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Storage Head-Scratchers
January 18, 2013 10:43 AM
Posted by Howard Marks
Not every idea that comes out of the storage industry is a good one. Here are three developments in storage encryption, patents and holographic storage that have got me scratching my head.
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11ac Does Not Equal 5G
January 17, 2013 05:10 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
A major wireless vendor wants to tag the forthcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard as 5G, even though the G designation is traditionally associated with cellular networks. What gives?
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Are Big UC Vendors Missing SMB Opportunities?
January 11, 2013 04:58 PM
Posted by Michael Finneran
Unified communications vendors typically target enterprise customers, but more than half of private-sector jobs are in small and midsize businesses. Are UC vendors ignoring a potential customer pool?
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The IT Governance Cheat Sheet
January 10, 2013 11:47 AM
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Sorting through the alphabet soup language of IT service management (ITSM) can be tough, but it's worthwhile. Here's a handy guide to essential ITSM frameworks and standards.
5 WLAN Resolutions for 2013
January 07, 2013 07:59 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
It’s time to make resolutions for the new year. Here are five suggestions for WLAN pros that can make 2013 more productive.
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Imation Acquires Nexsan; Steps Toward Full-Service Storage Provider
January 02, 2013 06:49 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Imation continues to broaden its product portfolio and strengthen its hand in SMB and SME data centers with the purchase of Nexsan.
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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.
