Tuesday, March 11, 2014

At Goldman Sachs SDN is déjà vu all over again

IPv6 could open networks up to zero-day attacks | Mobile data growth helps Deutsche Telekom, Orange offset competitive pressures

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At Goldman Sachs SDN is déjà vu all over again
Goldman Sachs has been doing SDNs for a long time. It just wasn't called SDNs when the investment giant invested in network programmability. It was just a bunch of APIs, software development kits and other code used to cobble together a large number of various specialized networks – trading, investment banking and the like -- across the globe. Read More


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University of Tennesse Knoxville success story
The University of Tennessee Knoxville needed a desktop virtualization solution to support anywhere, anytime student computing while conserving IT resources and budget. Discover how an integrated infrastructure from NetApp, Cisco and Citrix helped them simplify deployment, reduce costs and minimize risk. Learn more

WEBCAST: BlackBerry (Research In Motion | RIM)

Getting Ready for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.2
Find out how BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 helps organizations address the full spectrum of EMM challenges, while balancing the needs of both the enterprise and the end user. Learn More

IPv6 could open networks up to zero-day attacks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warns that moving from IPv4 to IPv6 is a process fraught with peril, which may explain why government agencies are so far behind their own deadlines for implementation. Read More

Mobile data growth helps Deutsche Telekom, Orange offset competitive pressures
Telecom operators Deutsche Telekom and Orange's latest results were negatively impacted by tough competition on fixed as well as mobile networks, but cost cuts and mobile data partly helped of offset that. Read More


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How Desktop Virtualization & Storage Solutions Have Evolved
Desktop virtualization is gaining attention because of the ever-increasing mobile workforce and growth of BYOD users. Read this IDC report to discover how you can securely leverage the latest devices and increase workforce flexibility, while optimizing storage, data management and scalability. Learn more

Revisiting Cisco's newest data center
We were last in Cisco's new data center in Allen, Texas, in the fall of 2010 when the company was just putting the finishing touches on the 160,000 square foot building with 35,000 square feet of "raised floor" (they still use that lingo even though this facility doesn't use raised floors). Read More

Cisco execs address defective memory component issues with routers, switches
Cisco executives in a roundtable session with reporters this week addressed the industry's memory component degradation issue in products developed between 2005 and 2010. Cisco's taking a $655 million charge to address remediation actions customers are taking to replace products that include the defective memory components. Read More


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The CIO's Guide to Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
This guide will help those making an EMM platform decision make the best choice for their organization. Learn More

Cisco revamps enterprise product pricing
SAN JOSE -- In an effort simplify enterprise customer procurements, Cisco is implementing a licensing model for data center, WAN and access product purchases. Read More

30 richest techies in the world
Forbes came out with its list of billionaires and techies make an impressive showing on the list. Read More

Internet pranked by 'Facebook for Drunks' app
A social network that caters exclusively to drunks and requires actual Breathalyzer proof of drunkenness using an actual Breathalyzer to log in? Must be a joke, right? Of course it's a joke, but that hasn't stopped The Internet - including a number of tech news sites - from taking this "social network" seriously, or the "founders" from promising to make a splash at the SXSW extravaganza kicking off... Read More

Readers react to RadioShack closing 1,110 stores
Yesterday I posted a personal anecdote in response to the news that RadioShack would be closing 1,100 stores in the U.S. ... and a handful of readers reacted with stories of their own in comments: 'Just an annex for cell phone companies' Read More


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