HP Converged Cloud: the missing (WAN) link

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	HP Converged Cloud: the missing (WAN) link In April, HP announced HP Converged Cloud, clearly targeted at the traditional large enterprise market, with a focus on hybrid environments. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Systems Listen and Learn: "Countdown to Cloud" Webcast Cisco TechWiseTV's Jimmy Ray Purser walks through steps required to prepare your WAN for public, private, & hybrid clouds, as well as how to best scale those services across your organization. Listen See how you can deliver a better cloud experience with a Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network. Watch Now Learn more. In this Issue Top CIOs take home seven-figure pay packages Cisco adds 802.11ac, cloud features to new home router Data center fabrics catching on, slowly Strangeloop Network Accelerator cuts Web page build time Cisco patches vulnerabilities in VPN client, security appliances INSIDER Is Cisco getting squeezed by SDNs? Five years later: Do Apple's first iPhone ads ring a bell? A look back: Steve Ballmer laughs at the iPhone WHITE PAPER: Certeon The Evolution of Cloud Networking This cloud networking report closely examines the cloud's impact on the network. Learn how IT organizations are changing their networking approach, get tips to evaluate a cloud service provider, learn the role cloud balancing plays, and leverage survey data to compare your cloud networking plans with your peers. Learn more. Top CIOs take home seven-figure pay packages CIOs and senior IT leaders have ascended the ranks of corporate America, and in some cases, they rate among the most highly paid executives at the largest U.S. companies. IT leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Aetna, Gap, FedEx, Home Depot and Walgreens took home multimillion-dollar pay packages in 2011. Read More Cisco adds 802.11ac, cloud features to new home router Cisco's Linksys brand of home wireless networking routers today joined other vendors in coming out with 802.11ac equipment, as well as enabling a cloud-based platform for configuration and control of its "Smart Wi-Fi Routers." Read More WHITE PAPER: Certeon Put the Power of Application Acceleration to Work Discover a new, non-appliance approach to improving application performance for mobile workers. Through data compression, content-aware data deduplication (using a single instance history store), and by a variety of advanced protocol handling methods and application blueprints, users can see 50%-90% improved throughput. Learn more. Data center fabrics catching on, slowly Early adopters say the expense and time spent to revamp a data center's switching gear are well worth it; benefits include killer bandwidth and more flexibility. Read More Strangeloop Network Accelerator cuts Web page build time Website acceleration provider Strangeloop Networks is launching a new service for providers that can accelerate websites all the way from the browser accessing a site to the server hosting it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Certeon Reduce Network Traffic between VMware VMs Accelerate application performance within your VMware environment. The industry's first virtual appliance for application acceleration for VMware combines high performance of application acceleration with cost-savings of virtualization. It significantly reduces network traffic between VMs. Learn more. Cisco patches vulnerabilities in VPN client, security appliances Networking equipment vendor Cisco Systems released multiple security updates on Wednesday to address vulnerabilities in its AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module and Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) software. Read More INSIDER Is Cisco getting squeezed by SDNs? The latest buzzword in the tech industry is undoubtedly software-defined networking. SDNs are touted as being able to extend virtual LANs, create security zones as well as establish Bring Your Own Device policies. Read More Five years later: Do Apple's first iPhone ads ring a bell? Time flies when you're becoming the world's most popular mobile phone: The iPhone turns five next week. The iPhone hit retail stores on June 29, 2007 - at the oddball hour of 6 p.m. - by which time the Apple marketing machine had generated deafening buzz. The first iPhone TV commercial aired during the Oscars ceremony Feb. 25 and featured 32 famous actors saying "hello" or some variation, followed... Read More A look back: Steve Ballmer laughs at the iPhone With the 5th anniversary of the iPhone's public release coming on Friday, I thought those who haven't seen it might enjoy this interview Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave in January 2007, right after Apple and Steve Jobs unveiled the device at Macworld. Asked for his "first reaction" after seeing the iPhone, Ballmer replies with haughty laughter: Read More
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