Cisco and NetApp add extensive storage capacity to FlexPod, also introduce ExpressPod, an integrated data center platform for SMBs.
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Cisco, NetApp Push Integrated Data Center Infrastructure
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Tape Rules for Long-Term Storage
A common knock against the use of tape for long-term archives is that data has to be migrated every few years as tape formats change. Not so. With good management, you can go 10 years between tape migrations. Here’s why and how.
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F5 Announces Enhanced VXLAN Support for Big-IP
F5 Networks’ application delivery controllers will facilitate the deployment of private clouds with its support of the virtual network overlay technology.
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Shall We Play a Game?
Gamification is moving from the consumer Web into the enterprise as employers seek to influence employee behavior. Startups such as Badgeville are ready to play.
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Why Huawei Has Congress Worried
Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. should be viewed as potential threats to national security, a U.S. congressional report said on Monday.
The report, “The U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE,” presents the results of a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation begun in November 2011, nine months after Huawei published an open letter challenging “unfounded and unproven claims” that the company has ties to the Chinese military.
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Are The CIO And IT Organization Replaceable?
The new conventional wisdom is that the CIO and IT organization are becoming relics, as business technology decision-making and purchasing move into marketing, sales, HR, and other departments. Who needs a big IT organization, the reasoning goes, when tech-savvy line-of-business workers and their managers can buy the server capacity, storage, applications, and devices they need with a few clicks and a credit card?
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4 Essential Books for Network Engineers
Books made from ink and paper still have appeal—and serve a purpose—for network and IT pros. Here are four that no network engineer should be without.
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Small businesses need better apps, survey says
Technology is a great equalizer that can level the playing field between small and medium businesses and their much larger competitors. A survey from Bank of the West finds that SMBs have embraced mobile technology and recognize its importance, but are frustrated by a lack of apps more relevant to their specific business needs.
Harris Interactive conducted the online survey on behalf of Bank of the West. It targeted small businesses—defined as having two or more employees and $ 10 million or less in annual revenue—in July and August.
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IBM’s New OpenFlow Controller Priced for Deep Pockets
IBM continues its SDN push with a new Programmable Network Controller. The software supports OpenFlow 1.0 and can control up to 100 switches, but pricing seems to target service providers and large enterprises.
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Remote Backup Replication Continues to Gain Momentum
A recent survey shows increasing adoption of network-based replication of backup data, which is key to a robust data protection and disaster recovery strategy.
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