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	Chambers: Cisco will become the number 1 IT company Think software-defined networking will change the industry? You're thinking way too small, according to Cisco CEO John Chambers. In Cisco's strategy, SDN is just a single element in a holistic architecture that brings intelligence, programmability and application awareness to every facet of your infrastructure and spans the data center to the cloud. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Chambers spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about the power of Cisco's Unified Framework and how delivering on that vision could make Cisco the number one IT company overall. No small ambition there. Read More WHITE PAPER: Motorola Solutions Inc. What You Need to Know About 802.11AC The first standard wireless LANs emerged at 1Mbps and 2Mbps to serve niche applications such as warehouse picking, inventory scanning and, in office buildings where mobility wasn't a requirement, cordless PC connections aimed at lowering cabling costs. Fast forward through several WLAN generations to today, and the story has completely changed. Learn more. In this Issue Happy birthday, OpenStack! Now change F5 data center firewall aces performance test INSIDER Seven things you need to know about hardware disposal Does F5's ScaleN foreshadow the end of SDN controllers? Silver Peak weans WAN optimization customers off hardware with virtualization pitch Google accounts for 25 percent of all Internet traffic, study finds Cisco celebrates 10,000th patent Internet traffic jams, meet your robot nemesis 3D integrated circuit technology used to grow human tissue For IP surveillance networks, smart PoE switches give an edge WHITE PAPER: HP Unleash the full potential of BYOD with confidence Growing numbers of smartphones and tablets are pushing enterprise networks to the limit and creating security and management challenges for IT organizations. This white paper reviews BYOD administration, performance, and security implications, and describes how the HP BYOD solution lets you realize all the benefits of BYOD, with confidence. Learn more. Happy birthday, OpenStack! Now change As OpenStack celebrates its third birthday this month, some project backers are reflecting on just how far the project has progressed, while pundits are saying that unless it makes some major changes, there may be less to celebrate in years to come. Read More F5 data center firewall aces performance test Huge data center, check. Multiple 10G Ethernet pipes, check. Load balancer, check. Firewall? Really? Do network architects need to buy yet another box, and likely take a performance hit? Not according to F5 Networks, which says its BIG-IP 10200v with Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) can handle traffic at 80-Gbps rates while screening and protecting tens of millions of connections, and simultaneously load-balancing server traffic. Read More INSIDER Seven things you need to know about hardware disposal From the first day that you plug in a new piece of IT hardware, the clock starts ticking toward the day when it will be pulled out of service. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks 10 Steps to Improving the Mobile User Experience This paper will outline the essential network infrastructure and support best practices necessary to deliver an optimized mobile end-user experience, and offer 10 recommended steps that lead to higher end-user satisfaction. Learn more. Does F5's ScaleN foreshadow the end of SDN controllers? Application delivery controllers are on a collision course with SDN controllers. Read More Silver Peak weans WAN optimization customers off hardware with virtualization pitch WAN optimization vendor Silver Peak apparently sees the writing on the data center's walls, announcing a new program today that offers a free upgrade to a virtual edition of its products to users of its hardware appliances. Read More Google accounts for 25 percent of all Internet traffic, study finds The diversified range of new products being built and provided by Google now make the company accountable for nearly 25 percent of all Internet traffic, up from a mere 6 percent just three years ago, according to a new study. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Optimize Your Wi-Fi Network Driven by the rapid evolution of mobile devices, the move to cloud-based applications and data, and the continued development of new wireless technologies, Wi-Fi has become the network of choice for connectivity. Most new devices no longer have wired connectivity. IT managers now count Wi-Fi as an essential business facility. Learn more. Cisco celebrates 10,000th patent Earlier this month, Cisco celebrated its 10,000th U.S. patent. Patent No. 8,478,859 enables a way to indicate presence so that end users can determine the best way to communicate. Read More Internet traffic jams, meet your robot nemesis On an 80-core computer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scientists have built a tool that might make networks significantly faster just by coming up with better algorithms. Read More 3D integrated circuit technology used to grow human tissue Scientists are working on a prototype system composed of integrated circuit #d technology that they say will help create human tissues for people with congenital defects or serious internal organ damage. Read More For IP surveillance networks, smart PoE switches give an edge An increasing number of businesses, school districts and healthcare facilities are delving into Smart Ethernet switches with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology—and reaping big benefits for their IP Surveillance networks. Read More
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