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	It's time for network managers to do things the easy way There may be nothing more mystical or intimidating in corporate IT than the Cisco CLI used to configure and manage the company's switches and routers. Those who have mastered it use a combination of shortcuts, homegrown tools, scripts and other techniques to complete even the simplest of tasks. Those who haven't struggle for hours looking through Cisco Press books and scouring Cisco's support... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! In this Issue Questioning Microsoft's relevance is nonsense Microsoft Surface RT or Surface Pro? Security Analytics Is In Fact A Big Data Problem BYOD could drive more MDM-focused mergers and acquisitions What can be done about WAN packet loss and its impact on WAN application performance? Texas School RFID student tracking conflict headed for Federal court RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Computerworld Honors program Computerworld Honors Program Call For Entries: Deadline 1/18 Computerworld Honors Program nominations will be accepted until January 18, 2013, with the Awards Ceremony and Gala Evening taking place on June 3rd in Washington, DC. Entries selected will have their case studies published in the Honors Global Archive and receive complimentary admission to the Gala program. Submit your entry now! Questioning Microsoft's relevance is nonsense Over the last few years, Microsoft has been bombarded from nearly every direction. Whether it be the vicious assault from Apple and iOS, the unstoppable force that is Google, or the ever-increasing array of quality open-source operating systems and applications, it seems Microsoft is in a constant battle for its life on multiple fronts. I may be dramaticizing a bit, but all of that is true—no doubt... Read More Microsoft Surface RT or Surface Pro? Microsoft announced the pricing and a release date for their Windows 8 Surface Pro tablet today, so the question is, do you get a Surface RT now, or wait a few weeks to get the Surface Pro. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now Security Analytics Is In Fact A Big Data Problem At the 2012 RSA Security Conference, ESG participated on a panel of experts to discuss whether security analytics would soon be considered "big data." ESG and the other panelists agreed that this intersection was coming, we just weren't sure of the timing. Were we right? ESG recently completed research project to find out. As part of this effort, ESG surveyed 257 security professionals working... Read More BYOD could drive more MDM-focused mergers and acquisitions There's no hotter IT initiative today than "bring your own device." A recent survey ZK Research conducted shows that 82% of organizations now in some way support the use of consumer devices in the workplace. This is a marked difference from just a couple of years ago, when very few organizations supported it. For those companies that do not support it yet, get ready because the heat's going to... 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. What can be done about WAN packet loss and its impact on WAN application performance? Last time, we delved into the reasons that packet loss has such an enormous impact on application performance over the WAN in the first place. Read More Texas School RFID student tracking conflict headed for Federal court Opinions about RFID have long been controversial, but no more so than when a Texas school tried to suspend a girl for refusing to wear a student ID card embedded with an RFID chip. By forcing students to hang the ID card around their necks and to keep it visible at all times, the school claims it is guaranteed proof of class attendance or absence. Read More
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