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	Will RIM Even Be Relevant By The Time New Blackberries Are Ready? RIM has had a bad 2011, but unfortunately it looks like 2012 will be even worse. Read More In this Issue Former Microsoft Exec Explains Windows Phone's Failure Fabrics versus Networks: Part 1 Companies shift away from yearend bonuses, perks, gifts -- except on Wall Street The hidden cost of falling behind CEO of Cisco rival eyed for top Yahoo! spot Murder, IT security and other mysteries: The stories of Layer 8 in 2011 Cisco Catalyst 3560 and 3750 QoS Simplified... Seriously! Microsoft Throws in the Towel on CES Former Microsoft Exec Explains Windows Phone's Failure Charlie Kindle, a former General Manager for the Windows Phone team at Microsoft, recently posted an entry to his blog in which he explains what he believes are the main reasons why Windows Phone has not been a commercial success. Read More Fabrics versus Networks: Part 1 Recently I was fortunate enough to be in a debate with some industry peers around the topic of data center network design. The customer requirement was for building a new set of data centers, implementing broad reaching virtualization where the workloads supported it, and of course, creating a stable and efficient operating environment. Read More Companies shift away from yearend bonuses, perks, gifts -- except on Wall Street Yearend bonuses are a thing of the past at many companies. Challenger, Gray & Christmas surveyed human resources executives and found that 43% of companies don't award yearend bonuses, perks or gifts. Read More The hidden cost of falling behind Companies have long since gotten out of writing their own software. Most think it's well worth the money to buy a package and either customize it or live with its shortcomings. Now, whether they're right or not is a topic for another post, but it certainly makes sense for some. Read More CEO of Cisco rival eyed for top Yahoo! spot Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson is reportedly being eyed by the Yahoo! board as a possible CEO candidate. Read More Murder, IT security and other mysteries: The stories of Layer 8 in 2011 Today we take a short look back at the most popular stories posted in my Layer 8 column in the past year. The FBI story looking for help from the public was by far the most popular of the year. Read More Cisco Catalyst 3560 and 3750 QoS Simplified... Seriously! This video offers a comprehensive look at Quality of Service configuration on Cisco Catalyst 3560 and 3750 Series switches. Read More Microsoft Throws in the Towel on CES Microsoft has announced that this coming January's appearance will be the last time it appears at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as both a keynoter and having a booth presence. Read More
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