Extreme Networks CEO touts open SDN strategy, robust wireless

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	Extreme Networks CEO touts open SDN strategy, robust wireless as key assets in changing net market It's been about 15 months since Extreme Networks completed the acquisition of Enterasys Networks, a move that bolstered not only Extreme's financial heft, but widened its switching line and beefed up its wireless LAN capabilities. Extreme CEO Charles Berger gave IDG US Media Chief Content Officer John Gallant an update on the progress of integrating Enterasys's technology and discussed how software-defined networking is reshaping the industry. He also discussed how Extreme's work on in-venue wireless with NFL teams and others will benefit all customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: NexGen Storage Maximize Your Business Value with NexGen Architecture Download now and learn how IT professionals can use NexGen storage architecture and software to simplify data priority assignment and management process. Learn More In this Issue 20 epic Microsoft Windows Automatic Update meltdowns INSIDER How enterprises can use artificial intelligence OpenStack Board Member Rob Hirschfeld on the impact of DevOps, SDN, Docker & more Avaya extends SDN offerings Salesforce's Desk.com steps up its global focus Chip companies working to make Wi-Fi more maker-friendly Commercial spyware invades enterprises Broadband advocates urge Republicans to overturn FCC on net neutrality Interns loving life at Facebook, Google & Apple WHITE PAPER: IBM Information Governance: Turning Data Into Business This whitepaper explores current information governance practices, challenges, and ROI among US, UK, and German firms. Learn More 20 epic Microsoft Windows Automatic Update meltdowns Fifteen years ago, Microsoft introduced automatic updating to the unwashed Windows masses. Fifteen years later, it's hard to find a Windows user who hasn't bumped into at least one problem with a Windows update or knows someone who has. That's a billion and a half people. Read More INSIDER How enterprises can use artificial intelligence Enterprise IT shops are finding that artificial intelligence isn't just for robotics anymore. (Insider Story) Read More OpenStack Board Member Rob Hirschfeld on the impact of DevOps, SDN, Docker & more I recently had the great pleasure to sit down with community-elected OpenStack board member and Crowbar co-creator, Rob Hirschfeld. Rob shared awesome nuggets of wisdom on data center and cloud operations. Art Fewell: Welcome to Open Networking TV. This is Catch Up, I'm your host Art Fewell. Today we will be catching up with the OpenStack guru, Rob Hirschfeld.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Which Data Governance Tool Vendors Lead the Pack? IBM has been named a leader and has earned the highest scores for both strategy and market presence. Review the analysis to learn about the five key data governance domains. Learn More Avaya extends SDN offerings Avaya this week extended its SDN arsenal with an architecture and supporting products designed to simplify enterprise connectivity and application provisioning. Read More Salesforce's Desk.com steps up its global focus Small businesses just starting out may dream of world domination, but that's a difficult goal to achieve if you can't interact with customers in more than one or two languages. Enter Salesforce's Desk.com customer-support app, which just got a hefty boost in the number of languages it can work with. Read More Chip companies working to make Wi-Fi more maker-friendly Texas Instruments and MediaTek have launched new offerings aimed at making it easier to build IoT (Internet of Things) devices with Wi-Fi connectivity. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Integrating & Governing Big Data The IBM InfoSphere platform for information integration and governance combines the capabilities necessary for creating trusted information from traditional and new sources of big data. Learn More Commercial spyware invades enterprises Two out of every 1,000 employee smartphones in the U.S., on average, are infected with commercial 'child-monitoring' spyware, according to a study by security firms Lacoon Mobile Security and Check Point. Read More Broadband advocates urge Republicans to overturn FCC on net neutrality The U.S. Congress should pass net neutrality legislation that overturns proposed rules at the Federal Communications Commission so that the protections survive over the long term, some opponents of the FCC approach said. Read More Interns loving life at Facebook, Google & Apple For the second year in a row, Facebook is the highest rated company by interns based on the feedback they share on jobs and career online marketplace Glassdoor. Other tech companies also rated well, with Google (#3), Yahoo! (#6), Apple (#11), Microsoft (#13), Intel (#14) and Qualcomm (#16) among those in the top 25. Read More
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