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Network World Data Center Alert Aug 23, 2016 Cisco well positioned to dominate cybersecurity market Cisco's big data approach to security, plus it's partnerships and acquisitions, put it in a strong position to take over the cybersecurity market. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • New products of the week 8.22.16 • Cisco to jettison 5,500 jobs, will reinvest in cloud, IoT & more • 11 awesome back-to-school gadgets for students • US senators want airline IT meltdowns to end • Review: Chef 12 fires up devops • Prize competitions for tough IT, high-tech problems all the rage • Software-defined storage hits the bargain rack • PowerShell for Linux makes it easier to mix clients, servers and clouds • Where Clinton and Trump stand on tech issues Video/Webcast: 1E Automate BIOS to UEFI for Secure Windows 10 In this webinar, 1E Technology Architect Mike Terrill and TrueSec Senior consultant Mikael Nystrom discuss expert tips on migrating to Windows 10 in the most secure way. This can be done using 1E's unique technology to automate the switch from BIOS to UEFI. Read More ▶ New products of the week 8.22.16 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as HPE and Snaplogic. Read More ▶ Cisco to jettison 5,500 jobs, will reinvest in cloud, IoT & more During its earnings announcement the company said total revenue was $48.7 billion, an increase of 3% over last year. Still the company faces challenges in its core switching and routing business. Read More ▶ 11 awesome back-to-school gadgets for students Whether you're just starting high school or about to graduate college, our list of essential gear for students will ensure that you have a productive—and fun—school year. Read More ▶ US senators want airline IT meltdowns to end Two high-profile airline technology meltdowns stranding thousands of travelers in the past couple weeks have prompted two US senators to push carriers to bolster their technology. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)this week sent a letter to the most recent offenders -- Delta and Southwest -- as well as 11 other airlines to get a better handle on whether or not their information technology systems are reliable and resilient. Read More ▶ Review: Chef 12 fires up devops A rich dev and test toolchain, collaborative end-to-end workflow, and improved Windows support put Chef in a league of its own Read More ▶ Prize competitions for tough IT, high-tech problems all the rage It has been over six years that the government set the America Competes Act which in combination with Challenge.gov has prompted more than 700 public-sector prize competitions that have doled out more than $80 million in prizes. Read More ▶ Software-defined storage hits the bargain rack On Monday, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise extended two of its storage product lines into more affordable territory, in one case adopting an ARM processor to help cut the cost of a system. Read More ▶ PowerShell for Linux makes it easier to mix clients, servers and clouds Multiple platforms are now the norm for IT infrastructure. To address that Microsoft is bringing its key configuration tools to Linux and Mac OS to make it easier for customers and partners to handle their workloads, which also positions Operations Management Suite as the future of configuration management. Read More ▶ Where Clinton and Trump stand on tech issues Their views are far apart on nearly every issue related to technology and the tech industry. 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