Figuring out the data center fabric maze

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	Figuring out the data center fabric maze Despite vendor pledges to support existing or developing industry standards, users are expected to deploy single-vendor data center and cloud switching fabrics from their primary suppliers. Read More SURVEY: IDG Research Participate in this survey for a chance at $500! Network World is conducting a survey about the evolving role and influence of technology buyers in today's corporate enterprise. Participate in this brief survey and enter a sweepstakes to win a $500 cash prize. Please share your valued opinion with us in this important survey by clicking on the link below. In this Issue Fabric wars: Cisco vs. Brocade vs. Juniper 20 iPad business apps every CIO should want Designing 'iPad WLANs' poses new, renewed challenges What you need to know about 802.11ac 14 cool, but off-beat inventions Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012 Symantec details mobile device management plans Broadband infrastructure: Time for real policy Microsoft leads seizure of Zeus-related cybercrime servers WHITE PAPER: Tripwire 5 Challenges to Achieve PCI DSS Compliance Treating PCI as an audit process, scoping it too broadly or not taking advantage of automated tools are all areas that create unnecessary compliance challenges. This white paper tackles the top PCI DSS compliance challenges and offers concrete recommendations on how to put together a PCI DSS compliance plan that works. Learn More Today! Fabric wars: Cisco vs. Brocade vs. Juniper The past three years have been very noisy on the data center fabric and architecture front. Every quarter seems to bring about a new convergence blueprint from another vendor - and a variety from one or two. Read More 20 iPad business apps every CIO should want iPad apps for sales forces, IT departments and more. Read More Designing 'iPad WLANs' poses new, renewed challenges Complications that the influx of Apple iPads and iPhones bring to enterprise Wi-Fi networks and wireless LAN administrators are illustrated vividly at The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Future of Software Delivery is Cloudy Cloud technology is a terrific platform for a vast array of workloads. But what about cloud computing can actually help you transform your business? Read this ebook to learn the real-world potential benefits of using the cloud as a platform for more effective software delivery. Read Now What you need to know about 802.11ac A question we're hearing with increasing frequency concerns the upcoming 802.11ac standard, which promises to do to 802.11n what .11n did to .11g. While the IEEE 802.11ac standard likely won't be completely finished before the end of 2013, and, while the Wi-Fi Alliance similarly has issued no interoperability criteria for 802.11ac, consumer-grade products claiming compliance with the aforementioned 802.11ac standard could be on store shelves as soon as the middle of 2012. Read More 14 cool, but off-beat inventions Everyone can't create the iPad, but every day new inventions hit the streets and their inventors dream of greatness. Not all succeed and not all get much press. That is the case here where we take a look at some cool inventions that may just be a little out the mainstream. Read More Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals Hactivists - not cybercriminals - were responsible for the majority of personal data stolen from corporate and government networks during 2011, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware 2011 State of Cyber Security Your organization's business continuity depends on understanding intricacies of the current attack landscape. The 2011 Radware Global Application & Network Security Report gives essential guidance and findings on the state of global cyber security and how you can better prepare for what comes next. Learn More Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012 The technology that makes up many of the systems in the IT world today is at a critical juncture and in the next five years everything from mobile devices and applications to servers and social networking will impact IT in ways companies need to prepare for now, Gartner Vice President David Cearley says. Read More Symantec details mobile device management plans Symantec this week put the focus on its mobile security strategy with its announcement that it's acquiring Nukona, the software provider for mobile application management. Read More Broadband infrastructure: Time for real policy The U.S. broadband infrastructure is a monopolistic mess. Read More Microsoft leads seizure of Zeus-related cybercrime servers Microsoft said on Monday it and several partners had disrupted several cybercrime rings that used a notorious piece of malicious software called Zeus to steal US$100 million over the last five years. Read More
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