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Cisco inadvertently weakens password encryption in its IOS operating system
The password encryption algorithm used in some recent versions of the Cisco IOS operating system is weaker than the algorithm it was designed to replace, Cisco revealed earlier this week. Read More

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Magic Quadrant Identifies Leaders in WAN Optimization
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WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

The Art of Application-Centric Networking
Application-centric networking solves the application challenges facing IT departments, helping them maintain visibility into and control over applications regardless of where they reside or are accessed from. Read Now

Cloud services: Computus Interruptus
I use Google Docs as part of my day job. On one recent morning I accessed a file and updated it but when I went back a short time later I got a "502" error page -- something had gone amok in Google land. Everything seemed to work when I tried a few hours later, but the incident was a forceful reminder of one of the important features of cloud services -- when they go down so do you. Read More

Software testing can be sexy, too
This guest post was submitted by Lorinda Brandon, Director of Strategy at Smartbear Software I almost don't know where to start this post. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about code.org and the lack of relevant organizations that focus on software testing. Well, I am happy to say that I stand corrected. Read More

WHITE PAPER: MegaPath

Managing risk in the modern business world
What steps can you take to manage network risks as mobile apps, social and the cloud invade your network? Read Now

Open-Xchange to launch open-source, browser-based office suite
Collaboration software vendor Open-Xchange plans to launch an open-source, browser-based productivity suite called OX Documents. Read More

Mac troubleshooting: dealing with hard drive woes
Your Mac has begun showing signs of trouble. Perhaps you frequently get errors when trying to open or save files. You suspect a problem with the hard drive. Before panic sets in, you want to launch Apple's Disk Utility and select Repair Disk from the First Aid tab. Hopefully, that will remedy the situation. One problem though: Repair Disk is dimmed and you can't select it. Why? Because OS X cannot attempt repairs on an active startup drive. You can still useA Repair Permissions, which may help in certain situations. But let's assume it doesn't. Read More

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How Blade Centers Impact Data Center Management and Agility
This paper examines enterprise adoption of blade servers in the US, UK and China; the benefits of blade server use; and the connection between enterprise data center management and agility goals and blade server use. Read Now!

We're buying smartphones and tablets, but PCs still reign supreme
Smartphones and tablets are taking over our lives, but don't forget about the PC. Read More

Ranking the Top 10 Cloud Startups
More than 10,500 people cast votes for their favorite cloud startups. But before we get on to our final rankings, a bit of background on the voting process: Unfortunately, a couple of frisky engineers decided to try to hijack the vote with a few automated bot ballot-box stuffers, so some votes had to be purged [more on this here]. Read More

The Return of the Wireless Switch?
I've been writing about unified networking, the integration of wired and wireless LANs, for perhaps a decade now. The need and the benefits here are obvious: planning, operating, and managing two separate networks in any given location makes absolutely no sense, and the traditional redundancy involved in management console functions, databases, and other elements adds cost but no value. Read More

Rackspace program looks to 'seed' cloud workforce
Rackspace launched the Open Cloud Academy today, a training program to teach skills in various open source areas, such as OpenStack, Hadoop and Linux, with a specific focus on cloud computing. Read More

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