The end of a design era; Verizon LTE network to go live Dec. 5

	Verizon LTE network to go live Dec. 5 | FCC's Genachowski pushes for vote on net neutrality
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	The end of a design era As mentioned in the last newsletter, we use the phrase cloud networking to refer to the functionality that has to be in the network and in the management of the network in order to support cloud computing.  We are going to use this newsletter to discuss some of the changes that have to occur in the data center LAN in order to support cloud computing. Read More WEBCAST: MegaPath 7 Tips and 2 Models: Find a MSSP that Fits Your Business Tune in with John Ramsey and hear about 2 models for handling network security and 7 tips on choosing a managed security services provider. You'll learn the benefits of working with an MSSP, and how important a provider's industry knowledge is to their business. Learn More In this Issue Verizon LTE network to go live Dec. 5 FCC's Genachowski pushes for vote on net neutrality No Single-Vendor Networks For You Comcast Toll on Netflix Screams for Net Neutrality Desperate to connect? Consider satellite Cisco to acquire LineSider for cloud tech Network Instruments delivers improved insight for global energy company WHITE PAPER: Vyatta Network Virtualization Planning Guide While hypervisors can offer basic layer of switching functionality, they do nothing to provide the additional layer of security and traffic management that is required to properly manage and protect a virtual infrastructure. Read now! Verizon LTE network to go live Dec. 5 Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said its wireless high speed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network will become available in 38 cities on Dec. 5. Read More FCC's Genachowski pushes for vote on net neutrality The FCC's chairman outlines a proposal on net neutrality and pushes for a vote Dec. 21. Read More WEBCAST: Aruba Networks Managing a Global Wireless LAN-Best Practices from Intel IT In this webinar, Intel IT explains how they overcame challenges associated with managing their global WLAN across 150 Intel sites in 63 countries, supporting more than 45k simultaneous users every day. Intel highlights best practices for managing a global WLAN and how they cut support costs. Learn more! No Single-Vendor Networks For You According to a report put out by research and consulting house Gartner on November 17, enterprises should be prepared to manage multivendor network infrastructure. The popular perception has been that simplicity in managing a single-vendor network naturally delivers cost efficiencies down--and that has often been a primary justification for "sole-sourcing" network purchases. Gartner's study of nine enterprises running dual-vendor or multivendor network environments yielded results indicating something completely different, however. Read More Comcast Toll on Netflix Screams for Net Neutrality Comcast is opposed to efforts by the FCC to impose net neutrality guidelines on Internet providers. Ironically, though, it was Comcast that started the ball rolling on the net neutrality debate, and it may be Comcast that puts the nail in the coffin and guarantees that the FCC finally establishes some net neutrality rules. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Service Assurance Defined This Forrester paper explains the concept of service assurance and highlights how it can address fundamental issues around managing application performance and business services. Learn More Desperate to connect? Consider satellite A dual-mode phone usually sports cellular and Wi-Fi connections. However, there's now a handset option with cellular and satellite communications for emergency responders and others who may find themselves frequently beyond the reach of any terrestrial mobile network (folks in the desert or on an offshore oil rig, for example). Read More Cisco to acquire LineSider for cloud tech Cisco plans to acquire Linsider for its engineers, rapid provisioning tools Read More Network Instruments delivers improved insight for global energy company At Apache, a Houston-based global energy company, 2010 has been a year of increased network visibility, says Dave Schraudt, network analyst at the Fortune 500 corporation. Read More
	Fill out a survey, get rewarded Get a free Starbucks gift card for participating in a Network World survey about application performance management best practices. Research firm NetForecast is surveying enterprises about APM practices for an upcoming Network World article. The first 100 participants will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Click here. December goodies from the Subnets SharePoint 2010 power user training for three people from Webucator, plus a brand new iPad available from Microsoft Subnet. Five massive libraries on CCNP, security, NX-OS up for grabs on Cisco Subnet. Enter to win! SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2010 Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks for all of the people and things we love, to cherish what's most important to us. But that's for another slideshow. This one's all about taunting the companies, products and people who most resembled a turkey over the last year. So cut me a hockey-puck-shaped slice of jellied cranberry sauce and read on. Cool Yule favorites: 15 techie gifts we like Ho Ho Ho, it's time again to get our holiday wish lists together. Here are our 15 favorite products from the 140+ products submitted and tested in this year's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide. MOST-READ STORIES EFF backs red-faced porn watchers vs. copyright trolls Inside the labs at Microsoft, HP and IBM Five reasons to be grumpy about 2010 AT&T goes after copper wire thieves Cisco is expected to lose switching share in 2011 P2P-based alternative to DNS hopes to challenge ICANN 10 weirdest celebrity tech ads Welcome to Browser War III, brought to you by open source Best networking tweaks for Linux Analyst finds flaws in Canon image verification system
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