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	FIRST LOOK: Cisco Nexus 9000 The Cisco Nexus 9000 series, the fruit of Cisco's Insieme spin-in, is more than another fast router -- it's a change in the way that high-end routers are designed and built. Read More WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Why Software Development Projects Yield Inferior Results Historically, software development has not been held to similar levels of quality demanded by other production processes. By establishing more accountability for quality with developers, organizations are able to improve their software quality outcomes in more effective ways than traditional software QA approaches. Learn More In this Issue First Look: Cisco ACI re-imagines the enterprise data center network Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool Users refuse to chuck XP as Windows 8 uptake flattens Server market revenue down 4.4 percent in Q4 Intel vs. ARM: Two titans' tangled fate Are You Too Old to Land a New IT Job? Products of the week 03.03.14 Netflix to Amazon: We've got a drone of our own WHITE PAPER: Symantec Security Requirements for Electronic Health Records Download this whitepaper to learn about the challenges surrounding the new world of EHR technology, including the requirements that govern protecting confidential patient data online. The report also details the measures that organizations need to start taking now to prepare for the upcoming changes in the healthcare industry. Learn More>> First Look: Cisco ACI re-imagines the enterprise data center network Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a revolutionary re-thinking of how to provision and manage data center networks. While the early version we looked at has some rough edges, and Cisco still has some hard problems to solve, ACI has the potential to completely change the way that large, highly virtualized data center networks are configured and built. Read More Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support Brocade this week announced broad support for OpenFlow 1.3 across its IP product line to extend SDNs beyond research and academia and into commercial and enterprise networks. Read More Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool Reacting to criticism from customers that upgrading from Windows XP was 'impossible,' Microsoft today announced it would give away a limited migration tool to help people move to a newer operating system. Read More WEBCAST: Fortinet How to Protect Tomorrow's Data Center Network Data center networks, whether conventional or in the cloud, must handle ever-larger quantities of data. And those networks must provide access--securely--to an ever-broadening array of mobile devices. In this on-demand Webcast, you will learn how advanced firewall technology can enable you to meet these demands while keeping costs under control. Learn more >> Users refuse to chuck XP as Windows 8 uptake flattens For the second month in a row, Windows XP and Windows 8 defied their maker's wishes, as XP gained user share, and Windows 8, the OS Microsoft hopes will fuel sales of new devices, flatlined in February. Read More Server market revenue down 4.4 percent in Q4 Even as server shipments went up, revenue in the market declined in last year's fourth quarter, as demand for higher-end systems remained weak, according to research firm IDC. Read More Intel vs. ARM: Two titans' tangled fate Intel has barely made a dent in the mobile market, while ARM has been wildly successful. Does that spell doom for Intel -- or is ARM's triumph overblown? Read More WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting The Perils of Over-Complicating Data Warehouses IT organizations and architects often over-design data warehouse environments, adding unneeded complexity. Adding complexity can drive costs of ownership, upgrade and maintenance issues, integration hassles, and end user dissatisfaction. Learn More Are You Too Old to Land a New IT Job? Age really is just a number. If you're keeping current on new technologies and advancement, and show a willingness to keep learning and growing, there's no reason it should be an impediment to your job search. Read More Products of the week 03.03.14 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Piston Read More Netflix to Amazon: We've got a drone of our own Some ideas deserve mocking more than others, so into the batter's box steps Netflix with this delightful sendup of Amazon's silly drone-delivery plan/publicity stunt. The urinal scene was special. Read More
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