Cisco, VMware take SDN battle to policy arena

	Cisco looks at extending OpFlex | Drone crashes into triathlete; operator blames 'hacker,' victim
	Network World Data Center				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Cisco, VMware take SDN battle to policy arena The focus in SDNs and programmable networking is shifting to application policy, an area where vendors can instill their unique architectures and maintain customer dependency. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Survival Tips for Big Data's Impact on Network Performance The pressure is on to show tangible value from big data rollouts. Learn how performance monitoring tools can provide network managers and IT administrators insight and visibility into networks, infrastructures and applications far in advance, resulting in smooth transitions, accomplished network managers, and project success. Learn More In this Issue Cisco looks at extending OpFlex Drone crashes into triathlete; operator blames 'hacker,' victim Teradata's QueryGrid to power multi-database analytics Seagate releases 6TB hard drive, its fastest yet IT Salary Survey 2014: Who's hot, who's not The 'always-on' IT culture: Get used to it Microsoft to restore Start menu to Windows The mainframe turns 50, or, why the IBM System/360 launch was the dawn of enterprise IT Fifty years on, mainframer remembers 'a fantastic time to be an engineer' The Windows XP upgrade question: Windows 7 or Windows 8? Juniper slashing 500-plus jobs, closing facilities VMware: How the hypervisor can be security's savior Top 10 geek travel gadgets you need Saying 'thank-you' is nice, but beer is better Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Advanced Persistent Threats: Detection and Protection In this paper we'll explain how a multi-faceted approach to protect against APTs including layers of defense can reduce the risk of attacks. Learn More Cisco looks at extending OpFlex Cisco says it is looking into extending its OpFlex policy protocol, unveiled this week at Interop, to legacy platforms such as the Catalyst 6500. Read More Drone crashes into triathlete; operator blames 'hacker,' victim These stories are going to become as commonplace as car accidents, given how quickly the skies are filling with insufficiently regulated aerial drones. Read More Teradata's QueryGrid to power multi-database analytics Teradata is hoping to gain ground in the hotly competitive data-warehousing and analytics market with QueryGrid, a new product that allows users to run a single SQL-based query across multiple data stores, from Teradata's own system to Hadoop and rival databases. Read More Seagate releases 6TB hard drive, its fastest yet Seagate has released its first 6TB hard drive, saying that it was able to reach that capacity without using helium like rival Western Digital. Read More IT Salary Survey 2014: Who's hot, who's not Salaries continue their modest rise, while demand for workers with key tech skills coupled with business acumen keeps employers scrambling to find and keep talent. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Forrester - Turn Big Data Inward With IT Analytics Big data promises to manage your complex business to make better decisions. But the technology services that run your business are also complex. This Forrester report helps leaders prepare for IT analytics that turn big data efforts inward to manage the technology services that run your business. Register now to get the full report. Read Now The 'always-on' IT culture: Get used to it Thanks to factors ranging from BYOD and flexible work arrangements to the global economy, a broad range of IT roles demand around-the-clock accessibility. IT professionals say it's part of the territory and are devising strategies to cope. Read More Microsoft to restore Start menu to Windows Microsoft this week gave customers a bare-bones peek at the future of Windows, saying that the next iteration after Windows 8.1 Update will restore a Start menu and let users run "Metro" apps on the classic desktop. Read More The mainframe turns 50, or, why the IBM System/360 launch was the dawn of enterprise IT In many ways, the modern computer era began in the New Englander Motor Hotel in Greenwich, Connecticut. Read More Fifty years on, mainframer remembers 'a fantastic time to be an engineer' The make-or-break project kept engineers just out of college working around the clock hunting down bugs. The product had so much buzz that speculators bought up units to resell later for a profit. The company invested so much in development that its future was riding on success. Read More The Windows XP upgrade question: Windows 7 or Windows 8? Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP on April 8. While you're technically free to keep using the 12-year old operating system, doing so may put you at greater security risk for attack as future vulnerabilities go unpatched. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE Healthcare Firm Ramps Up for Claims Processing Spikes Virtualizing compute, storage and networks with VCE was the answer for one IT-constrained healthcare organization who was able to: - Migrate applications in just five days (compared to two months previously) - Improve storage and application performance by 25%-40% - Meet stringent state-regulated SLAs - Reduce data center footprint by 75% Learn More Juniper slashing 500-plus jobs, closing facilities Juniper Networks will lay off about 6 percent of its workforce and back out of application delivery controllers as part of a restructuring intended to cut costs and focus the company on markets where it can grow fast. Read More VMware: How the hypervisor can be security's savior Hypervisors that virtualize the compute, networking and storage tiers provide a unique platform for enforcing security policies, VMware executives argued this week at Interop. Read More Top 10 geek travel gadgets you need Read More Saying 'thank-you' is nice, but beer is better No. 38 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, this one spotted on Google+, features the Actual Advice Mallard at his most wise. He or she may prefer wine or a non-alcoholic gesture of gratitude, but the principle remains the same. 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
	SLIDESHOWS 9 reasons users won't ditch Windows XP Yet many people are determined to hold on -- you'll have to pry Windows XP from their PC's cold, dead hard drive. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. Microsoft to start blocking adware that lacks easy uninstall 2. IT Salary Survey 2014: Who's hot, who's not 3. Linus Torvalds suspends key Linux developer 4. Top 10 geek travel gadgets you need 5. Patch Tuesday: Final Microsoft support for Windows XP addresses Internet Explorer problems 6. Cisco, VMware take SDN battle to policy arena 7. FireEye, AhnLab score low in lab test of breach detection systems 8. 5-year-old hacks Xbox, becomes Microsoft 'security researcher' 9. Cisco reveals OpenFlow SDN killer 10. 7 reasons to deploy Wi-Fi security in Enterprise mode
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_data_center_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2014 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **