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Network World Data Center Alert Apr 05, 2016 Arista takes on Cisco, Juniper at routing New 'Jericho' switches and FlexRoute software aimed at replacing Internet routers Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Brocade buying Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 billion • Massachusetts AG sues ITT Tech for exploiting computer network students • Most powerful Internet of Things companies • Humidity, not heat, is a hard drive's biggest threat • New products of the week 4.4.16 • Is the Cisco 6500 Series invincible? • White House IT overhaul an antique roadshow • The Network of 2020, what should CxOs expect? • Thumbing through issue No. 1 of Network World White Paper: Red Hat Convincing Your Boss That Software-Defined Storage Is The Future You've probably heard the term software-defined storage. But how do you define it? And what does it really mean for the future of storage. If you've been trying to persuade your boss that software-defined storage is right for your organization. Read More ▶ Brocade buying Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 billion Networking hardware vendor Brocade announced today that it would add a wireless infrastructure club to its bag in the form of Ruckus Wireless, as part of a deal with a net value of $1.2 billion. Read More ▶ Massachusetts AG sues ITT Tech for exploiting computer network students Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey lays out case against ITT Technical Institute for taking advantage of would-be computer network systems pros. Read More ▶ Most powerful Internet of Things companies The Internet of Things is predicted to grow to a $1.4 trillion market by 2020, which means there are opportunities for big businesses to make a lot of money. These are the most powerful IoT companies that will be shaping this growing market. Read More ▶ Humidity, not heat, is a hard drive's biggest threat It turns out humidity is a greater threat to hard drive reliability than high temperatures, according to a study from Rutgers University in partnership with GoDaddy and Microsoft. Read More ▶ New products of the week 4.4.16 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Attunity and Codenvy. Read More ▶ Is the Cisco 6500 Series invincible? As the industry moves toward 10/40Gig and higher, the need for bandwidth and port density only increases. Software-defined networking (SDN), while certainly worthy of consideration, may not be the best option for all organizations just yet. However, the need for high-speed switching connectivity and robust services remains a concern for the here and now. Enter: The Cisco 6500 Series. Read More ▶ White House IT overhaul an antique roadshow The New York Times yesterday had an account of an ongoing effort to modernize the IT infrastructure and end-user equipment relied upon by those whose workplace address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Read More ▶ The Network of 2020, what should CxOs expect? Recently, I've been asked that if I were to design a next generation network, which would be fully operational by 2020, what would it look like? The network industry has gone through more change in the past two years than it had gone through in the previous two decades so a network in 2020 will look significantly different than the networks of today. Read More ▶ Thumbing through issue No. 1 of Network World Look back at the past issues of Network World as it turns 30. Read More ▶ White Paper: Red Hat Gartner Newsletter: Achieving Frictionless I.T. in a Bimodal World, Why Devops is the Bridge Towards Speed, Agility, and Innovation The cool vendors in this research are very diverse in their technical paradigms. This confirms that the DevOps "virtual" market is still very much in motion/forming and adds to the confusion of potential buyers. 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 9 new features in Windows 10 Terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Techie April Fools' Day – in pictures 2. MIT Media Lab defaults to free & open source software 3. Raspberry Pi + Google Coder = HTML + CSS + JS + node.js = way cool 4. 19 free cloud storage options 5. Ubuntu on Windows - The good, the bad and the just plain weird 6. Microsoft: Universal Windows apps will keep 'bit rot' from slowing your PC over time 7. 10 no-cost home security mobile apps worth a download 8. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 9. 5 things you should know about two-factor authentication 10. Salary Survey 2016: How does your compensation stack up?

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