F5 data center firewall aces performance test

Does F5's ScaleN foreshadow the end of SDN controllers? Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 5 Network World Daily News PM July 22, 2013 Share this email 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   Issue highlights 1. Does F5's ScaleN foreshadow the end of SDN controllers? 2. Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 5 3. Review: Sony's Google TV player may harm your marriage 4. INSIDER Do's and don'ts of summer resume writing 5. Products of the week 7.22.13 6. Long-term review: Apple's newest MacBook Air continues to impress 7. Google buys speech recognition patents 8. 8 Skills You Need to Be a Successful IT Executive 9. ISP did not throttle YouTube traffic at peak hours, telecom regulator finds 10. 3D integrated circuit technology used to grow human tissue WHITE PAPER: F5 ScaleN: Elastic Infrastructure Elasticity is considered superior to traditional scalability because it attempts to exactly match resources to demand. Take a closer look at a ScaleN technology that offers a more efficient, elastic, and multi-tenant approach to meeting the challenges and demands of modern data center architectures. Learn More Does F5's ScaleN foreshadow the end of SDN controllers? Earlier this month, F5 announced its ScaleN architecture designed to make it easier for companies to deploy a software defined network and extend virtual networks to the cloud. ScaleN can be thought of as a unified set of virtual and physical infrastructure that has been configured to optimize SDN environments. ScaleN also provides a new feature called iCall, which is an extension of its popular iRules... READ MORE Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 5 They are like fast-food joints: everywhere. Most are lame. A few are funny, so I have started publishing a weekly selection of memes that amuse me. Here is No. 5. If you'd like more: Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 1 Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 2 READ MORE Review: Sony's Google TV player may harm your marriage Over the last year, Android has become a staple in my house. My phone runs Android. My tablet (and constant companion) runs Android. And, more recently, my gaming console of choice runs Android. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Your Data under Siege: Defeating the Enemy of Complexity Even if you have adequate antivirus protection, are there still holes in your IT security armor? Is lack of bandwidth to manage the growing list of threats, endpoints, and security systems making your organization vulnerable? Learn more. INSIDER Do's and don'ts of summer resume writing The summer months can take on different meanings for job seekers. Some people may put their career aspirations on hold as they try to enjoy the longer daylight hours and (hopefully) vacation time. Others might take advantage of the emptier offices and distracted peers to ignite or jumpstart a job search. Either way, summer is not a bad time to spruce up your resume, especially with recent reports sending mostly positive signals about the hiring outlook. READ MORE Products of the week 7.22.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as SolarWinds and Embrane READ MORE Long-term review: Apple's newest MacBook Air continues to impress When it comes to style, the new model looks exactly like its predecessor. This year's changes are all beneath the surface -- and are uniformly good, says Michael deAgonia. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Good APM Practices Get Results According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More. Google buys speech recognition patents Google has acquired from the SR Tech Group a portfolio of U.S. patents and patent applications that includes several speech related patents. READ MORE 8 Skills You Need to Be a Successful IT Executive The skills that helped you become an IT pro and climb the ladder aren't the same skills you need to succeed in the c-suite. Learn the skills necessary to break through to the top. 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