Monday, May 06, 2013

How Facebook aims to reinvent hardware

Products of the week 5/6/13

The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches

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May 06, 2013
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How Facebook aims to reinvent hardware

Facebook used to be a company just like many others: It would buy servers, racks and other hardware from vendors like HP and Dell and rent out co-location space from vendors like DuPont Fabros and others.

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Issue highlights

1. Products of the week 5/6/13

2. The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches

3. Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains

4. INSIDER Mobile devices: Too much of a good thing?

5. Enterprise vendors: There's no such thing as product secrecy any more

6. Microsoft's $2B loan to Dell comes with strings

7. Harvard aims to help developers make cheaper solar panels

8. Google CEO: 'Big bets' on non-core products are worth the risk

9. Florida restricts use of drones by law enforcement officials

10. McAfee to acquire firewall maker Stonesoft

11. How to nab a data scientist job

12. Career Watch: A little less stress for IT workers?

13. INSIDER How to keep your network in tip-top health

14. Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch

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Products of the week 5/6/13

Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Samsung READ MORE

The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches

Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week's Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond the data center, outdueling each other on server access density and software programmability, two key attributes needed for the virtualized goldmine called the cloud. And in so doing, they have raised the bar and perhaps set the stage for one of the more anticipated announcements in SDN switching from Cisco spin-in Insieme. READ MORE

Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains

Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule. READ MORE

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Mobile devices: Too much of a good thing?

Most of us have apparently decided we can't live without our favorite mobile device. Whether on public transportation, shopping or just walking down the street, you're more likely than not to be surrounded by people swiping screens, adjusting their earbuds or typing on a virtual screen. READ MORE

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Enterprise vendors: There's no such thing as product secrecy any more

Some enterprise vendors try to keep what they are offering away from what they think might be the wrong eyes. This is never a good idea. READ MORE

Microsoft's $2B loan to Dell comes with strings

As part of Microsoft's loan of $2 billion to a group trying to buy PC maker Dell, the two companies must modify the payment terms of Dell's current agreements with Microsoft, a document filed with U.S. regulators said. READ MORE

Harvard aims to help developers make cheaper solar panels

Hoping to usher in an age of low-cost solar power, Harvard's Clean Energy Project in June plans to release a list of 20,000 organic compounds that could be used to make cheap, printable photovoltaic cells. READ MORE

Google CEO: 'Big bets' on non-core products are worth the risk

Google's core offering may be search, but the company is just as serious about providing in-the-moment information to users with emerging technologies such as Google Now, self-driving cars and Google Glass, says CEO Larry Page. READ MORE

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Florida restricts use of drones by law enforcement officials

A new Florida law restricts the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by state law enforcement officials. It's the first law of its kind in the country. READ MORE

McAfee to acquire firewall maker Stonesoft

McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday. READ MORE

How to nab a data scientist job

How exactly do you make it to the data scientist big leagues? As it turns out, there is no one right path. Instead, it's largely a scramble out there on the big data field. Insider (registration required) READ MORE

Career Watch: A little less stress for IT workers?

A survey finds that stress remains high, but it's down significantly from last year. READ MORE

INSIDER

How to keep your network in tip-top health

If your network has between 1,000 and10,000 devices and computers, you have a midsized network. Your servers, connections and other resources suffer the same problems as larger networks, but your budget for keeping the network healthy is less than what large enterprises enjoy. READ MORE

Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch

Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8, the company's most popular browser. READ MORE

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