Many laptops, tablets and smartphones are IPv6-ready and connecting to corporate networks–adding another security concern to the BYOD trend.
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IPv6-Ready Mobile Devices Should Drive Deployment for Enterprises
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Networking Vendors Should Step Up With an SDN Strategy
Sure, big-name networking vendors are declaring support for OpenFlow? But what about software-defined networking? Who has an SDN strategy?
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Broadcom Turns Up Heat on 802.11ac Standard With New Chips
The 802.11ac standard is still at draft stage, but that hasn’t stopped Broadcom from announcing new chips. Our blogger takes a look at the chipmaker’s System on Chip announcement.
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Dell Upgrades Boomi With Crowdsourced Testing, ETL Enhancements
Analysts single out the crowdsourcing element Boomi Assure as a highlight of the upgrades announced in Boomi AtomSphere Summer 12. Learn what else is in store for Boomi users.
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Get Ready–IPv6 Is Finally Here
Has it been an entire year already? A year ago many major Internet service providers and online resources put IPv6 through a test run. Now–In just a couple days—most of those same IPv6 pioneers will turn on IPv6 for good. Are you ready for IPv6?
The short answer is probably “yes.” Actually, for most people the answer is more like “probably, but it shouldn’t really matter.”
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Combining SSD Cache and Virtual Storage Appliances
Is it time to consider combining a RAID controller with a virtual storage appliance for shared storage? Our blogger says maybe.
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Converged Cloud Dominates Day 2 of HP Discover 2012
HP announces a number of additions to its Converged Cloud portfolio, emphasizing its new focus on cloud computing. How does the vendor stack up against its competition?
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IPv6: Five Things You Should Know
Today is the day IPv6 finally goes live. For as long as there has been an Internet IPv4 has been synonymous with IP and nobody really stopped to think about which version of the protocol it was. But, IPv4 has outlived its usefulness.
Researchers saw the writing on the wall, and could predict based on the rate of growth for Internet use and IP-connected devices that IPv4 couldn’t last forever. IPv6 has been in development for nearly two decades. Now, the next generation protocol is ready to replace IPv4 and assume its place as the backbone of the Internet.
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Super Micro Builds a SuperServer for the Data Center
Super Micro’s newest entry into the data center server space leverages the latest Intel Xeon processors and integrates efficiency and flexibility into an easy-to-service package.
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Asus Windows 8 PCs–Innovative or Just Novel?
Asus has revealed a new lineup of Windows 8 devices at the Computex 2012 tradeshow in Taiwan. The collection includes a couple angles on the hybrid laptop / tablet concept, as well as a desktop that tries to get in on the tablet action as well…sort of. The question is whether these devices are truly innovative, or just novelties.
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