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IT departments won't exist in five years Cisco betters its best-selling Catalyst Ethernet switch Network World Daily News AM June 09, 2013 Share this email 25 IT pros name their favorite products What IT pros like, in their own words READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. IT departments won't exist in five years 2. Cisco betters its best-selling Catalyst Ethernet switch 3. Stack wars: OpenStack v. CloudStack v. Eucalyptus 4. The top technologies the CIA thinks are hot 5. Why teenage girl's smartphone battery breakthrough may never see daylight 6. Is this what future data centers will look like? 7. TechEd: Microsoft preps system software for cloud usage 8. INSIDER How Fortune 500 companies are managing BYOD 9. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending May 31 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Control Your IT Universe – From the Palm of Your Hand Want more power & control? DameWare Remote Support v10 delivers the tools you need to remotely manage & control the Windows® desktops and laptops in your IT universe. Now you can wield control from any Windows computer, iPhone®, or iPad® and reset a password, unlock an account, or troubleshoot a computer—from anywhere and at any time. Put more power & control at your fingertips: Download a free 14-day trial today and get all the award-winning remote administration power of DameWare Remote Support plus DameWare Mobile for iOS 6+ devices IT departments won't exist in five years IT departments are quickly becoming consultancies in companies increasingly driven by consumer technology, and the control they once had over tech use is quickly dissipating. READ MORE Cisco betters its best-selling Catalyst Ethernet switch Cisco this week upgraded its best-selling Catalyst switch by doubling its stacked port density, stacking bandwidth, buffers and CPU performance. READ MORE Stack wars: OpenStack v. CloudStack v. Eucalyptus OpenStack has the buzz, CloudStack has the bucks, Eucalyptus has the bonds with Amazon READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Verizon Building the Best Network for the Cloud In this Verizon Knowledge Vault, you'll learn from videos and other downloadable resources how to move large amounts of data reliably and securely, how to increase performance for the cloud and how to balance risk and opportunity in the cloud era with the help of Verizon Network and Cloud Solutions. Learn More The top technologies the CIA thinks are hot A quick look at what technologies the Central Intelligence Agency's investment arm – known as In-Q-Tel—is investing in READ MORE Why teenage girl's smartphone battery breakthrough may never see daylight Eesha Khare, an 18-year-old senior at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, Calif., won both the first prize at the Intel Science Fair and the Project of the Year award for the senior division of the California State Science Fair with her research on supercapacitors. READ MORE Is this what future data centers will look like? A few years ago LexisNexis, a supplier of legal resources for lawyers around the country, needed to expand its West Coast presence. In the past, the way that Terry Williams would have handled such a task as vice president of managed technology solutions for the company would be to find a collocation provider, rent out some space, then buy servers and configure them. Even though a collocation facility provides the power, cooling and building infrastructure, Williams says it still take months to configure the system just the right way. Then, if changes are needed, either more space needs to be rented out or the system has to be reconfigured. READ MORE WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Give Your Users What They Want with Cloud and Mobile Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT You will learn: - How moving to the cloud can help accelerate mobile adoption in your organization. - The benefits of combining the power of cloud with the freedom and functionality of mobile. Learn More. TechEd: Microsoft preps system software for cloud usage Microsoft is updating a number of its IT infrastructure and development tools to work more seamlessly with its Azure hosted cloud services, including Windows Server, System Center, Visual Studio and SQL Server. READ MORE INSIDER How Fortune 500 companies are managing BYOD Like it or not, IT departments are accepting the fact that employees are bringing smartphones, tablets, and personal laptops to work – and that they will use these devices while on the job. READ MORE iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending May 31 The iOSphere analyzed, dissected, interpreted and obsessed over Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments at the All Things D conference this past week, and didn't change its hive mind about any of the iPhone 6 rumors. READ MORE WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Make your data center available, efficient and safe We will discuss what you should expect from a world class service provider and the scope of services needed to make your data center the best it can be. Learn More. Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 2pm Eastern Learn More. SLIDESHOWS 12 must-play Android games Our top picks for gaming on your Android device. 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. Is this what future data centers will look like? 7. FAQ: What the NSA phone snooping uproar is all about 2. IBM complaint might have just cost Amazon $600 million CIA cloud deal 3. Getting the most out of flash storage 4. Android antivirus products a big flop, researchers say 10. The top technologies the CIA thinks are hot 8. IT departments won't exist in five years 5. iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 6 9. Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products 6. CCIE's raise Voice over Cisco cert move Follow Network World Share this email You are currently subscribed to networkworld_daily_news_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. 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