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	The privacy cat is out of the bag There comes a point in many situations where you have to recognize that the cat is not only out of the bag, it has stolen your wallet and your car keys and has taken the I-15 to Vegas. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. In this Issue The Security Skills Shortage Is Worse Than You Think Cisco sales: burning the whole candle Ready Or Not, BYOD Yes, Apple won. But what did it actually win? Virtualized network services will be game changer for enterprise IT Colocation facilities – the hidden enabler of the Next-generation Enterprise WAN Software-defined Security? WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cisco Bring Your Own Device This paper explores the challenges mobile devices create for IT, offers key considerations before adopting a BYOD strategy and highlights a comprehensive architecture from Cisco that enables freedom of choice for users while affording IT security and control. Learn more. The Security Skills Shortage Is Worse Than You Think I've written a lot about the security skills shortage but it is worth reviewing a bit of data here for context. According to ESG Research, 55% of enterprise organizations (i.e. those with more than 1,000 employees) plan to hire additional security professionals in 2012 but they are extremely hard to find. In fact, 83% of enterprises claim that it is "extremely difficult" or "somewhat difficult"... Read More Cisco sales: burning the whole candle Paul Mountford, head of Cisco's global enterprise sales, and Amanda Jobbins, vice-president of global partner marketing, resign in the same week after a year or so in their new positions. Last month, Cisco announced 1,300 layoffs, most reportedly affecting sales. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Bring Your Own Mobile Devices to School In today's educational environments, more and more students, guests, and faculty are bringing in their own Wi-Fi devices into the school's network. This paper discusses the challenges and solutions IT administrators are facing and how to address the security and management of the multiple devices being introduced into the wireless/wired network. Learn more. Ready Or Not, BYOD My friends over at nCircle have come up with a nifty infographic highlighting some of the trends they are seeing around BYOD in the enterprise. What is particularly useful I think is that they are showing trends over a three year period. On top of this, the results are from IT employees, not general population if you will. Have a look and if you want to see a larger version because you are old... Read More Yes, Apple won. But what did it actually win? Apple won a judgment of $1 billion in damages from Samsung. A billion dollars is a lot of money, but in context it is as if Steve Jobs's threat to "go thermonuclear" on Samsung has been delivered by Austin Power's nemesis Dr. Evil: "In a few moments you will notice that the Kreplachistani warhead has gone missing. If you want it back you are going to have to pay me…ONE MILLION DOLLARS." Read... Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Tablets in the Enterprise Tablets are replacing laptops at lightning speed. Whether company-issued or part of the BYOD phenomenon, the increased use of smart devices has resulted in a dramatic shift in network traffic with an emphasis on wireless. This paper explains how to predict Wi-Fi demands and architect a best-fit wireless network strategy for your environment. Learn more. Virtualized network services will be game changer for enterprise IT Read More Colocation facilities – the hidden enabler of the Next-generation Enterprise WAN Last time we covered the network benefits to the enterprise WAN of server virtualization. Read More Software-defined Security? Security continues to be a major hurdle for server virtualization and cloud computing so we are likely to hear a lot of cybersecurity buzz coming out of VMworld this week. Leading up to the show, I've heard a few people pushing a new marketing term into the mix – Software-defined Security (SDS?). Now I certainly get why this term makes sense in terms of product branding. Software-defined Networking... Read More
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