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Network World Net Optimization Alert Feb 25, 2016 SDN pioneer Casado leaving VMware Heading to VC firm Andreessen Horowitz; replaced by former Broadcom, Cisco exec Ramaswami Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 'Racking a switch upside down?' • The IoT network rivalry is heating up and going global • This is 5G's moment -- four years early • In the WAN, it's better to be single than attached • Network outages, low-speed, biggest tech problem, survey finds • Verizon touts field testing as rush to 5G intensifies • Netflix is (not really) all in on Amazon's cloud • BlackBerry sets up cybersecurity consulting service White Paper: CDW Automating Employee Asset Lifecycle Management According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 965,000 people in the Professional and Business Services industry left their jobs in December 2014. Read More ▶ 'Racking a switch upside down?' The frequenter of Reddit's section devoted to networking had an unusual question for his professional peers: "Anyone ever had to rack a switch upside down?" Read More ▶ The IoT network rivalry is heating up and going global San Diego-based Ingenu, one of several companies and industry groups vying to connect things over power-efficient IoT networks, is going global and has licensing deals in China, Australia and other countries. Read More ▶ This is 5G's moment -- four years early True 5G mobile networks and devices won't be here until 2020. That may seem like a long time to you or me, but for the carriers and network equipment makers at Mobile World Congress, it's time to get cracking. Read More ▶ In the WAN, it's better to be single than attached In a traditional WAN infrastructure, the control plane and data plane are tightly coupled, typically congruent and cannot be separated due to how they are integrated with each network device. However, the emergence of cloud computing and new dynamic business requirements that involve communicating with multiple partners and suppliers have forced enterprises to embrace new connectivity models. This article describes a manufacturing company use case that illustrates the benefits of separating the control plane from the data plane through software defined networking (SDN). Read More ▶ Network outages, low-speed, biggest tech problem, survey finds Chat is a surprisingly unpopular productivity-enhancer in the workplace, and tablets aren't particularly efficiency-creating among the surprise findings in a new survey. Read More ▶ Verizon touts field testing as rush to 5G intensifies Partially drowned out by the gadget-driven furor of MWC 2016 were announcements this week from Verizon that the company has completed testing of what it's calling a 5G network, in New Jersey, Texas and Oregon. Read More ▶ Netflix is (not really) all in on Amazon's cloud Publications across the Internet have praised Netflix on its triumphant migration of its operations into Amazon Web Service's cloud. But there's one caveat: Netflix isn't quite all in on Amazon's cloud. Read More ▶ BlackBerry sets up cybersecurity consulting service BlackBerry announced a new 60-person cybersecurity consulting service, which will include staff from its recent acquisition of UK-based Encription Limited. Read More ▶ White Paper: CDW Beating the Software Deployment Blues Many IT users find it tempting to think of software in the same way they may think of other products: as a one-time purchase that immediately solves a problem. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS 7 rumored Apple products we can expect to see in 2016 Coolest and most unusual NYC Toy Fair 2016 techie playthings Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Countless computers vulnerable to MouseJack attack through wireless mice and keyboards 2. 'Racking a switch upside down?' 3. Has open source hell frozen over? 4. IT manager gets 30 months in jail for code-bombing firm's intellectual property 5. VMware turns to IBM in the public cloud 6. Coolest new Android & Windows phones of MWC 2016 7. iPhone 7 Rumor Rollup: Interference-free & waterproof; dazzling new concept designs 8. 19 free cloud storage options 9. Skullcandy unplugs MPLS, moves to WAN-as-a-Service 10. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac

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