Review: Cisco, Linksys lead the way in smart switches

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Network World Net Optimization Alert Jan 05, 2016 Review: Cisco, Linksys lead the way in smart switches We looked at switches from six vendors, the same vendors from our recent small business router review. So if you're building an SMB network, reference both reviews to find a matching router and switch that meets your needs. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • FCC report: US broadband speeds tripled between 2011 and 2014 • What you need to know about home IoT standards at CES • Moving target defense vs. moving target attacks: The two faces of deception • AKiTiO Thunder2 10G Network Adapter: Get your 10GbE on! • Internet of Things brings new era of weather forecasting • 10 outsourcing trends to watch in 2016 • 802.11ah Wi-Fi standard approved, will underpin Internet of Things • The most innovative and damaging hacks of 2015 • ZigBee and Thread act to make their IoT smarts stack up White Paper: CommVault 5 Benefits of Disaster Recovery in the Cloud This paper explores why the cloud is well suited for disaster recovery and what organizations need to consider to ensure that cloud DR is right for them. Read More ▶ FCC report: US broadband speeds tripled between 2011 and 2014 Improvements were uneven, however, and the US still trails other nations in average broadband speeds. Read More ▶ What you need to know about home IoT standards at CES When Internet of Things devices debut at this year's International CES, one of the biggest questions will be how they'll connect to all the other smart-home gear on display. But anyone who expects a clear answer to that is like a kid who gets up Thanksgiving morning looking for a bunch of gifts under a tree. Read More ▶ Moving target defense vs. moving target attacks: The two faces of deception The Moving Target Defense paradigm levels the playing field by introducing uncertainty and unpredictability. Read More ▶ AKiTiO Thunder2 10G Network Adapter: Get your 10GbE on! The AKiTiO Thunder2 10G Network Adapter upgrades OS X and WIndows machines with Thunderbolt support to 10Gb Ethernet without any fuss and at a reasonable price Read More ▶ Internet of Things brings new era of weather forecasting Precision forecasting, which will rely on millions of sensors in everything from cars to traditional weather stations, will help farmers know when to apply fertilizer and drivers avoid black ice. Read More ▶ 10 outsourcing trends to watch in 2016 Experts expect a number of shifts in the IT outsourcing industry in 2016. Some of these shifts include a focus on hyper-speed deal making, new multi-sourcing headaches, more man-machine collaboration and more. Read More ▶ 802.11ah Wi-Fi standard approved, will underpin Internet of Things A new wireless standard that extends Wi-Fi's reach down into the 900MHz band will keep the 802.11 family at the center of the developing Internet of Things, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced today. Read More ▶ The most innovative and damaging hacks of 2015 The year's most significant attacks highlight how hackers are changing tactics -- and how IT security must evolve in the year ahead Read More ▶ ZigBee and Thread act to make their IoT smarts stack up Two pieces in the complicated puzzle of smart-home options will snap together later this year when the ZigBee Alliance starts certifying devices that use the Thread protocol for networking. Read More ▶ White Paper: CommVault 5 Steps to Migrate Your Applications to the Cloud Stress Free This paper examines five easy ways to overcome concerns about managing increased data flows, and moving operations to the cloud and offers solutions to each concern. Read More ▶

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