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Where the Cloud Touches Down: Simplifying Data Center Infrastructure Management

Thursday, July 25, 2013
10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET

In most data centers, DCIM rests on a shaky foundation of manual record keeping and scattered documentation. OpManager replaces data center documentation with a single repository for data, QRCodes for asset tracking, accurate 3D mapping of asset locations, and a configuration management database (CMDB). In this webcast, sponsored by ManageEngine, you will see how a real-world datacenter mapping stored in racktables gets imported into OpManager, which then provides a 3D visualization of where assets actually are. You'll also see how the QR Code generator helps you make the link between real assets and the monitoring world, and how the layered CMDB provides a single point of view for all your configuration data.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

This webinar will help attendees understand the overall concept of SDN and its benefits, describe the different conceptual approaches to SDN, and examine the various technologies, both proprietary and open source, that are emerging. It will also help users decide whether SDN makes sense in their environment, and outline the first steps IT can take for testing SDN technologies.

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Cisco's Chambers Conjures Future of Network

Cisco CEO John Chambers talks up application-centric infrastructure and the continued role of hardware.

10 Ways Software-Defined Networking Will Change IT

When networking professionals converge upon New York for Interop this week, software-defined networking (SDN) stands to establish itself as a major theme throughout session talks and informal conversations. As the industry watches the results of early adopter case studies and hears pundits advocate for this new means of controlling the network fabric, consensus is building for the potential that SDN could be an IT game-changer. Here's how, in the words of experts from around the industry.

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802.11ac: Time To Change Vendors?

August 02, 2013 11:47 AM
Posted by Lisa Phifer

Enterprise WLANs are facing massive change with the arrival of certified 802.11ac products. Take this opportunity to consider other vendors as you upgrade.

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Tags: 802.11ac, enterprise WLAN, Wi-Fi certified, WLAN controllers, WLAN upgrade.

Channel: Wireless, Networking & Mgmt, Next Gen Network

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Cisco Aims To Increase Services Business

July 12, 2013 05:35 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro

Cisco announced plans to grow its services business by 9% to 11% in the next 12 months. Look for more cloud services that resellers can package for customers.

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Tags: Meraki, WLAN, Cisco Live US, professional services

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

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Software-Defined Networks Gaining Traction Among Carriers

July 11, 2013 01:01 PM
Posted by Serdar Yegulalp

Infonetics survey shows global telecom carriers are intrigued by SDNs and taking initial steps to deploy the technology.

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Tags: software-defined networks, software-defined networking, SDNs, Infonetics, network function virtualization, telecom carriers

Channel: Next Gen Network, , Virtualization

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SDN's Next Steps: Product Integration

July 01, 2013 02:42 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko

SDN interoperability demonstrations and hackfests point to a small but growing movement toward product integration as software defined networking evolves.

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Tags: Interop, Cyan Networks, Blue Planet, OpenDaylight Project, SDN Buyer's Guide

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

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Cisco Internet Of Things Business Unit Unveiled

June 28, 2013 01:21 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko

Networking giant gets serious about machine-to-machine communications at Cisco Live with the launch of a new unit that promises to turn IoT hype into reality.

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Tags: Cisco Internet of Things, machine-to-machine communications, M2M communications, Internet of Everything, Cisco Live

Channel: Next Gen Network, Interop, Wireless,

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Cisco Insieme: It'll Do Stuff, But We Won't Tell You

June 26, 2013 11:09 AM
Posted by Andrew Conry Murray

A live Cisco Webcast about Insieme, a Cisco-backed venture, provided remarkably little detail about the startup or its forthcoming products.

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Tags: CLUS, Cisco Live, SDN, VMware, Nicira, network virtualization, optical transciever

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

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