10 things we learned – or didn't -- from Cisco's Insieme launch

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	10 things we learned – or didn't -- from Cisco's Insieme launch Cisco's introduction of the Insieme Networks product line and strategy was the most anticipated networking announcement in almost two years. It represents Cisco's response to the software-defined networking trend pervading the industry, and threatening Cisco's dominance and profits. While not a watershed moment – Insieme didn't change Cisco's modus operandii, as explained below -- Insieme is nonetheless one of the most important events and product introductions in Cisco's history. Here are 10 things we learned or have yet to learn from the Insieme launch: Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak Buy WANOp Now, Go Virtual Anytime for Free Organizations continue to list virtualization as a top priority for 2013. But according to ESG's 2013 IT Spending Intentions Study, organizations must transform their IT environment without the aid of additional funds. Silver Peak is helping organizations overcome these challenges with a free software upgrade for life. Learn more In this Issue Google's Gigabit Internet: Not coming to a neighborhood near you Nokia lays groundwork for next-generation virtualized mobile networks AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to stop charging for most premium text messages FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage Carriers say smartphone 'kill switch' attractive to hackers Geek-themed Meme of the Week: NSA/Obamacare Edition Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Networks Going Beyond APM with Real-Time IT Operations Analytics This white paper explains how IT organizations can harness the wealth of wire data flowing through their environments for real-time IT operational intelligence. Read how companies across a wide range of industries are analyzing wire data for more agile and proactive IT operations. Read more >> Google's Gigabit Internet: Not coming to a neighborhood near you When Google announced plans in 2010 to jump into the broadband business, the company received more than 1,000 applications from communities hoping to be selected for Google Fiber, which promised gigabit-speed Internet at low prices or even free Internet for seven years if you chose a slower speed. Read More Nokia lays groundwork for next-generation virtualized mobile networks Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and Korean operator SK Telecom have demonstrated the potential for virtualizing the core of a mobile network, which will make it easier for operators to roll out new services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to stop charging for most premium text messages Three major U.S. carriers have agreed not to charge their customers for premium text messages, which have emerged as a route for unauthorized third-party charges on mobile phone bills. Read More FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage Anyone who dreads hearing one end of a loud phone call all the way from Anchorage to Miami, take heart: The plan to allow cellphones on planes could fail in more ways than an overbooked flight at a snowbound airport on Christmas Eve. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Managing Essential tools for greater productivity People are interacting with software from the moment they wake up (hearing an alarm on a smartphone) to the time they relax in the evening (reading or shopping online). And in between, software affects virtually every work function in some way, whether in the executive suite or on the shipping dock. Read Now Carriers say smartphone 'kill switch' attractive to hackers Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone 'kill switch' that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services. Read More Geek-themed Meme of the Week: NSA/Obamacare Edition No. 23 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series features Skeptical Third World Kid asking a question that has occurred to many an American in recent months. Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": And if you'd like me to consider one that you've found - or created - please feel free to send it to me at buzz@nww.com. Read More Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here's the archive. Read More
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