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Network World Net Optimization Alert Mar 10, 2016 Facebook's open network gear hits the big time at Equinix Facebook's open networking technology is making inroads into the data center establishment, with global giant Equinix adopting the company's Wedge switch design and an open-source architecture in some of its facilities. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Cisco containing clouds, enterprises • Aruba CEO: 'We acquired HP Networking when HP acquired us' • Cisco security chief: How to beat back security system complexity • New Juniper Security CTO promises open framework for software defined network security • NYC and Los Angeles still lag in mobile network performance • The network should move to an "as-a-service" model • Organizations must isolate IoT from regular IT, says telco • New Aruba solutions accelerate the path to the digital workplace • Network hacking methods and prevention tips White Paper: QuickBase Creating an Ecosystem of Connected Apps Low-code rapid app development platforms are helping organizations to create agile ecosystems of connected apps with no code required. Learn how these platforms allows you to connect apps with other cloud or on-premise apps. Read More ▶ Cisco containing clouds, enterprises Cloud Native Platform coming next month; container stack for enterprise workloads on tap too Read More ▶ Aruba CEO: 'We acquired HP Networking when HP acquired us' A year after wireless mover-and-shaker Aruba was acquired by HP in a landmark $3 billion deal, President and CEO Dominic Orr said that, if anything, the company was more in control of its own destiny than ever. Read More ▶ Cisco security chief: How to beat back security system complexity Cisco's David Goeckeler Software on how upgrades can reduce the proliferation of security point products. Read More ▶ New Juniper Security CTO promises open framework for software defined network security Kevin Walker says his experience with Walmart.com is helpful. Read More ▶ NYC and Los Angeles still lag in mobile network performance The nation's most populous metro areas -- New York and Los Angeles -- again finished below average in the latest RootMetrics test of mobile network performance. Read More ▶ The network should move to an "as-a-service" model The concept of "as-a-service" or pay-per-use has become pervasive across the IT industry. The value proposition of as a service is that businesses can pay for things as a monthly subscription over a long period of time instead of having to fork over huge sums of money now. Read More ▶ Organizations must isolate IoT from regular IT, says telco That IoT deployment should be isolated from the main network, is among advice from AT&T. Read More ▶ New Aruba solutions accelerate the path to the digital workplace This week Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, unveiled a new mobile-first portfolio to address the needs of the digital workspace. The solution is a suite of integrated networking software and hardware solutions that enable organizations the ability to meet the new demands. Read More ▶ Video Network hacking methods and prevention tips At the 2016 RSA Conference, CSO's Steve Ragan chats with Fengmin Gong, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Cyphort, about the latest ways that cybercriminals are attacking networks. In addition, he presents some ways on how IT can prevent (or slow down) the attacks. Watch Now ▶ Video/Webcast: QuickBase Cut Your IT Backlog by 50% in Minutes In the past 18 months, IT backlogs have risen 29%, and they are slowing down businesses that need to move more quickly. Learn how you can reduce your IT backlog by 50% in just 30 minutes, while creating a sustainable approach for the future. 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 Best Apple iPhone 7 design concepts of 2016 Four years of Raspberry Pi: In pictures Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. 11 highest paying tech jobs in America 2. Windows 95 freaks out teenagers (See video) 3. Why Bank of America is not using the public cloud 4. 19 free cloud storage options 5. Home Depot will pay up to $19.5 million for massive 2014 data breach 6. Inside Bank of America's IT transformation 7. Skip deploying 802.11ac Wave 2 8. Cisco security chief: How to beat back security system complexity 9. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 10. 4 presidential candidates on 4 tech issues

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