. HP This newsletter will look at the continually deteriorating relationship between HP and Cisco and what this means for IT organizations as both HP and Cisco race to provide an integrated solution that involves networking, storage and servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Turning techs into fast problem solvers How self interpreting tools will turn network techs into fast problem solvers, not just problem finders. Read now In this Issue 'Net neutrality' as fighting words HP branches out Nemertes Research Moves To The Cloud and Open Source Fiber-to-the-jungle E-GUIDE: IBM 5 Tips for Getting BI Right Due to improvements in Business Intelligence (BI) technology and the way CIOs are implementing it, BI has the potential to transform organizations by delivering the information executives need in order to facilitate accurate decisions and provide relevant performance metrics. Learn more. 'Net neutrality' as fighting words The term network neutrality has been used lately to refer to a number of different ideas. One is that networks should be operated without any protocol filtering. Another is that the one and only business model for an ISP is one in which there is a flat fee for unlimited access at the specified line rate. And still another is that networks should be available to all, equally, regardless of their geographic location. There may even be more ideas wedged uncomfortably into this single term's common use. Read More WEBCAST: Brocade Communications Inc. Transforming Teaching and Learning with 802.11n Is your university "old school" when it comes to wireless technology? Learn five best practices for deploying 802.11n to get the most out of your wireless LANs on campus. Learn more now! HP branches out HP unveiled new products and services across its networking, security and computing portfolios designed to improve application performance and delivery. Rival Cisco also announced its own branch office application acceleration extensions this week, and the two are expected to compete aggressively in this space with their respective new offerings. Read More WEBCAST: Certeon Virtualize Beyond the Data Center Join independent network expert, Jim Metzler, for an in-depth discussion on the nuances among various virtualized network components, the importance of WAN optimization in a virtual data center and an explanation of how WAN optimization virtual appliances can easily integrate into your environment. Learn More Nemertes Research Moves To The Cloud and Open Source Andreas Antonopolis explains how open source made the move easierWhile many large companies are moving chunks of their IT infrastructure to the cloud, I believe the cloud will have an even bigger impact on SMBs. I recently sat down with fellow Network World contributer, Andreas Antonopolis, SVP and co-founder of Nemertes Research who explained how, why and what he and Nemertes did in moving to the cloud. Not surprisingly they relied heavily on open source to do... Read More Fiber-to-the-jungle Arizona State University and the Smithsonian Institute are using a fiber-to-the-jungle connection to provide distance learning that could include extending lectures into the rainforest via Wi-Fi connections. Read More
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