Unanswered questions lingering after VMworld 2013

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	Unanswered questions lingering after VMworld 2013 It's been about a week since VMworld ended and we've all had time to digest the event and the implications for the IT industry. This was VMware's 10th VMworld conference, and the milestone show certainly didn't disappoint as the almost 25,000 attendees were treated to many new products and themes from VMware and its partners. I thought the show contained many subthemes to the high-level theme... Read More WEBCAST: IBM and Intel IBM Delivers Innovation On New x86 Systems and Solutions Live Webcast: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:00 PM EDT You need an IT infrastructure that provides scalability, performance and efficiency tailored to the specific goals of your business. Join us on September 10 to learn more about IBM's new innovation designed to provide the performance and efficiency required for today's workloads. Register Now In this Issue Unified Communications Drives Collaboration, Cost Savings (After a Lot of Hard Work) Fatal distraction: 7 IT mistakes that will get you fired Career Watch: IT professionals assess the IT profession INSIDER IT Resume Makeover: How to Showcase Your Strengths Could this be Cisco's Internet of Everything core switch/router? WLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks A Proven Solution for Today's BYOD Demands Wireless access is mission-critical for most organizations. BYOD has accelerated the need or wireless capacity, and WLANs must deliver a robust wired-like experience in today's dense environments. High-scale, third-party testing has validated Juniper's ability to support the densest BYOD environments while delivering reliable wireless access. Learn more. Unified Communications Drives Collaboration, Cost Savings (After a Lot of Hard Work) Many obstacles face firms hoping to deploy unified communications, from technology that doesn't integrate to users who don't want to give up PBX systems. But organizations that are willing to fight the good fight stand to reap the benefits of a workforce that travels less, collaborates more and works faster. Read More Fatal distraction: 7 IT mistakes that will get you fired It's hard to get a good job in IT these days, but it's all too easy to lose one. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Cloud-based UC: A Foundation for Business Transformation CIOs are turning to cloud-based UC to reduce IT costs and focus resources on projects that deliver the greatest strategic advantages. Read Now Career Watch: IT professionals assess the IT profession IT Professionals on the IT Profession Read More INSIDER IT Resume Makeover: How to Showcase Your Strengths Your resume needs to be more than a description of the roles you previously held. It needs to tell the story of you. Learn what it takes to showcase the skills that will get you hired. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks F5 makes Citrix App Delivery better As Cloud, VDI, and BYOD converge upon IT, it can be challenging to meet performance and security expectations. Learn More Could this be Cisco's Internet of Everything core switch/router? Cisco's Internet of Everything router could be a converged multiservice/transport platform the company believes is ready to launch soon. Read More WLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush Because many enterprises have already upgraded their networks to the 802.11n standard, sales growth in the enterprise wireless LAN sector was cut in half during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research. Read More Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA Though the National Security Agency spends billions of dollars to crack encryption technologies, security experts maintain that properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to maintain online privacy. Read More
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