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	Are software testing certifications harming the profession? By Meg Cater, Technical Content Manager, SmartBear Software Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More In this Issue Big Data Security Analytics: It Takes a Village Cisco Live: Breaking down Cisco's new data center strategy Some final notes on Cisco Live What you get when you go to Google Reader The Big Data Security Analytics Trifecta Nearpoints Product Reviews: The Policy Statement WHITE PAPER: InterMapper Top 8 Reasons SMBs Need to Monitor their Networks If you are responsible for administering the IT infrastructure at a small-to-medium size business (SMB), using network monitoring, mapping and alerting software can help you do your job better by maximizing network uptime and efficiency. These tools are generally powerful, easy to use and affordable. Learn More Big Data Security Analytics: It Takes a Village As I've written many times, the age of big data security analytics is already upon us. In fact, 44% of large organizations characterize their security data collection, processing and storage activities "big data" today, while another 44% believe that their security data collection, processing, and storage activities will become "big data" within the next 2 years. Read More Cisco Live: Breaking down Cisco's new data center strategy Day 1 of Cisco Live was all about the branch and campus with the release of the Cisco ONE Enterprise Network Architecture, coupled with a bevy of new products, including a new branch router, aggregation services appliance, and access switches, including the Catalyst 6800 – a replacement for the long-lived Cat 6500. The 6800 replacement is significant as I've long felt that the 6500 is the "Joe... Read More WHITE PAPER: A10 Networks High Performance 2048/4096-bit SSL Offloading Secured traffic exchange is becoming the standard for web sites and applications. When upgrading from 1024-bit to 2048-bit keys, CPU usage can increase 4-7 times. A10's AX Series ADCs provide near-parity performance for the upgrade to 2048-bit keys, with extreme power to handle 4096-bit keys. Read Now Some final notes on Cisco Live Some last notes and thoughts from Cisco's Cisco Live conference in Orlando this week, where the company announced new enterprise and data center core switching platforms, spin-in Insieme Networks' "vision" of the next-generation data center, and Read More What you get when you go to Google Reader Here's what you get when you visit Google Reader, the apparently not popular enough RSS reader that Google killed off this week. Google directs readers to a list of alternatives, as do we. I personally hopped over to Feedly, with Digg's reader as a backup. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Benefits of Video in a Converged Communications Environment In an increasingly virtual workplace, advanced communications are changing the way people interact, communicate and collaborate. Learn more. The Big Data Security Analytics Trifecta Like many of my industry peers, I've been writing and speaking a lot about big data security analytics. The general hypothesis is that status quo security processes and technologies no longer provide adequate protection against voluminous, sophisticated, and targeted threats, so we need better security analytics to understand what's happening in real-time. With improved situational awareness,... Read More Nearpoints Product Reviews: The Policy Statement I have been testing products of various forms and with a verity of objectives for many years. I think I've used every major brand of WLAN equipment, enterprise-class and consumer/residential/SMB alike, and many other (mostly IT) products and services as well. Often these tests have been competitive, head-to-head, and rigorous. I've also worked on the Network World Holiday Gift Guide for many years,... Read More
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