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SMB IT Confidence Reaps Benefits, Symantec Says

Small and midsize companies with a self-assured approach to technology are more apt to use IT to boost business, survey shows.

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University Taps Dark Fiber for Online Academics, Healthcare

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center turns to a new network architecture and dark fiber to support the academic and healthcare needs of dozens of regional campuses and clinics.

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Cumulus Networks Casts a Shadow On Cisco Strategy

June 19, 2013 03:40 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro

Startup Cumulus Networks announced a Linux-based network operating system that runs on commodity hardware. It could mean clouds ahead for Cisco's proprietary profit engine.

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Tags: Arista Networks, Linux, Debian, open source, Big Switch, Switch Light, proprietary

Channel: Private Cloud, , Next Gen Network, Data Center, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing, Networking & Mgmt

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Video Evolution: Brace Yourself For Impact

June 18, 2013 03:15 PM
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Video traffic is rapidly changing as trends like streaming video continue to surge. IT teams should prepare for the onslaught.

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Tags: The video evolution means IT teams need to prepare for more streaming video and other changes to their network traffic. The video evolution will bring new security and maintenance issues.

Channel: , Wireless, Security

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BYOD: Why You Will Lose

June 18, 2013 08:26 AM
Posted by Michele Chubirka

Restrictive BYOD policies will fail because humans have a compulsive attachment to mobile devices.

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Tags: homunculus, brain-computer interface, Andy Clark, neuroscience, Paul Zak

Channel: Data Protection, Security, Next Gen Network, Wireless

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HP's Turnaround: It's Time To Believe

June 17, 2013 03:53 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko

Not only does CEO Meg Whitman seem to have a solid strategy, but there's plenty of evidence it's starting to work. Maybe it's time for skeptics like me to admit we're wrong.

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Tags: HP turnaround, Meg Whitman, Moonshot, HP transformation, Leo Apotheker, Autonomy

Channel: Data Center, , , Cloud Computing

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802.11ac: 10Gig Uplinks Are Overkill

June 17, 2013 02:43 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman

There's talk that 802.11ac requires 10Gig uplinks to support maximum throughput. But you may not even need 2Gig uplinks. Here's why.

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Tags: 802.11.ac, Wave 1, Wave 2, 6.9Gbps, Etherchannel, WLAN, 5GHz

Channel: , Networking & Mgmt, Wireless

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Newest Broadcom XLP Processors Promise Performance Leap

June 14, 2013 11:55 AM
Posted by Kurt Marko

Chip maker aims to raise the bar for communications processors with new system on a chip.

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Tags: Broadcom XLP, communications processors, Broadcom, XLP products, system on a chip, Cavium, XLP900

Channel: Next Gen Network, Deduplication

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