Large enterprises will lean toward open SDN platforms

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	Large enterprises will lean toward open SDN platforms A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post defining what "open networking" really meant and how it should be defined. On Monday morning, one of the companies I mentioned in the blog, Pica8, announced its vision and reference architecture for software defined networks (SDNs). Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Top 10 Considerations for cloud computing As business users push for faster and easier ways to roll out applications, cloud usage is on the rise. As a result, many cloud projects are initiated outside the realm of IT – without the clear requirements or measurable objectives. "Top 10 Considerations for Cloud Computing" provides a checklist for taking a more strategic approach to cloud. Download your complementary checklist In this Issue HP works with telcos to sell LANs on a pay-per-use basis Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 EMC joins OpenStack, likens it to Linux development Weather Channel forecasts heavier reliance on cloud computing The 3 biggest threats to your cloud data Cloud service brokerages emerge as new integrators Hadoop startup Cloudera lands big funding for big data Gartner: Growth in cloud computing to shape 2013 security trends Analyzing costs in cloud business models Hadoop on Windows Azure: Hive vs. JavaScript for processing big data 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! HP works with telcos to sell LANs on a pay-per-use basis Hewlett-Packard will allow enterprises to pay for managed LAN offerings based on usage, in much the same way they pay for cloud services, through a partnership with telecom service providers. Read More Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 The cloud, tablets, software-defined networking, IPv6 and 4G wireless reshape the enterprise IT landscape in 2012. Read More EMC joins OpenStack, likens it to Linux development Looking to stay up to date on the latest trends in the cloud computing world, EMC today became an official sponsor of OpenStack. 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! Weather Channel forecasts heavier reliance on cloud computing During Hurricane Sandy this fall, The Weather Channel experienced its highest traffic ever. Normally the media company -- which spans television, desktop and mobile platforms -- supports about 90 million Web and mobile users a month. During Sandy, that jumped to 450 million -- nearly double the company's previous high for Web traffic. Read More The 3 biggest threats to your cloud data Any horror movie fan can tell you the scariest threats are the ones you don't see coming, and the same is true when it comes to threats to cloud data. IT has decades of experience protecting on-premise resources. Virtually no one has even one decade of experience running major SaaS applications, so we should be prepared for some surprises. Read More Cloud service brokerages emerge as new integrators A cloud service brokerage serves as an intermediary between you and your cloud service provider by aggregating multiple cloud services, integrating then with in-house apps and customizing them to meet your needs. See how this new breed of IT service provider is changing the cloud landscape. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle A Winning Analytics Formula Watch this Webcast and you will have the opportunity to experience a live demo of the analytics dashboard. It's a great opportunity to see what analytics can do for your business Learn More Hadoop startup Cloudera lands big funding for big data Big data is expected to be a big deal in the coming years and venture capitalists seem to agree, having pumped an additional $65 million into Cloudera, a company that promises to bring Hadoop data management tools to the enterprise. Read More Gartner: Growth in cloud computing to shape 2013 security trends It's the time when predictions for the new year run high, and when it comes to IT security, Gartner analysts are predicting that 2013 is going to be about expansion of cloud computing and the struggle by the enterprise to achieve appropriate security for it. Read More Analyzing costs in cloud business models IT leaders know cloud is here to stay, but many are still trying to calculate the potential return on investment. Based on our experience, companies that outsource their infrastructure as a service (IaaS) can expect to achieve 18% cost savings over three years compared to in-house IT. Read More Hadoop on Windows Azure: Hive vs. JavaScript for processing big data For some time Microsoft didn't offer a solution for processing big data in cloud environments. SQL Server is good for storage, but its ability to analyze terabytes of data is limited. Hadoop, which was designed for this purpose, is written in Java and was not available to .Net developers. So, Microsoft launched the Hadoop on Windows Azure service to make it possible to distribute the load and speed up big data computations. Read More
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