6 key network considerations to take into account before migrating to the cloud

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Network World Cloud Computing Alert Jun 07, 2016 6 key network considerations to take into account before migrating to the cloud How to prevent cloud migraines before making the shift Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Land O'Lakes maps out farming's future with Google cloud • Why legal departments begrudge the cloud • Juniper's new access switches add to its cloud-focused lineup • Cloud provider DigitalOcean heads to the subcontinent • Oracle employee says she was sacked for refusing to fiddle with cloud accounts • Banking on the cloud • Salesforce to add digital commerce capabilities with $2.8B Demandware acquisition • Oracle: We're going to sue that whistleblower cloud employee • Measurement is key to cloud success eGuide: Silver Peak Systems Inc eGuide: The Software-Defined WAN Today's hyper-connected, cloud-based envrionments demand greater agility and efficiency. Enter the software-defined WAN, which can address this shortcoming in traditional WAN architectures by putting an overlay on top of them. Read More ▶ Land O'Lakes maps out farming's future with Google cloud Farmers associated with Land O'Lakes are using Google's cloud to visualize their fields and to analyze data in such areas as water management, seed placement and crop diseases. Read More ▶ Why legal departments begrudge the cloud Legal professionals are by their nature a skeptical and cautious lot, but the sharp rise in cloud-based applications being used by enterprises and law firms, as well as recent high-profile law firm security breaches, has many legal professionals reticent about entering cloud engagements. Read More ▶ Juniper's new access switches add to its cloud-focused lineup Juniper Networks' Unite architecture is living up to its name, bringing more enterprise network gear into its system for simplified management and scaling. The latest additions to the lineup are entry-level and midrange access switches that also include other features for ease of use. Read More ▶ Cloud provider DigitalOcean heads to the subcontinent DigitalOcean's new data center in Bangalore, India, could lead the small cloud provider to gain millions more customers. Read More ▶ Oracle employee says she was sacked for refusing to fiddle with cloud accounts A senior finance manager in Oracle's cloud business has complained to a federal court that she was terminated from her job because she threatened to blow the whistle on accounting principles that she considered to be unlawful. Read More ▶ Banking on the cloud To compete with disruptors in the market, the big banks must shift their operations to the cloud. Read More ▶ Salesforce to add digital commerce capabilities with $2.8B Demandware acquisition Salesforce.com is moving beyond CRM and into e-commerce with the acquisition of cloud service provider Demandware. Read More ▶ Oracle: We're going to sue that whistleblower cloud employee Oracle plans to sue whistleblower Svetlana Blackburn for malicious prosecution, the company said Thursday. Read More ▶ Measurement is key to cloud success The Internet's history is a little reminiscent of the history of car culture. Some other lessons from the history of the automotive industry can help us think about how to make decisions when building networked systems can go wrong. Read More ▶ White Paper: Silver Peak Systems Inc Gartner Market Guide Details Why SD-WAN Should Be Part of Your WAN Architecture Silver Peak has been recognized as meeting key operating requirements for SD-WAN, according to the recent Gartner Market Guide for Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN). Read this report and learn why enterprises are embracing this new and disruptive technology. 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 10 more pointless (but awesome) Linux terminal tricks 40 years of Apple: Apple's most innovative products Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Credibility and trust: Microsoft blows it 2. Father's Day 2016 gift ideas for the discerning geek techie 3. Groundbreaking jury verdict finds Utah firms made 117 million illegal telemarketing calls 4. Top Raspberry Pi news of the week: Magic mirror; Micro:Bit gets real; more on Android 5. 19 free cloud storage options 6. Watching Steve Jobs stare slack-jawed at Muhammad Ali 7. Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2016 so far 8. Review: The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop is nearly perfect 9. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 10. OpenSwitch finds critical home at Linux Foundation

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