Network World Outlook 2012: Fabrics, tablets, IPv6 & more

	Can you keep your IT staff in 2012? | Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012
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	Data center, cloud fabrics all the rage in 2012 There was a considerable amount of activity in the data center/cloud switching fabric arena in 2011. That is expected to continue in 2012, along with real world implementations of the next-generation IT technologies. 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 Can you keep your IT staff in 2012? Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012 2012: Virtual desktops are all the rage IPv6 due for wide deployment in 2012, experts say Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013 Security minefield: 'Bring your own device' will bedevil IT security in 2012 On the company dime: Rogue game server admins tell all Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012 Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012 For 2012, power-efficient servers could get a shot in the ARM Cloud activity to explode in 2012 Microsoft in 2012: All Eyes on Windows 8 Big Data, analytics get even bigger, hotter in 2012 Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year 10 Hot IT Jobs for Managers and Executives in 2012 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! Can you keep your IT staff in 2012? IT staff retention is shaping up to be one of the biggest challenges facing CIOs in 2012. Read More Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012 Workers bringing their own devices to work was one of the biggest challenges IT departments faced in 2011, in 2010 and in 2009 as well. And guess what? It's going to be one of the biggest challenges in 2012 too. Read More 2012: Virtual desktops are all the rage As budgets are locked in for 2012 it's time to aggressively expand server virtualization, and for those who have been held back by cost, to consider virtual desktops. Read More IPv6 due for wide deployment in 2012, experts say This was the year that IPv6 garnered major headlines, but 2012 is expected to be the year when the next-generation Internet protocol gets widely deployed by U.S. carriers and enterprises. Read More Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013 After years of stagnant or lackluster growth, Extreme Networks tapped Oscar Rodriguez to bring new life to the switch maker in 2010. He scrutinized global operations, streamlined the product line and brought a new focus that he says will really come through this spring with a new wave of switches. 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! Security minefield: 'Bring your own device' will bedevil IT security in 2012 The rapid adoption of the newest mobile devices -- especially the Apple iPhone and iPad and the Google Android-based equivalents -- will be a huge disruptive force in enterprise security next year. Not only will there be pressure to decide how to protect and manage these devices, which are growing as malware targets, the complexity of this task is magnified many times over because companies are allowing employees to use their own personal smartphones and tablets for business purposes -- what's sometime called "bring your own device" (BYOD). Read More On the company dime: Rogue game server admins tell all Back in January, Scandinavian gamers hijacked a New Hampshire medical center's server to host "Call of Duty: Black Ops" sessions. When asked about that incident, Stephen Heaslip of the gamer site Blues News told Network World that hackers are not the most likely individuals to commandeer corporate servers for illicit gaming: Such appropriations are more often the work of IT administrators, he said. When asked if he could put us in touch with some of these rogue game server admins, Heaslip posted a call to his readership -- and four volunteers stepped forward. Read More Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012 The mobile user interface is set for a range of changes in the next 12-24 months, creating new modes for users to interact with their devices, and with other devices nearby and network-based services. Read More Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012 The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures from Canalys. Read More For 2012, power-efficient servers could get a shot in the ARM In 2012 a fundamental change in server architecture could be on tap as companies look to cut data center costs with the help of technologies like ARM processors and graphics chips, analysts said. 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. Cloud activity to explode in 2012 In testing cloud computing services and observing the growth of cloud activities, we've noticed that there are distinct phases that organizations go through in adopting cloud. Read More Microsoft in 2012: All Eyes on Windows 8 While 2011 was not a breakthrough year for Microsoft products, the company held steady amid criticism regarding its absence from the tablet market, its late arrival to the cloud, and low sales for Windows Phones. Read More Big Data, analytics get even bigger, hotter in 2012 Every enterprise software vendor will tell you how hot and in-demand their products are, but the notion rings fairly true with respect to BI (business intelligence) and advanced analytics. The products just kept selling throughout the global recession, as companies looked to gain insights into their business and subsequently, more efficiency as well as new ideas. Read More Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year Apple's extraordinary run over the last few years may begin to show signs of slowing next year--its first year without visionary leader Steve Jobs. Read More 10 Hot IT Jobs for Managers and Executives in 2012 If you had to pick two words to describe how the market for management- and executive- level IT jobs is shaping up for 2012, you might channel Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David and say "pretty good. Pri-tay, pri-tay, pri-tay, pri-tay good." Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Windows 8 picture password is 'Fisher-Price toy' Dem PAC buys newtgingrich.com, wallops him with it DHS sued for Big Bro fake 'friends' monitoring social media iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20 Data center, cloud fabrics to heat up in 2012 25 useful iPad business apps IPv6 due for wide deployment in 2012, experts say Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 Top security incidents of 2011
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25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011

	30 events that shaped Cisco in 2011 | Microsoft: 5 smart and 5 dumb moves the company made in 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
	SLIDESHOWS 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Windows 8 picture password is 'Fisher-Price toy' Dem PAC buys newtgingrich.com, wallops him with it DHS sued for Big Bro fake 'friends' monitoring social media iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20 Data center, cloud fabrics to heat up in 2012 25 useful iPad business apps IPv6 due for wide deployment in 2012, experts say Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 Top security incidents of 2011
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Best reviews of 2011

	Ubuntu breaks from the Linux pack | Palo Alto earns short list status
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	Hands-on review: Xoom battles iPad 2 to a draw We got our hands on the two hottest products in the tablet computing market -- the Motorola Xoom and the iPad 2 and put them to the test. This was a 15-round heavyweight fight and in the end, the Xoom stood toe to toe with the reigning champ, iPad 2. 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 Ubuntu breaks from the Linux pack Palo Alto earns short list status How to protect smartphones and tablets Cisco impresses with UCS Cisco sets the bar for mobile security iPad 2 vs. business class tablets New security tools protect virtual machines Splunk explains it all First look at Windows Azure RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Alcatel-Lucent Discover the new currency for the networked-community age Alcatel-Lucent's Allison Cerra and Christina James spent a year pursuing the essence of identity in the virtual world and beyond. With Identity Shift, they examine how technology, identity and expectations intersect, offering a compelling look at how we present and protect ourselves, build trust, and find value in the networked-community age. Click to continue Ubuntu breaks from the Linux pack Ubuntu 11.04 (nicknamed Natty Narwhal) marks a decided change in direction for the Linux-based operating system. The biggest change is that Canonical, the organizer of Ubuntu, is replacing the Gnome/KDE desktop environment with a new user interface called Unity. Read More Palo Alto earns short list status Palo Alto Networks has injected excitement and innovation into the firewall market with its "next-generation" appliances that combine traditional firewalls, threat mitigation technologies such as anti-malware and intrusion prevention, and the new magic dust of application identification. Read More How to protect smartphones and tablets We set up a comprehensive test that included eight mobile devices, four operating systems, two service providers and five mobile management vendors. Read More 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! Cisco impresses with UCS If you're tempted to think of Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) as just another blade server — don't. In fact, if you just want a bunch of blades for your computer room, don't call Cisco — Dell, HP, and IBM all offer simpler and more cost-effective options. But, if you want an integrated compute farm consisting of blade servers and chassis, Ethernet and Fibre Channel interconnects, and a sophisticated management system, then UCS might be for you. Read More Cisco sets the bar for mobile security Cisco has been a leader in remote access VPNs since 1999, and its latest release, the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution, will make both end users and network managers very happy, despite a few rough parts. Read More iPad 2 vs. business class tablets Tech lovers have been flocking to the iPad 2 and other tablets in order to watch movies, read books, surf the Web and make video calls on the latest, greatest, thinnest, lightest, coolest devices. But where do tablets fit within the enterprise? 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! New security tools protect virtual machines 5-product test reveals differences between Reflex, Catbird, Beyond Trust, Hytrust and Trend Micro. Read More Splunk explains it all Enterprise-class product devours log data and delivers powerful analysis of security issues. Read More First look at Windows Azure Microsoft's vision of a Windows-only cloud is ambitious, but too many features are currently still in beta. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Windows 8 picture password is 'Fisher-Price toy' Dem PAC buys newtgingrich.com, wallops him with it DHS sued for Big Bro fake 'friends' monitoring social media iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20 Data center, cloud fabrics to heat up in 2012 25 useful iPad business apps IPv6 due for wide deployment in 2012, experts say Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 Top security incidents of 2011
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About Computer Networking: Looking Ahead to Online Video in 2012

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Computer Networking Computer Networking Fundamentals Get Connected Use and Upgrades From Bradley Mitchell, your Guide to Computer Networking It's time for New Year prognosticators to lock in their gues... er, forecasts for 2012. Many, like these predictions for online video in 2012, might seem obvious. Does anyone want to go out on a limb and predict Apple will ship a new television product next year? Home Networking For Internet TV Home networks aren't just for PCs. Smartphones, game consoles, and handhelds are also now commonly networked to each other and to the Internet. One of the most popular usages of these connected consumer devices: watching television. See More About:  television networking  iptv  networking game consoles How Fast Does Your Network Need To Be? Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, a 5 Mbps network connection might be unacceptably slow, or more than good enough. Understanding the performance requirements of different network usages helps you judge whether yours is up to the task. See More About:  computer network speed  broadband internet service  Extending The Range of a Wi-Fi Network Several different techniques can be used to boost the wireless signal range of a Wi-Fi network as described here. See More About:  expanding a wireless network  wireless access points  network repeaters Top Apple iOS Apps For Wireless Networking Did you receive an Apple iPhone or iPad as a gift this holiday season? Consider adding some of these apps for networking to your collection. See More About:  apple ios networking  apple mac osx networking  Wireless / Networking Ads Computer Networking Wireless Video 2012 Wi Fi Wireless Featured Articles What Is TCP/IP? Setting Passive FTP Mode In Internet Explorer Tracking The Owner Of An IP Address Readers Respond: How Much Does Your Internet Cost? Home Network Diagrams What Is Computer Networking?   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Bradley Mitchell Computer Networking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Computer Networking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Wireless Router Networking IP Addresses + Internet Networks Connecting Two Computers Home Network Diagrams Home Network Setup Advisor Tool   Follow me on: Advertisement