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	Best IT resolutions for 2013 It's that time of year when IT executives' thoughts turn to setting resolutions for the new year. We've talked to CIOs, IT analysts and other industry experts about the major trends for 2013 to come up with our own list of suggested IT resolutions. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BYOD & Mobile Device Management Tech Seminar New Seminar - BYOD & Mobility Management Tech Seminar Attend and learn how to spot the differences between managed devices and managed environments, and how you can implement a framework to identify the right policies for your organization. BYOD & Mobility Management Tech Seminar – 2/12 - Long Beach, CA Click to continue In this Issue Notable deaths of 2012 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions Technologies to watch 2013: Gigabit Wi-Fi Technologies to watch 2013: Cisco products, more maturity for SDNs 2013 IT outlook: Innovation trumps cost-cutting Technologies to watch 2013: The cloud will make BYOD a non-issue - eventually Technologies to watch 2013: Windows Server 2012 cannot be ignored Best tech colleges are harder than ever to get in Cisco, others eyeing $3.7 billion SDN market How long will big-name customers like Netflix put up with Amazon cloud outages? CES 2013: Products to watch for 7 Technologies Poised for Failure in 2013 WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Consolidation Without Compromise Pay more to get less consolidation? The Iron Age is over. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x consolidation. For less. Get Consolidation Without Compromise now. Learn More Notable deaths of 2012 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions Commodore 64, Mr. Coffee, the cleanroom, electronic football and the laptop came from the minds of these pioneers Read More Technologies to watch 2013: Gigabit Wi-Fi The next major advance in Wi-Fi, the still-in-draft IEEE 802.11ac standard, seems like a slam-dunk: It promises data rates ranging from 433Mbps to, in some configurations, 1.3Gbps, hence the label "Gigabit Wi-Fi." What's not to like? Read More Technologies to watch 2013: Cisco products, more maturity for SDNs There was a lot of news and hype swirling around Software-Defined Networking in 2012, so what's on tap for 2013? Read More WHITE PAPER: Tibco Service-Enabling Your Mainframe Mainframe integration, SOA, and EDA are not a "one size fits all" domain. From simple data access integration to more complex service enablement, organizations need to be able to start anywhere on the SOA continuum and migrate or service-enable their mainframe solutions as time and benefits dictate. Learn the pros and cons of different approaches. Read Now! 2013 IT outlook: Innovation trumps cost-cutting The economic recovery is moving at an unsteady pace, but the emphasis on cost-cutting that dominated IT agendas in recent years is sharing the spotlight with a more interesting imperative: innovation. Read More Technologies to watch 2013: The cloud will make BYOD a non-issue - eventually Coolness, according to technology experts, is at the heart of one of the biggest problems facing business IT today - the rapid influx of consumer mobile devices into the enterprise. Read More Technologies to watch 2013: Windows Server 2012 cannot be ignored Windows Server 2012 packs so many new features large and small that any Microsoft shop looking to gain advantages in cost and functionality will have to seriously consider upgrading this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: A10 Networks AX Series Solutions Register for A10's free AX Series solutions poster and learn about the AX advantage for application delivery and server load balancing, acceleration and optimization, data center security, IPv4 preservation, IPv6 migration and access View Now Best tech colleges are harder than ever to get in Results from the early application rounds at the nation's best technical colleges indicate that it will be another excruciatingly difficult year for high school seniors to get accepted into top-notch undergraduate computer science and engineering programs. Read More Cisco, others eyeing $3.7 billion SDN market The worldwide market for software-defined networking products and services in the enterprise and cloud service provider segments will grow from $360 million in 2013 to $3.7 billion by 2016, according to IDC. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 117.42% and includes network infrastructure, SDN applications and control plane solutions, and related professional services. Read More How long will big-name customers like Netflix put up with Amazon cloud outages? On Christmas Eve as Netflix customers cuddled up to watch their favorite holiday movies and TV shows with friends and family, many experienced a problem. Netflix was down. Read More CES 2013: Products to watch for The stuff we're eager to get our grubby little hands on at this year's CES. Read More 7 Technologies Poised for Failure in 2013 Which technologies and products will be put out to pasture in 2013? Some are no-brainers, some others might say are poised for a comeback and a couple might surprise you. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 33 Best & Worst Celebrity Tech Moments of 2012 Playing Steve Jobs, Gaga over social networking and more tech endorsements than you can shake an iPhone at. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES Best tech colleges are harder than ever to get in Google finds unauthorized certificate for google.com domain Court sides with Amazon regarding Apple's allegation of false advertising Cisco, others eyeing $3.7 billion SDN market How long will big-name customers like Netflix put up with Amazon cloud outages? Cloud computing, mobile ushering in "major shift" for security practices Gartner: Top 10 cloud storage providers Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Just two critical fixes but they affect a lot of Windows systems Technologies to watch 2013: Cisco products, more maturity for SDNs Cloud security to be most disruptive technology of 2013
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