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	Leading Internet prognosticator still pessimistic about IPv6 Geoff Huston, an Australian researcher whose predictions about IPv4 depletion dates have proven uncannily accurate over the years, is still not certain that IPv6 will get deployed in time to avert an addressing crisis across the Internet. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Entuity Research Summary: Network Management Megatrends for 2012 Tectonic shifts in IT technologies and architectures-especially cloud and server virtualization-are challenging the notion that network management is a mature and stable science. Major changes are happening, returning the network to a position of prominence and requiring new priorities for network management tools, technologies and practices. Read the white paper. In this Issue Snopes.com debunks old C++ 'interview' hoax 10 geeky ties for Father's Day How to speak IT support's language Steve Jobs' LSD habit, why he indulged in Marijuana, and his 1975 arrest Chambers: We should have killed Cisco Cius earlier Noam Chomsky disputes email history Microsoft: Windows 8 is 'enterprise ready' Juniper guns for Cisco again with smaller QFabric INSIDER Extinguishing Flame malware In pictures: Mondo data centers Securing mixed cloud environments Cisco router software connects enterprises to the cloud RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Got Shavlik / VMware Stickershock? Here's Your Alternative. SolarWinds® Patch Manager is the affordable 3rd party patch choice for enterprise IT pros who need to use existing WSUS or SCCM environments to patch custom and common apps like Java ®, Adobe ®,Mozilla ® and more. No complex scripting required! Patch Manager provides vulnerability assessment & reporting for 3rd party & Microsoft patches. Learn more about how Solarwinds Patch Manager compares to Shavlik/VMware - take it for a free 30 day test drive today! Snopes.com debunks old C++ 'interview' hoax For anyone bearing the brunt of an Internet hoax that just won't die, there's little more to hope for in terms of potential relief than a story on Snopes.com stating unequivocally that the hoax is indeed a hoax. After all, Snopes is the gold standard when it comes to debunking nonsense. Read More 10 geeky ties for Father's Day Back in the day, getting or giving ties on Father's Day was sort of a tradition. With so many companies now not requiring formal ties for their employees, the days of getting a tie as a gift (besides being a bit lame and boring) aren't as popular as they once were. But now, with custom sites and some creativity, some really interesting ties are coming out that you can still give or receive on Father's Day. Read More How to speak IT support's language Support technicians work with some irate customers as well as customers with very complex issues. When the problem isn't a quick fix, we often end up communicating with the customer via email so they don't have to stay on the phone with us while we sort out the problem. This saves the customer time and gives us a chance to concentrate on the problem. When this happens, there are a whole new set of etiquette rules for working with support. Read More Steve Jobs' LSD habit, why he indulged in Marijuana, and his 1975 arrest It's hardly a secret that Steve Jobs used to indulge in some recreational drug use back in the day. Indeed, Jobs once said that taking LSD was one of the "two or three most important things" he ever did in his life. A bold statement, to be sure, but Jobs credits his LSD experiences with opening up his mind and enabling him to see the world in a different light. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Virtual Network Architecture Business places incredible demands on the network today, requiring new levels of simplicity, intelligence and flexibility. This paper details Dell's strategic approach to networking. It's a must read for building a future-proof network that is open and optimized, agile and automated. Learn More Chambers: We should have killed Cisco Cius earlier Cisco should have shuttered Cius nine months before it did, CEO John Chambers told reporters at the CiscoLive! conference here this week. Read More Noam Chomsky disputes email history Disputing a great deal of counter-evidence, famed cognitive psychologist and linguist Noam Chomsky insists that email was invented in 1978 by a precocious 14-year-old. Read More Microsoft: Windows 8 is 'enterprise ready' Microsoft urged enterprises on Tuesday to adopt Windows 8, its upcoming OS for desktops, laptops and tablets which some industry experts believe faces an uphill battle for acceptance by IT professionals. Read More Juniper guns for Cisco again with smaller QFabric Juniper this week unveiled a version of its fabric switches for mid-sized data centers and also increased the scalability of its core Ethernet switches. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP Collaborate with Your Business Network in the Cloud In this article, we will look at SAP's business network framework and solutions that can help you more effectively manage collaboration with your partner network and gain insights to reduce risk and improve performance. Learn More INSIDER Extinguishing Flame malware Flame malware is considered ingenious by network security researchers. They say the botnet has the most complex command and control structures ever seen. Read More In pictures: Mondo data centers Think you have to manage a lot of IT gear? These massive facilities -- each at least 100,000 square feet and most much larger than that -- house thousands of servers and process millions of documents, images and videos every day. Read More Securing mixed cloud environments Securing cloud computing environments is challenging enough, but is made all the more complicated when a mix of cloud options are employed, an approach that will become increasingly common. Read More Cisco router software connects enterprises to the cloud As expected, Cisco this week rolled out the Cloud Connected Solution, software for its ISR and ASR routers that's designed to enable enterprises to implement and access cloud networks and services. Read More
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