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News and Analysis
Cloud Security Falls Short ... But Could Be Great
A combination of immature security tools, weak partnerships, and a lack of strong commitment to security leaves cloud service firms short of providing strong protections
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- F5 Tackles BYOD with MDM Products and Services
- VMware Launches New VDI Software, Updates VDI Suite
- CISPA Cybersecurity Bill, Reborn: 6 Key Facts
- Cisco's Future Focuses On Cloud, SDN
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Architectures
SDN: From Slideware to Software in 2013?
2013 should be the year SDN transitions from an over-hyped R&D project to an actual product category. At same time, the market will split into several distinct architectural approaches.
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- Big Switch's OpenFlow Controller Guns for SDN Leadership
- HP EVI vs. Cisco OTV: A Technical Look
- Android, iPad Tablets Drive Enterprise App Development
- Desktop Virtualization No Cost Saver?
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Reviews & Workshops
Digital Hoarding: Do We Have a Problem?
Approximately 2.8 zettabytes of data were created and stored in 2012, and that number is expected to increase 50-fold by the end of the decade. When does data storage turn into data hoarding, and what are the consequences?
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Blogs
Cloud Storage and Sync: A Bubble Destined to Burst
February 22, 2013 12:28 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
The proliferation of cloud file sharing services is out of control. It can only end badly for most of these companies—and their users.
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Road-Testing Republic Wireless and Its $19 Mobile Plan
February 22, 2013 09:12 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
Republic Wireless offers unlimited mobile voice and data for $19 a month. While the data is unlimited, the carrier’s reliance on Wi-Fi means poor call quality and no ability to hand off calls between wireless and cellular connections.
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SDN Startup Targets Cloud Providers
February 15, 2013 10:25 AM
Posted by Ethan Banks
SDN startup Anuta Networks is launching a controller for IaaS cloud providers to manage physical network infrastructure—switches, routers, load balancers and more—and to automate the provisioning of network services.
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Gamification Goes To College
February 07, 2013 05:13 PM
Posted by David Hill
EdX, the online learning platform, uses gamification to facilitate learning. Gamification may transform how this emerging market attracts and motivates students, and could have lessons for IT as well.
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Open Spectrum Does Not Mean Free Internet
February 06, 2013 10:50 AM
Posted by Larry Seltzer
There's a common misconception that a plan to open up more unlicensed, unmanaged spectrum will mean free Wi-Fi for all. Expect a lot of wonderful things, including competition for cellular carriers, but not for free.
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Intel, Fusion-io Embrace Open Compute
January 24, 2013 05:05 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Intel announced innovations in optical interconnects at the Open Compute summit, while Fusion-io embraced Open Compute’s spirit by providing the design of its new ioScale flash card to the open source community.
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Best of the Web
VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
