25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011

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	25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 2011 will be remembered for Jobs' death, Cisco's refocusing, IPv6's coming out party and more Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies The Changing Role of IT This white paper analyzes research conducted by IDG Research Services about the changing role of IT: what's driving the change, what skill-sets will be more valued and what should forward-looking IT executives consider as IT shifts increasingly towards an IT supply chain model. Learn More In this Issue 30 events that shaped Cisco in 2011 Microsoft: 5 smart and 5 dumb moves the company made in 2011 2011's biggest security snafus The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2011 IBM at 100: How Big Blue helped redefine corporate architecture 2011's most notable tech industry deaths Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 Facebook Year in Review: 2011 Props and Flops Should tech pros get an MBA? Top 20 Buzzblog posts of 2011 WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Separating the Virtualization Hype from Reality Download this paper today and get an exclusive link to a free desktop virtual assessment! Click on the link at the end of the paper to analyze and report on your current network, user and application usage. Read Now! 30 events that shaped Cisco in 2011 2011 was a tumultuously transitional year for Cisco. The company came to the realization that its strategy for growth by entering new markets spread it too thin, distracted it from core markets and impacted profits. It cost thousands of employees their jobs. Read More Microsoft: 5 smart and 5 dumb moves the company made in 2011 Love it or hate it, Microsoft is a company that brings out strong emotions in just about every IT professional. With 2011 about to end, it is time for our picks of some of smartest moves this powerful software company made this year - and some of the moves we'd say were not so bright. Read More 2011's biggest security snafus Perhaps it was an omen of what was to come when the city of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2010 couldn't get a backup system running in its Emergency Operations Center because no one knew the password. Read More WHITE PAPER: VeriSign Protecting Your Critical Information Infrastructure A strategy that assures the availability and reliability of vital resources while protecting them from malicious attacks is at the core of network operations and security. This paper defines four key components of such a strategy, and offers a practical set of guidelines for ensuring its success. Read Now! The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2011 This year we find horses helping to build the Internet, Apple having all the money in the world and way more wackiness Read More IBM at 100: How Big Blue helped redefine corporate architecture Led by IBM President Thomas Watson Jr., Big Blue's building boom cemented IBM's role as design patron Read More 2011's most notable tech industry deaths Here's a look back at those who died this year whose impact on the industry and our lives will carry on. Read More WHITE PAPER: Meraki Integrating the iPad into Enterprise Networks As a wireless-only device, the Apple iPad puts new requirements on the security, capacity, and manageability of enterprise wireless networks. This technical whitepaper provides best practices for supporting iPads in secure enterprise environments, without training or added staff. Read more. Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 Scarlett Johansson, Justin Bieber, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga and Alec Baldwin all make tech news, voluntarily or not Read More Facebook Year in Review: 2011 Props and Flops From new features to ongoing privacy concerns, this year was a busy one for Facebook. Here's a look at the best and worst from Facebook in 2011. Read More Should tech pros get an MBA? IT pros who earn MBA degrees are valued for their hybrid technical-business skills Read More Top 20 Buzzblog posts of 2011 As another year winds to a close, we pause to ask: What did Buzzblog readers actually read when they came to visit Buzzblog in 2011? Here are the top 20 items (a few of which are slideshows and one of which was a news story that didn't actually run on the blog, but were nonetheless my work): Read More
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