Juniper finally talks SDNs

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	Juniper finally talks SDNs Juniper Networks at long last has laid out its software-defined networking (SDN) strategy, which includes a revamped software licensing plan that the company says will change its business model and differentiate it from competitors. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: QLogic Corporation Captive vs Shared SSD – best SAN choice? Clustered apps/virtual servers waiting on storage I/O? Overprovisioning HDDs for performance breaking the budget? Existing SAN storage not keeping up with critical application performance demands? Concerned SSD acceleration solutions will disrupt your SAN architecture? Want non-disruptive SSD integration w/existing software and SAN infrastructure? QLogic's Mt. Rainier Adapter seamlessly integrates Fibre Channel HBA, SSD and caching intelligence. Join the Product Evaluation Program or sign up for a Briefing and learn how to supercharge your existing SAN with transparent shared SSD caching! 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Get your 'Network Security in Virtualized Data Centers for Dummies' ebook and learn how to adapt your security architecture to address new challenges, and today's application and threat landscape. Juniper exec gets into nitty-gritty of SDN plan Front-and-center in Juniper's SDN strategy is a new software business model that will emphasize variable packaging and licensing of software to implement the company's software-defined networking design. Bob Muglia, executive vice president of Juniper's Software Systems Division, shared some finer points of the company's plan with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. Read More Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X Microsoft on Friday announced Windows 8 upgrade price increases of as much as 400% that will take effect Feb. 1, when a three-month promotional discount ends. 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