How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet

	6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6 | IPv6 traffic rises in U.S., but remains sliver of overall Internet
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	How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet With the worldwide supply of IPv4 addresses rapidly dwindling, the United States is pulling ahead of its global rivals in the deployment of next-generation Internet services based on the emerging IPv6 standard. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue 6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6 IPv6 traffic rises in U.S., but remains sliver of overall Internet Virtual reality: More virtual than real INSIDER Microsoft delivers powerful tools for multi-platform virtualization management GM 'insources,' set to hire 10,000 IT pros Looking for a great job in IT? The cloud is hiring iPhone 5: Pros and cons in the enterprise IT growth expected, if Washington fosters stability Netfix to ditch data center, embrace cloud Ohio mainframe exodus wraps up in 84,500 hours WHITE PAPER: F5 Capitalize on the Cloud with a Sound Network Strategy New research underscores cloud computing's challenging effects on corporate networks, but solutions are available. Learn More! 6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6 Having invented the Internet 40-odd years ago, the United States has had the first-mover advantage when it comes to selling products and services that run on this ubiquitous communications platform. Now the United States is pulling ahead of its global rivals on next-gen Internet services built around the emerging IPv6 standard. Read More IPv6 traffic rises in U.S., but remains sliver of overall Internet U.S. ISPs are reporting a significant rise in IPv6 traffic during the last three months, even though the overall numbers remain tiny -- less than 1% of Internet traffic. Read More Virtual reality: More virtual than real Remember virtual reality? The idea that science could create a virtual world of sight, sound, smell and touch was hot two decades ago, then completely fizzled out. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. INSIDER Microsoft delivers powerful tools for multi-platform virtualization management The System Center 2012 modules that we previously tested -- Orchestrator and Configuration Manager -- require forklift upgrades. But the modules we tested this time around -- App Controller, Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager -- are more graceful and, in some cases, more powerful. Read More GM 'insources,' set to hire 10,000 IT pros GM plans to hire 10,000 IT professionals as it discontinues outsourcing arrangements and pulls most of its IT work back in-house. Read More Looking for a great job in IT? The cloud is hiring IT is moving to the cloud -- and so are the jobs. Here's how to cash in on the hot trend in tech hiring. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and VMware Nothing nebulous about cloud computing benefits Data center virtualization and consolidation clear the path toward private, public and hybrid cloud computing environments. Whether enterprises take a revolutionary or evolutionary approach, understanding IT infrastructure options is the first step. Learn More iPhone 5: Pros and cons in the enterprise If the iPhone 5 sells as well as expected, it could create challenges for IT shops wrestling with bring-your-own-device policies. Read More IT growth expected, if Washington fosters stability Analysts have lowered their tech spending forecasts, blaming Europe, a slowdown in China and a stronger U.S. dollar. But they say the stage could be set for future growth -- if the politicians don't blow it. Read More Netfix to ditch data center, embrace cloud Netflix no longer wants to run a data center to support its in-house IT services. So it's shifting internal applications to Amazon's cloud and turning to software-as-a-service providers for other business systems. Read More Ohio mainframe exodus wraps up in 84,500 hours The Ohio Department of Public Safety successfully moved its mainframe applications to a Windows-based system, and all the work was done in-house over five years. Read More
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