What are the killer apps for software defined networks?

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	What are the killer apps for software defined networks? With their ability to decouple network control from the physical infrastructure, OpenFlow and software-defined networks have been touted as the Next Big Thing in networking. They've been pitched as a way for cloud service providers and webscale companies like Google, Facebook and Yahoo to ease or automate network configuration and reconfiguration, and quickly add more functionality without manually touching each and every switch or router in the network. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Dell Dell KACE. Systems management done. Dell KACE Systems Management Appliances streamline repetitive, time-intensive tasks so you can do more. Dell KACE Appliances usually deploy in less than a week, work with Windows, Mac and Linux, and often pay for themselves in a few short months. See how Dell KACE can save you time, and your organization money. View short demo In this Issue High-tech police tools: Crime busting breakthroughs or Big Brother? HP CEO Whitman tries to reassure users as cuts loom US reclaims top spot on Top500 supercomputing list Microsoft iPad-killer rumors point to a Windows RT-based Barnes & Noble e-reader 10 things we like about Ubuntu Linux 12.04 IT execs advised to be contrarians SDN/OpenFlow has Cisco jumping BYOD exposes the perils of cloud storage Experts show how 'Flame' malware fakes Windows Massachusetts joins MIT, Intel to tackle big data 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 High-tech police tools: Crime busting breakthroughs or Big Brother? The futuristic police technologies of traditional sci-fi movies are becoming a reality today. While some of these tools are harmless to everyone but the suspect, others have been pegged as potential violators of privacy or civil liberties. Read More HP CEO Whitman tries to reassure users as cuts loom As Meg Whitman, HP's CEO, took the stage at the recent HP Discover conference, the thousands sitting in the cavernous hall applauded politely -- and then stopped. Read More US reclaims top spot on Top500 supercomputing list The U.S. once again has the most powerful supercomputer in the world, thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy's Sequoia, according to the latest edition of the Top500 supercomputer list, ending Asia's hold on the top spot. Sequoia's 1.57 million processor cores can perform 16.32 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point calculations per second). Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More! Microsoft iPad-killer rumors point to a Windows RT-based Barnes & Noble e-reader Rumors that Microsoft plans to announce a tablet today aimed at luring away iPad customers speculate that the product could be a copycat Nook e-reader, the tiny, inexpensive tablets sold by Barnes & Noble. Read More 10 things we like about Ubuntu Linux 12.04 With Ubuntu 12.04, Canonical has delivered a much improved product that spans desktops, servers and the cloud in a bid to become the cross-platform mainstream product that Apple's Mac OS might have been had Apple not abandoned the server market. Read More IT execs advised to be contrarians During the Computerworld Honors event early this month, Jason Palmer had some straightforward advice for executives looking to derive more value from technology: Be a contrarian. Read More WHITE PAPER: Certeon aCelera Spring 2012 Release Certeon eliminates traditional network constraints, geographical barriers, and provides any user a LAN-like experience when working with business critical applications and data. Learn more. SDN/OpenFlow has Cisco jumping You can gauge the promise of an emerging technology by the reaction of the biggest legacy player potentially threatened by the new arrival. It walks a fine line between jumping in too quickly and sanctioning a nascent movement that may not otherwise get off the ground, and reacting too slowly and losing advantage to fleet-footed upstarts. Read More BYOD exposes the perils of cloud storage As more and more companies adopt BYOD policies, IT managers are taking steps to prevent employees from using cloud-based consumer storage services with their personal devices. Read More Experts show how 'Flame' malware fakes Windows Security researchers have published detailed information about how Flame malware spreads through a network by exploiting Microsoft's Windows Update mechanism. Read More Massachusetts joins MIT, Intel to tackle big data With several big data initiatives announced at MIT recently, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said he wants to make his state a hub for research into that emerging field. Read More
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