Monday, February 04, 2013

2013’s 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries

Fedora, openSUSE ditch MySQL database

12 Common IT Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Network World Daily News AM
February 04, 2013
Share this email

2013's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries

A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1988

READ MORE
 

Issue highlights

1. Fedora, openSUSE ditch MySQL database

2. 12 Common IT Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

3. Apple's new 128GB iPad to go on sale this week

4. Chinese hackers use compromised USA university computers to attack us

5. Core Networking and Security 100th Blog Post

6. HBO Go may be heading to the Apple TV later this year

7. Media, like critical infrastructure, need better security

WHITE PAPER: Exceed Group

Fortune 500 optimized mobile plan to save 28%

Exceed Group helped a global manufacturing company implement a complete wireless expense management solutions with Mobil-Eye. Read about what steps they took to reach full optimization of their AT&T and Verizon contracts. Learn how to get your own free Mobil-Eye wireless expenses analysis. Learn More.

Fedora, openSUSE ditch MySQL database

Two major open-source projects, Fedora and openSUSE, are planning to ditch the venerable Oracle MySQL database framework and adopt MariaDB instead. The Fedora project's wiki says that the decision to make the switch was prompted, at least in part, by uncertainty over Oracle's stewardship of MySQL. READ MORE

12 Common IT Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Bringing a new hire into you IT department is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, he could be just the right fit to boost your output and help reach business goals. On the other hand, he could have a negative effect that results in missed deadlines or a decline in morale of your entire IT team. READ MORE

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BYOD & Mobile Device Management Tech Seminar

Final Day to Register! BYOD & Mobility Management

Attend and learn how to use your organization's appetite for risk as the foundation of your enterprise mobility management policy. BYOD & Mobility Management Tech Seminar. 2/12 - Westin Hotel, Long Beach, CA Click to continue

Apple's new 128GB iPad to go on sale this week

In case you missed it, Apple last week expanded its iPad lineup by announcing the upcoming release of a 128GB model of the fourth generation iPad. The new device is set to go on sale on February 5th and will naturally come in both Wi-Fi and Cellular options. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

Elastic Caching for a Smarter Planet

Live Date & Time: January 30, 2013 at 12:00 pm ET Social Media, mobile devices and new innovative infrastructures mean that more data is being used to serve end-users more than ever before. Enterprise customers must act quickly on data stored across their enterprise. Register Now

Chinese hackers use compromised USA university computers to attack us

Let's say you have your email locked down so that it does an excellent job of identifying spam; people and businesses have their own folders or labels. Let's also say you have a rapid-fire delete finger for any email that doesn't fit nicely into the categories above. If an email goes into its corresponding folder and appears to come from a "trusted source"-- be it a family member, business associate,... READ MORE

WEBCAST: Cisco

Smart Solutions Deliver Unified Workspace Strategy

Workers today use up to four mobile devices daily--yet companies are struggling to integrate mobile devices into their business models. Learn how Cisco Unified Workspace can help meet these challenges for increased efficiency and growth. View Now

Core Networking and Security 100th Blog Post

This is my 100th blog post for the Network World Cisco Subnet community. As I reflect on the last four years of writing this blog, I think about the fun I've had sharing ideas with you and hearing your feedback. In this blog I list the most popular articles and I review how IPv6 adoption has changed over these years. I share with you my writing process and ask for your input on future blogs. Most... READ MORE

HBO Go may be heading to the Apple TV later this year

There are no shortage of quality HBO series to choose from. The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Game of Thrones are just a few titles that come to mind. Recently, I've been getting into the critically acclaimed series Girls thanks to HBO Go, a service which lets HBO subscribers stream a boatload of movies and any episode from any HBO series ever created. READ MORE

Media, like critical infrastructure, need better security

With advanced persistent threats 'security is not longer a product... it's a process,' says expert READ MORE

SLIDESHOWS

13 markets you might not associate with Cisco

Cisco's "Internet of Everything" initiative takes it into unchartered territory.

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

1. Amazon.com suffers outage: Nearly $5 million down the drain?

2. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 shows up in New Zealand

3. U.S. takes down 313 websites, snags $13.6 million in counterfeit NFL merchandise

4. 9 iPhone-iPad apps that invade your privacy, and 1 that doesn't

5. Hacker 'sextorted' 350 women into stripping off after stealing embarrassing pictures

6. Microsoft embraces open-source Git for development tools

7. Porn sites not as risky as search engines or social media: Cisco studies

8. Office 365 vs. Office 2013: Should you rent or own?

9. Cisco pushes ahead with context-aware security vision

10. Canadian game developer fired after spoofing call-center workplace

Follow Network World

Share this email

You are currently subscribed to networkworld_daily_news_alert as networking.world@gmail.com.

Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy

Learn about INSIDER

If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com

To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com

Copyright (C) 2013 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701

** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **

No comments: