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Friday, June 15, 2012

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TOP STORY Experts: Deploy IPv6 Now, Prepare For New Normal By Gary Hilson As Google and other big players push for deployment, implementation of Internet Protocol Version 6 and its crucial new supply of IP addresses gains ground. MUST READ Cisco Answers Software-Defined Networking Challenge Cisco introduces the Open Network Environment, its take on SDN, at Cisco Live. Learn about its approach. Obama Seeks To Speed Broadband Infrastructure Deployment White House announces federal working group, public-private partnership to boost development and usefulness of high-speed broadband networks. Cisco's Cloud Play: Three Strong Examples Cisco CEO John Chambers talks a lot about listening to customers, and this time it looks like the company really has. Push Your Servers To The Limit Server virtualization, consolidation, and converged infrastructure are essential to optimizing data center utilization while controlling costs. IPv6 Arrives, But Not Everywhere This week marked a major milestone as IPv6 went live on the Internet--a look at some potential security hurdles for enterprises. All About IPv6: A Snapshot On World IPv6 launch day, we have facts, figures, insights, and more to help you plan for that inevitable IPv6 migration. MORE NETWORKING NEWS

ALSO IN THIS EDITION • IPv6 Arrives, But Not Everywhere • All About IPv6: A Snapshot • Research: Alternative Application Delivery • IT Trends: Impact on Data Center Assets to Remote Workers • 10 iPad Cases Fit For Summer • Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments • Virtual Event: Big Data Analytics JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By dchasselshp5: "So what do we learn? Real Innovation gets stifled as the "deal junkies" and their ecosystem of fee earners drive a perception of what the stock market "likes" I know I have been there!" In reply to: "What Can You Learn From IT Vendor M&As?" View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply

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FEATURED REPORT Research: Alternative Application Delivery IT must efficiently and securely deliver all the applications employees need, no matter where they are or what devices they're equipped with. Nearly 500 IT pros weighed in on how they get this done. The biggest surprise was the popularity of application virtualization, which is in widespread use by 35% of respondents. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE REPORTS

FEATURED WHITEPAPERS IT Trends: Impact on Data Center Assets to Remote Workers To be successful, modern businesses must be extremely agile and IT plays an ever-increasing role in enabling that nimbleness. ESG sees a number of IT trends closely aligned with business agility that impact everything from data center assets to remote workers. Find out why these trends will have an especially profound impact on corporate networks. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE WHITEPAPERS

 

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