West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for "oversized" router buy

	Etsy gets crafty with big data | 14 dirty IT tricks, security pros edition
	Network World Network Architecture				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for "oversized" router buy West Virginia wasted millions in federal grant money when it purchased 1,164 Cisco routers for $24 million in 2010, a state audit concluded. A report issued this month by the West Virginia Legislative Auditor found the state used a "legally unauthorized purchasing process" when awarding the router contract, paid for with federal stimulus funds, to Cisco. The auditor also found Cisco "showed a wanton indifference to the interests of the public" in recommending the investment in its model 3945 branch routers, the majority of which were "oversized" for the requirements of the state agencies using them, the report stated. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ixia Anue The Evolving Visibility Challenge Network monitoring has become more complex over the last few years, due in large part to virtualization and convergence. Learn how a state-of-the-art monitoring system that maximizes your existing monitoring tool investment can help you attain greater visibility into your network without adding complexity. Say goodbye to virtual blind spots. Learn More In this Issue Etsy gets crafty with big data 14 dirty IT tricks, security pros edition IBM eyes mobile, social add-ons for mainframe Hottest products at Mobile World Congress 2013 INSIDER How Arista Networks got out in front of the SDN craze Hottest products at RSA Conference 2013 Big Data, Big Business, Big Government, Bigger Brother Cisco virtual router targets the cloud The 2013 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders: On the fast track New SDN events help bolster industry effort Exploring the SDN WAN use case WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Create Your WAN Optimization Shortlist Understand what's new in the WAN optimization market, what vendors are the key players, and which products are most appropriate for particular use cases and scenarios. Learn more. Etsy gets crafty with big data Handmade marketplace Etsy has grown to 800,000 sellers and 40+ million monthly visitors. All that activity generates enormous quantities of data, which Etsy uses to drive site improvements. Read More 14 dirty IT tricks, security pros edition The IT security world is full of charlatans and wannabes. And all of us have been "advised" by at least one of them. Read More IBM eyes mobile, social add-ons for mainframe IBM is looking to bring mobile and social workloads onto mainframes as a way of keeping the expensive machines competitive. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application Visibility: The Root of Good Service Management As your business needs become more dynamic, monitoring systems will be key to understanding how applications fulfill business needs and your ability to provide governance will determine the success level of your entire enterprise. Learn More Hottest products at Mobile World Congress 2013 World's biggest mobile show boasts LTE phones, Android tablets, Gigabit Wi-Fi, Firefox OS and more Read More INSIDER How Arista Networks got out in front of the SDN craze n this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about the reality and hype around SDN, and why the data center requires a different network than your father's general-purpose Cisco net. She also explored how her work at Cisco shaped Arista's strategy, and shared insights on how Arista's partnerships with VMware and Cloudera are making it easier to move to cloud and embrace big data, respectively. Read More Hottest products at RSA Conference 2013 Our roundup of new security products on hand at this week's show. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Steelhead Cloud Accelerator Solution Brief Learn how enterprises must tackle these challenges for SaaS applications to remain a viable option. Read now. Big Data, Big Business, Big Government, Bigger Brother In his 1990 book "The New Realities," Peter Drucker noted: "Knowledge is information that changes something or somebody - either by becoming grounds for action, or by making an individual (or an institution) capable of different and more effective action." And that is what Big Data is delivering ... new knowledge, new insights and new actions, all of which will give us new problems to deal with. Read More Cisco virtual router targets the cloud The Cisco CSR 1000V router is designed for enterprise network managers who want to have a little piece of their Cisco infrastructure in the cloud. Read More The 2013 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders: On the fast track It started as a research project to explore how Steelcase's customers might benefit from products with built-in collaboration technologies. What emerged is Media:Scape, a line of high-tech multimedia office equipment that is now on the sales fast track at the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based office furniture manufacturer. Steelcase's IT department was front and center in the innovation effort, developing, building and managing the first prototypes of the products, which feature high-definition videoconferencing capabilities. Read More New SDN events help bolster industry effort This year is shaping up to be critical in the development of software-defined networking technology, and two new events are helping chart the way. Read More Exploring the SDN WAN use case While deploying SDN technology to improve data center operations gets a lot of attention, utilizing SDN to improve the quality of service in the private wide area network (WAN) is an application that can bring significant benefits to an organization. By providing lower cost and easy to deploy software solutions, SDN will expand the use of WAN optimization by enabling adoption by a wide range of large, midsize and small businesses. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 13 of the biggest security myths busted 13 myths about information-technology security you'll hear but should you believe? 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. If Apple had unveiled Google Glasses ... 2. Google fixes 22 flaws in Chrome, slams silent add-ons 3. Cisco virtual router targets the cloud 4. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 22 5. How successful are the companies behind the biggest Linux distros? 6. Why Android 4.2.2 is an important update 7. Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test 8. Cisco brings server virtualization to the branch office 9. How Arista Networks got out in front of the SDN craze 10. Cisco, Avaya feel the heat from Microsoft Lync
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_network_architecture_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy 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. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **