The Internet of Things: Coming to a network near you

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	The Internet of Things: Coming to a network near you When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), the most common examples are smart cars, IP-addressable washing machines and Internet-connected nanny cams. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive BYOD and Beyond: How To Turn BYOD into Productivity One of the most overlooked aspects of the BYOD phenomenon isn't just connecting the users to the network, but how to manage them once they're there. Getting mobile and BYO devices onto the network is now table stakes. View Now In this Issue What is the Internet of Things? INSIDER Cisco edges F5 in VPN shootout Easy XP-Windows 7 upgrades are over Microsoft DirectAccess impresses Gauging BYOD acceptance IT pro has a hair-raising hobby Squeezing savings from the cloud Electrical engineers see sharp uptick in Q1 jobless rate IT's new assignment: Generate revenue College-level Cobol classes are scarce WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology EMA - Advanced Visibility into Virtual Data Centers The growing complexity and abstraction that cloud and virtualization bring makes visibility across the enterprise all that more important. Consequently, any new options and capabilities that can help to shine a light into an otherwise obscured part of the IT architecture are most welcome. Read Now What is the Internet of Things? Chances are you've heard about the Internet of Things (IoT)—or you will soon enough. The term carries a number of definitions. But in general, the IoT refers to uniquely identifiable objects, such as corporate assets or consumer goods, and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. Read More INSIDER Cisco edges F5 in VPN shootout Connecting remotely to network servers is a fact of life for millions of end users. Whether working from a PC or a mobile device, users rely on secure, reliable remote connections to maintain their productivity. Read More Easy XP-Windows 7 upgrades are over The easy upgrades from Windows XP are done, migration experts said, predicting that a sizeable number of large enterprises will still be running the aged OS even after Microsoft stops supporting it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Measuring Private Cloud Payback With 2,000 employees spread across five continents, balancing the tradeoff between complexity and performance is no easy task. See how a natural resources firm leveraged WAN optimization to deploy their private cloud and achieve bandwidth utilization reductions of 70%-90% without having to make changes to routers or QoS configurations. Read now! Microsoft DirectAccess impresses Available since Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsofts DirectAccess server role became fully integrated with the OS in Windows Server 2012. DirectAccess is designed to connect a VPN-type session automatically as soon as a compatible Windows client is connected to the Internet. Read More Gauging BYOD acceptance The debate about the bring-your-own-device movement (BYOD) has quieted down, mostly because, it seems, while IT has been over in the corner arguing the pros and cons, employees have been streaming into office with their shiny new toys and using them to get work done. Read More IT pro has a hair-raising hobby By day Chad Roberts, 35, is a Windows Server and Exchange administrator for Berkshire Hathaway Media Group. For play he's an award-winning competitive beardsmith and founder of the RVA Beard League in Richmond, Va. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now Squeezing savings from the cloud Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money. Read More Electrical engineers see sharp uptick in Q1 jobless rate The unemployment rate for people at the heart of many tech innovations -- electrical engineers -- rose sharply in the first quarter of this year for reasons that aren't clear. Read More IT's new assignment: Generate revenue As tech infiltrates every corner of the business, it's only natural that some IT departments are producing revenue-generating products and services. Read More College-level Cobol classes are scarce At universities today, Cobol is often taught as an elective, if it's included in the curriculum at all. Read More
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