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	Juniper plotting open source alternative to Cisco, VMware SDN controllers Juniper is working with other industry players on an open source-based controller for software-defined networks (SDN) that would be an alternative to proprietary offerings from VMware and Cisco. Read More WHITE PAPER: Hortonworks Apache Hadoop Big Data Refinery Authored by Hortonworker Shaun Connolly, this white paper outlines a strategy for a big data refinery and how it might apply in your organization. It is targeted at technical executives and practitioners new to big data. Read Now In this Issue Forget iPhone 5: 10 Top Apple Alternatives Gartner: 5 things a private cloud is NOT Aging hardware drives core router and switch upgrades Microsoft takes down another botnet, Nitol Just what is Dell's cloud strategy? 20 awesome cloud services you've never heard of Brocade guns for 100G Ethernet supremacy iPhone 5 in the enterprise: Pain or gain? Cisco looks to secure the data center with new releases 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! Forget iPhone 5: 10 Top Apple Alternatives You may have heard: Apple just unveiled a shiny new iPhone, the iPhone 5. But there's so much more to the smartphone world than just iPhones. Here's a list of 10 of the best currently available or coming-soon smartphones to make you forget all about Apple. Read More Gartner: 5 things a private cloud is NOT The National Institute for Standards in Technology has a definition of what cloud computing is that's fairly agreed upon within the industry. But research firm Gartner says there's still a lot of cloud-washing, or market confusion on exactly what the technology is. Today, the firm released a list of five things the cloud is not. Read More Aging hardware drives core router and switch upgrades IT departments are grappling with aging network equipment while also juggling demand for new network projects such as unified communications and mobile device management, reports TheInfoPro. Read More WHITE PAPER: NEC Corporation Programmable Network Fabric for Datacenters and the Cloud Read this white paper to find out how NEC ProgrammableFlow Network Fabric leverages the OpenFlow protocol to create a smart, simple, secure and scalable solution for the enterprise datacenter. Learn More Microsoft takes down another botnet, Nitol For the fifth time in three years Microsoft has stepped in to take down a botnet, this time malware called Nitol that was infecting new machines bought in China. Read More Just what is Dell's cloud strategy? Dell's agreement to offer a public cloud hosted by Nirvanix leaves open the question of the company's long-term strategy. Read More 20 awesome cloud services you've never heard of Web services are quickly replacing desktop programs for routine tasks such as image editing, spreadsheet creation and more. Here are 20 such services that we think are worth your time. Read More WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) Optimize Your Storage Volume for Better Performance Managing a windows network? This brief discusses 5 technical proof-points clearly showing how the Windows Built-in Disk Defragmenter is not adequate for the enterprise. New innovations in Diskeeper® and V-locity® meet today's demands for optimal storage and system performance. Read Now! Brocade guns for 100G Ethernet supremacy Brocade this week will fill out its data center fabric vision with a long-awaited chassis core switch designed for high-density 100G Ethernet. Read More iPhone 5 in the enterprise: Pain or gain? If the new iPhone 5 with LTE wireless sells as well as analysts predict, its impact on IT shops already wrestling with the Bring-Your-Own-Device trend could be dramatic. Read More Cisco looks to secure the data center with new releases Cisco this week introduced a set of security products designed to fortify data centers as they consolidate, virtualize and morph into clouds. Read More
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