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	Remarkable reunion made possible by Google Earth From a Google blog post: In 1986, a five-year-old boy named Saroo Munshi Khan accidentally fell asleep on a stationary train in India. He woke up hours later, alone and in an unfamiliar place. This fateful train ride ripped Saroo away from his home and family. For more than a quarter century, he searched for them before finding his way back home with the help of Google Earth. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Protect Your Business & Simplify IT Restore entire virtual guests and critical virtualized Microsoft applications across VMware and Hyper-V. Learn about the features in Backup Exec V-Ray that deliver disk and tape backup and recovery across both your physical and virtual infrastructure with a single solution. Read Now In this Issue Cisco: We have no plans for "deep integration" with VMware's NSX iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 15 Special Report: Planning for SDN 15 Common IT Job Search Mistakes Yes, indeed, Yahoo has that Y3K problem under control 20 must-see products at DEMO 2013 Parents allow unsupervised access to internet and devices starting at age 8 Internet infrastructure groups move away from US gov't over spying Startup wants to give you a better night's sleep Hospital CIO Leads Effort To Train Veterans For IT Jobs WHITE PAPER: Starview Inc. Editorial Report: Where Does the SDN movement stand today? In this exclusive digital report, industry experts catch you up on the status of the Software Defined Networking (SDN) movement and begin to lay out how you get there from here, examining basic planning, what to look for in an SDN controller, and discussing what the Open Networking Foundation hopes to achieve with its new migration group. View now Cisco: We have no plans for "deep integration" with VMware's NSX Last week I wrote about how one of Cisco's latest top of rack switches comes with some interesting functionality, namely the ability to support virtual networking overlay models such as VMware's NSX. [READ: Shh... Cisco's latest switch supports VMware's NSX ] Read More iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 15 The wait for iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 seems nearly over. This week, Apple sent out press invitations for a San Francisco event Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Read More Special Report: Planning for SDN The Software Defined Networking movement is in its awkward adolescence, changing shape as it grows. In this Network World Spotlight special digital issue we catch you up on the status of the movement and begin to lay out how you get there from here, examining basic planning, what to look for in an SDN controller, and discussing what the Open Networking Foundation hopes to achieve with its new Migration Group. Contents include: * Where we stand. A look at where the SDN movement stands today, understanding the different approaches emerging, and analyzing likely steps forward. * Planning for SDN. No reasonable person would claim to know how SDN and network virtualization will evolve over the next several years, but there is no doubt these emerging technologies will have a significant impact. You need to plan now for how you will evaluate and possibly implement these new approaches to networking. * What to look for in an SDN controller. If you are going to centralize control of your network in an SDN controller, you better know how to differentiate one from another. A look at core considerations to examine. * Q&A: Chair of the Open Network Foundation's Migration Group An inside look at the goals, expectations and plans of the ONF's recently created Migration Group and how it hopes to help companies make the transition to SDN. Down the special report here. Read More 15 Common IT Job Search Mistakes Searching for a new IT position in a competitive market can be an uphill battle. One little mistake could cost you the opportunity. Read on to make sure you aren't making one of these commonly seen blunders in your job search. Read More Yes, indeed, Yahoo has that Y3K problem under control As a regular user of Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, I would like to thank the company's developers for their diligence and foresight as displayed in their most recent software release, version 5.3.1. Oh, sure, they could have procrastinated until the very last minute, which - according to this handy countdown clock - won't be for a spell yet. Read More 20 must-see products at DEMO 2013 DEMO Fall 2013 kicks off this week, giving more than 40 startups and entrepreneurs the chance to introduce their products to the world. Read More Parents allow unsupervised access to internet and devices starting at age 8 When you consider all types of devices with online connectivity -- mobile phones, gaming consoles, tablets, laptops, PCs, smart TVs, e-readers, etc. -- there is a good chance you are online as much, if not more, than you are offline. If you are a parent of a young child, then you probably have purchased techy toys for either fun or for learning; as your child grows, then you must also decide at what... Read More Internet infrastructure groups move away from US gov't over spying After recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's widespread surveillance of Internet communications, the coordination of the Internet's technical infrastructure should move away from U.S. government oversight, said 10 groups involved in the Internet's technical governance. Read More Startup wants to give you a better night's sleep Gadgets surround us throughout our waking hours, and now they're coming to our sleep. Read More Hospital CIO Leads Effort To Train Veterans For IT Jobs An innovative program at Rush University Medical Center will support returning veterans by helping them find careers in the IT field. Read More
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