The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies

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	The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies Here they are – the 21 companies that have the biggest effects on the day-to-day operations of enterprise networks. Spanning a broad range of different businesses – from wireless carriers to hardware vendors to cloud providers – these firms are, in our view, the ones with the most sway over what happens on the network. We drew on our own institutional expertise, as well as extensive discussions with industry analysts, to come up with the list. Read More   In this Issue Fibre Channel hits key landmark on the way to 32Gbps Shadow IT is undermining your security APT: The security attack everyone loves to hate Why Are So Many IT Projects Failing? Understanding where 802.11ad WiGig fits into the gigabit Wi-Fi picture Hey! 7 business communications apps to get your co-workers' attention A Q&A with the Chair of the Open Networking Foundation's Migration Group WHITE PAPER: Exablox Data Storage: An Interactive eGuide In this eGuide, InfoWorld and sister publication Computerworld examine some of the newer storage approaches that enterprises are taking. Read on to learn about new storage technologies that can help you get a handle on your data. Read now! Fibre Channel hits key landmark on the way to 32Gbps   Faster SANs are on the horizon as the next Fibre Channel specification, calling for 32G bps (bits per second), nears publication. Read More   Shadow IT is undermining your security Once upon a time, not so long ago, the IT admin chose exactly what hardware and software would be used by employees. Recent trends like the consumerization of IT and BYOD (bring your own device) have shifted the balance of power, but IT still has to maintain some degree of control over the applications used and where sensitive data is stored. Many users just download apps or start using unsanctioned services, though, and introduce unnceccesary security risks through "shadow IT." Read More   WEBCAST: Novell Putting Mobile Employees to Work Mobile Employees in the workplace. Watch this webcast. Click Here>> Learn More>> APT: The security attack everyone loves to hate Ever since the term advanced persistent threat (APT) burst on the public scene with Operation Aurora carried out against Google and other hi tech companies, allegedly by the Chinese, the security industry and media have flocked around this new type of attack. Many believed we made too much of it, that it wasn't that big a threat or that different than other security threats. Many thought that APT... Read More   Why Are So Many IT Projects Failing? A recent study reports that 50 percent of companies had an IT project fail in the last 12 months. Business leaders who blame IT are missing the real project management issues. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Fortinet High Performance Data Center Firewall Survey With Data Centers consolidating and virtualizing, the core infrastructure is upgrading to 10G, 40G and even 100G. The Firewall must keep pace with these changes otherwise it becomes a bottleneck. Does your Firewall have the horsepower to keep up? View now >> Understanding where 802.11ad WiGig fits into the gigabit Wi-Fi picture The wireless world is evolving rapidly in response to the explosion of intelligent devices, applications and data, and the IEEE 802.11ad standard, commonly known as WiGig, is poised to help. Read More   Hey! 7 business communications apps to get your co-workers' attention A look at specialized business communications products and social networks. Read More   A Q&A with the Chair of the Open Networking Foundation's Migration Group   For 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, Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up via e-mail with the chair of the group, Justin Joubine Dustzadeh, CTO & VP of Technology Strategy, Networks, Huawei. Read More
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