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            <title><![CDATA[New SDN Technology Challenges VMware, Cisco]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[A new SDN competitor is challenging VMware, Cisco and others. Nuage Networks, an Alcatel-Lucent venture, has announced Virtualized Service Platform (VSP), an SDN technology that employs virtual switches and network overlays.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[A new SDN competitor is challenging VMware, Cisco and others. Nuage Networks, an Alcatel-Lucent venture, has announced Virtualized Service Platform (VSP), an SDN technology that employs virtual switches and network overlays.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/new-sdn-technology-challenges-vmware-cis/240152113</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/new-sdn-technology-challenges-vmware-cis/240152113</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Servers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Nuage Networks]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ NSX]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco Systems]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Open vSwitch]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:50 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[VMware's NSX End Game Is Hybrid Clouds]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[NSX, VMware's data center network virtualization platform, is really about public and hybrid clouds, where VMware has plans for growth. Here's why.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[NSX, VMware's data center network virtualization platform, is really about public and hybrid clouds, where VMware has plans for growth. Here's why.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/vmwares-nsx-end-game-is-hybrid-clouds/240150954</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/vmwares-nsx-end-game-is-hybrid-clouds/240150954</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ NSX]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ vCNS]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ hybrid cloud]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:54 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cisco's ONE Controller Debuts; Targets SDN]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Cisco's SDN architecture gets its keystone with the launch of the Cisco ONE Controller, a software package that supports OpenFlow and its own onePK APIs. Cisco also announced support for hybrid clouds with its Nexus 1000V product and the Nexus 6000, a new data center switch.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Cisco's SDN architecture gets its keystone with the launch of the Cisco ONE Controller, a software package that supports OpenFlow and its own onePK APIs. Cisco also announced support for hybrid clouds with its Nexus 1000V product and the Nexus 6000, a new data center switch.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/ciscos-one-controller-debuts-targets-sdn/240147798</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/ciscos-one-controller-debuts-targets-sdn/240147798</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[Cisco]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ ONE Controller]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ onePK]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Nexus 7000]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Nexus 6000]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ 1000V InterCloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ NAM]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:46 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[VMware's SDN Dilemma: VXLAN or Nicira?]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[VMware has invested in two overlay network approaches: the VXLAN standard originally conceived by Cisco and STT, drafted by SDN startup Nicira. VMware acquired Nicira for more than a billion dollars. Which will VMware choose? Here&#8217;s my take.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[VMware has invested in two overlay network approaches: the VXLAN standard originally conceived by Cisco and STT, drafted by SDN startup Nicira. VMware acquired Nicira for more than a billion dollars. Which will VMware choose? Here&#8217;s my take.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/vmwares-sdn-dilemma-vxlan-or-nicira/240147584</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/vmwares-sdn-dilemma-vxlan-or-nicira/240147584</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco Systems]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VXLAN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ STT]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Nicira]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network overlay]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:02 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cisco&#8217;s Spending Spree: An Analysis]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[This November Cisco bought three companies in the space of about 10 days. I&#8217;ll examine whether these purchases are part of a larger strategic move, or simply the result of internal competition among Cisco&#8217;s business units.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[This November Cisco bought three companies in the space of about 10 days. I&#8217;ll examine whether these purchases are part of a larger strategic move, or simply the result of internal competition among Cisco&#8217;s business units.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/ciscos-spending-spree-an-analysis/240143959</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/ciscos-spending-spree-an-analysis/240143959</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Wireless]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cariden]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cloupia]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Meraki]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ orchestration]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ WLAN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ cloud]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:07 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SDN Is Business, OpenFlow Is Technology]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow aren&#8217;t the same thing. We&#8217;ll clarify the technical differences and discuss a more important distinction: SDN emphasizes applications that drive network usability and business requirements, while OpenFlow is a technology to link an SDN controller and network devices.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow aren&#8217;t the same thing. We&#8217;ll clarify the technical differences and discuss a more important distinction: SDN emphasizes applications that drive network usability and business requirements, while OpenFlow is a technology to link an SDN controller and network devices.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/sdn-is-business-openflow-is-technology/240142193</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/sdn-is-business-openflow-is-technology/240142193</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ software defined networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ ONF]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Big Switch Networks]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ HP]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IBM]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ controller]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ switch]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ virtual switch]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Open vSwitch]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:14 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Packets Are the Past, Flows Are the Future]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Networking has focused for years on speeds and feeds: how many packets you can handle and how many ports per device. But hosts and applications work with flows, which will force the network to adapt. Here&#8217;s why.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Networking has focused for years on speeds and feeds: how many packets you can handle and how many ports per device. But hosts and applications work with flows, which will force the network to adapt. Here&#8217;s why.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/packets-are-the-past-flows-are-the-futur/240134979</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/packets-are-the-past-flows-are-the-futur/240134979</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ packets]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ flows]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Greg Ferro]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ software defined networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ virtualization]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:25 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brocade Gets Virtual Networking with Vyatta Acquisition]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Brocade is buying Vyatta, which makes a software router. The move puts Brocade squarely into the virtual networking space, with implications for its SDN strategy, security and more.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Brocade is buying Vyatta, which makes a software router. The move puts Brocade squarely into the virtual networking space, with implications for its SDN strategy, security and more.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/brocade-gets-virtual-networking-with-vya/240044437</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/brocade-gets-virtual-networking-with-vya/240044437</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Public Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[Brocade]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Vyatta]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Network OS]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ virtual networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ firewall]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco Systems]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenStack]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:59 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brocade Announces VDX 8770: Big, Fast and Fabric]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[The VDX 8770 is available in a 4- or 8-slot chassis switch that has a backplane, is designed to handle at least 4 Tbs per slot, and offers a new feature called Multi-Gateway L3 Forwarding. Learn more about the latest from Brocade.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[The VDX 8770 is available in a 4- or 8-slot chassis switch that has a backplane, is designed to handle at least 4 Tbs per slot, and offers a new feature called Multi-Gateway L3 Forwarding. Learn more about the latest from Brocade.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/brocade-announces-vdx-8770-big-fast-and/240007171</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/brocade-announces-vdx-8770-big-fast-and/240007171</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[VDX 8770]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Brocade]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ switch]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Ethernet fabric]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Data Center Fabric]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:07 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using Cisco's OTV and LISP to Improve Application Availability]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Data center and server failures can lead to high-profile service outages. Two Cisco protocols-- OTV and LISP--seek to minimize the effect of failures.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Data center and server failures can lead to high-profile service outages. Two Cisco protocols-- OTV and LISP--seek to minimize the effect of failures.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/using-ciscos-otv-and-lisp-to-improve-app/240004849</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/using-ciscos-otv-and-lisp-to-improve-app/240004849</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Servers & Storage]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[Cisco]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OTV]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ LISP]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ protocols]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ service outages]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ data centers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ server failures]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:17 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[VMware Finally Gets a Network Strategy]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[After some ill-fated attempts, VMware has left private cloud networking to its partner Cisco. By purchasing Nicira, the company regains control of its virtual network strategy in a big way.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[After some ill-fated attempts, VMware has left private cloud networking to its partner Cisco. By purchasing Nicira, the company regains control of its virtual network strategy in a big way.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/vmware-finally-gets-a-network-strategy/240004271</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/vmware-finally-gets-a-network-strategy/240004271</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Nicira]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network strategy]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ software-defined networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenStack]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Open vSwitch]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ virtualization]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:59 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The No. 1 Threat to Private Cloud Deployment: IT Management and ITIL]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Private cloud deployments can run into any number of challenges--and IT management is at the top of the list, according to our contributor. Learn why he thinks ITIL and TOGAF can slow IT progress.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Private cloud deployments can run into any number of challenges--and IT management is at the top of the list, according to our contributor. Learn why he thinks ITIL and TOGAF can slow IT progress.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/the-no-1-threat-to-private-cloud-deploym/240003507</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/the-no-1-threat-to-private-cloud-deploym/240003507</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[private clouds]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT leadership]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ ITIL]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ TOGAF]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Open Compute Racks: Are We Going to Use Them in Our Data Centers?]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[The Open Compute Project from Facebook may serve as a framework that could lead to cheaper, more efficient data center resources. But will we use Open Compute racks?]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[The Open Compute Project from Facebook may serve as a framework that could lead to cheaper, more efficient data center resources. But will we use Open Compute racks?]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/open-compute-racks-are-we-going-to-use-t/240002639</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/open-compute-racks-are-we-going-to-use-t/240002639</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Servers & Storage]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[Open Compute]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Facebook]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ racks]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ servers]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ vendors]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:13 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BGP Origin Authentication and RPKI]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[The BGP Origin Authentication is a positive step, writes our blogger, but it has a downside. Learn more about IP address theft.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[The BGP Origin Authentication is a positive step, writes our blogger, but it has a downside. Learn more about IP address theft.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/bgp-origin-authentication-and-rpki/240002043</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/bgp-origin-authentication-and-rpki/240002043</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[IP addresses]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ BGP Origin Authentication]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IP network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network security]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Networking Vendors Should Step Up With an SDN Strategy]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Sure, big-name networking vendors are declaring support for OpenFlow? But what about software-defined networking? Who has an SDN strategy?]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Sure, big-name networking vendors are declaring support for OpenFlow? But what about software-defined networking? Who has an SDN strategy?]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/networking-vendors-should-step-up-with-a/240001600</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/networking-vendors-should-step-up-with-a/240001600</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[software-defined networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ networking vendors]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Brocade]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ HP]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Juniper]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:31 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BYOD Policies vs. the Realities of Corporate IT]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Users have high expectations, thanks to the IT capabilities of their consumer devices. BYOD policies are popular, but can corporate IT hope to offer the same level of service?]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Users have high expectations, thanks to the IT capabilities of their consumer devices. BYOD policies are popular, but can corporate IT hope to offer the same level of service?]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless/byod-policies-vs-the-realities-of-corpor/240000916</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless/byod-policies-vs-the-realities-of-corpor/240000916</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Wireless]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[BYOD]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ consumer devices]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ user management]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:23 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Technical Debt Will Have to Be Paid Back Eventually]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Is your VMware server a little long in the tooth? Are you reworking the quality-of-service configuration on the WAN link to delay an upgrade? Technical debt is alive and well--just be prepared to pay the price.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Is your VMware server a little long in the tooth? Are you reworking the quality-of-service configuration on the WAN link to delay an upgrade? Technical debt is alive and well--just be prepared to pay the price.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/technical-debt-will-have-to-be-paid-back/240000835</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/technical-debt-will-have-to-be-paid-back/240000835</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[technical debt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ end-of-life systems]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:15 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cisco Acquires Data Analytics Company Truviso: Can It Execute?]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Cisco says it intends to acquire Truviso. Our blogger asks: Can the networking company execute on this dive into the data analytics trend?]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Cisco says it intends to acquire Truviso. Our blogger asks: Can the networking company execute on this dive into the data analytics trend?]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/cisco-acquires-data-analytics-company-tr/240000318</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/cisco-acquires-data-analytics-company-tr/240000318</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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									<category><![CDATA[data analytics]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Cisco]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Truviso]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ Flip]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ NetFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ OpenFlow]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ software-defined networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ SDN]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:09 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Your Load Balancer A Firewall?]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[If you've already set up a load balancer, do you really need a firewall, too? Our blogger says no.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[If you've already set up a load balancer, do you really need a firewall, too? Our blogger says no.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/is-your-load-balancer-a-firewall/232901308</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/is-your-load-balancer-a-firewall/232901308</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[load balancer]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ firewall]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:56 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Dodgy World Of Vendors' Customer Case Studies]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[This week I've had a couple of vendors that are heavily promoting their customer case studies. In the last 10 years, I've been on all three sides of the customer case study game, and it's worth pointing out the harsh realities. In my view, customer case studies are a deeply flawed metric for product evaluation because the process around them is highly distorted, if not plain dodgy.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[This week I've had a couple of vendors that are heavily promoting their customer case studies. In the last 10 years, I've been on all three sides of the customer case study game, and it's worth pointing out the harsh realities. In my view, customer case studies are a deeply flawed metric for product evaluation because the process around them is highly distorted, if not plain dodgy.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/the-dodgy-world-of-vendors-customer-case/232900227</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/the-dodgy-world-of-vendors-customer-case/232900227</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[vendor]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ case studies]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:55 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I'm Your Customer, Not Your QA Department!]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[Bugs are operational failures by vendors and that not only wastes company's time tracking down, but has the long term impact of stopping companies from adopting new products and features for the sake of reliability. Here are 4 misconceptions vendors tell themselves, and us, about software bugs.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[Bugs are operational failures by vendors and that not only wastes company's time tracking down, but has the long term impact of stopping companies from adopting new products and features for the sake of reliability. Here are 4 misconceptions vendors tell themselves, and us, about software bugs.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/im-your-customer-not-your-qa-department/232800077</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/im-your-customer-not-your-qa-department/232800077</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[bugs]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ QA]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ networking]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IT management]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ quality assurance]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Security Profession Is A Mess]]></title>
                        <description><![CDATA[I've been considering how to build a network security plan for a small data center with an online presence. To put the proposal together I needed to develop some sort of structure in the security space so that I could research products and vendors. What I found is that implementing firewalls and IDSes is simple. Finding competent security professionals is not.]]></description>
	            <blurb><![CDATA[I've been considering how to build a network security plan for a small data center with an online presence. To put the proposal together I needed to develop some sort of structure in the security space so that I could research products and vendors. What I found is that implementing firewalls and IDSes is simple. Finding competent security professionals is not.]]></blurb>
            <link>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/the-security-profession-is-a-mess/232602947</link>
            <guid>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center/the-security-profession-is-a-mess/232602947</guid>
            <category_url>http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-gen-network-tech-center</category_url>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg  Ferro]]></dc:creator>
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						<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Next Gen Network]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Data Protection]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Networking & Mgmt]]></category>
									<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network security]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ network design]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ security design]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ firewall]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ VPN]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[ IDS]]></category>
			            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:45 EDT</pubDate>
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