Network World podcasts cover the network industry and enterprise technology with updates and weekly discussions.
Network World's Twisted Pair
Jason Meserve and Keith Shaw's off-center look at the week in tech news and other crazy items.
Latest episode:
Football fever, Comcast caps and DVR madness 09/05/08
Keith and Jason tell you the REAL reason Comcast is capping bandwidth, why the world needs another browser (Google's Chrome), and whether they can live without their DVRs. Plus, the return of Pigskin Pick 'em! (45:33)
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Network World Panorama
Interviews with industry experts and analysts that give you a high-level view of the networking landscape.
Latest episode:
Getting to know Stonesoft 09/03/08
Who is Stonesoft? The Finland-based security company is making inroads in the U.S. market with its management-focuses StoneGate
line of security products. Paul Johnson, President of the Americas at Stonesoft, joins Jason Meserve in studio to talk about
the company, its products and how it is competing with the bigger players in the security market. (12:10)
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Network World 360
Delivering the day's top news, highlights and the best of NetworkWorld.com.
Latest episode:
Data security spending is up; Father of reengineering Michael Hammer dies at 60 09/05/08
IT security budgets are on the rise, reflecting growing concern over data breaches and increasing CEO involvement in the task of protecting sensitive data; Business management guru Michael Hammer has died at the age of 60. (5:20)
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Voices from IT Roadmap
One-on-one interviews in which IT professionals discuss case studies presented at Network World's IT Roadmap Conferences.
Learn how these professionals deal with IT issues including security, mobility, storage, compliance, network management, virtualization,
VOIP, network acceleration and more.
Latest episode:
5 technologies that will change IT 08/26/08
Larry Quinlan, CIO of Deloitte & Touche LLP, draws on vast IT experience to discuss the tehnologies that will change the industry. (55:06)
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Network World's Newsmaker of the Week
Network World's podcast that shines a spotlight on one individual whose actions or comments this week made big headlines across
the network industry.
Latest episode:
IT and the business: Separate but equal no more 09/05/08
The Society for Information Management revealed this week that a majority of IT executives polled worry most about IT and
business alignment. SIM's vice president of academic community affairs Jerry Luftman explains why IT can no longer be considered
subservient to the business and how IT leaders can ensure their organization takes an equal seat at the same table as the
business. (11:41)
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Ron Nutter's Help Desk Tool Chest
Ron Nutter answers listener questions about technology problems and talks with industry experts about tips for better computing
and networking.
Latest episode:
How to learn the math you need to succeed in your CCNA quest 07/21/08
Join us for a conversation with Fred Weiler of Cisco Education for details on the newly announced CCNA specializations. Plus, Paul Browning on how he got into the industry and his method that helps you learn how to do the math quickly, both on the exam and in real life. (64:50)
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Forrester Fundamentals
Forrester Research analysts and Network World editors give you the lowdown on the industry's hottest technology trends.
Latest episode:
Managing unstructured information 07/29/08
Alex talks with Forrester's Kyle McNabb about the latest strategies around enterprise content management, as well as how enterprise IT can help manage unstructured
information such as e-mails, blogs, wikis and documents. (20:19)
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Network Downtime
Denise Dubie and Jason Meserve review films that put technology in the Hollywood spotlight, but sometimes get it wrong.
Latest episode:
Reliving the '80s and the Cold War with WarGames 07/30/08
Denise and Jason blow the dust off the 1983 classic WarGames with Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. Does it stand the test of time? (13:09)
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Converging on Microsoft
Mitchell Ashley talks with interesting people about interesting topics in the world of Microsoft.
Latest episode:
Building S+S applications with cloud services 08/29/08
This week Eugenio Pace, Microsoft Platform Architect and Software+Services guru joins me to talk about building S+S applications using cloud data services. Eugenio is one of Microsoft’s best experts at architecting S+S applications. He spends his days researching, architecting, designing, building software, speaking, and writing about Software+Services apps. In the podcast, Eugenio and I explore why S+S apps are different than traditional web apps, and how software designers should approach SQL Server Data Services using cloud data services. Microsoft doesn’t offer a cloud data service offering yet, but SQL DS clearly is the vehicle for connect S+S apps into Microsoft’s forthcoming cloud services. Eugenio knows his stuff and whether you’re architecting S+S applications or someone who makes decisions about IT technology and spending, you’ll get a ton of good information from the discussion with Eugenio. (28:32)
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LinuxCast
Don Marti brings you the latest Linux news and interviews with Linux insiders.
Latest episode:
Cisco offers Microsoft Exchange replacement: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 08/28/08
LinuxWorld.com author Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, who recently wrote "Can Open Source replace Microsoft Exchange?" explains the technical and business rationale behind Cisco's entry into the e-mail and groupware market. Postpath promises to be not just easier to license, but less stressful on the hardware budget. (19:59)
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JavaWorld's Java Technology Insider
Inside views on essential and emerging Java technologies from the developers shaping the future of the Java platform.
Latest episode:
Sharding with Max Ross - Hibernate Shards 07/24/08
Max Ross is the Google engineer who spends his days working on the Google App Engine data store. On the side he works on Hibernate Shards, another scalability-obsessed project that is open source. In this talk with Andrew Glover, Max explains sharding, which is the strategy of storing application data on multiple databases. As Max explains, sharding may not be popular but it is a necessary for some applications dealing with a high volume of data. In those cases, Hibernate Shards provides a unified view into any number of databases, making huge amounts of data manageable even as the system evolves.
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DEMO: Six minutes with...
Listen to six minutes with top executives from some of DEMO's most successful and interesting alumni companies to learn what
makes them 'tick' today and what they've been doing since their product launched at DEMO.
Latest episode:
Six Minutes With ... Chris Shipley, DEMOfall08 09/06/08
New 'Six Minutes With' host Judith Walcutt speaks with Chris Shipley, Executive Producer of the DEMO Conferences about what's new and what's next at Demofall 08. (6:00)
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Reality Check - Steps to a Successful Windows Vista® Deployment
Module One: Factors to Consider When Building a Windows Vista® Deployment Plan
An interview with Kurt Stonecipher Senior Product Manager for Managed Services at Dell, outlining some key factors to consider when building a Windows Vista deployment plan.
Topics covered include: Steps to a successful Windows Vista deployment Hardware readiness Software readiness Organizational readiness End-user readiness
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Module Two: Tools for Windows Vista® Deployment
An interview with Omer Qureshi. Technology Development Manager for the Enterprise Partner Group at Microsoft, discussing key OS migration tools. Tools covered include:ACT USMT UVHA MDOP Additional tools from Microsoft
Module Three: Windows Vista® Deployment Tips from the Field
An interview with Jukka Kouletsis, Program Manager at Dell, talking about lessons learned in the field about Windows Vista deployment. Topics covered include: Lessons learned from Dell customers have have migrated to Windows Vista®,
Timeline for components in a deployment plan, Strategies for improving security & compliance,
Impact of intangibles, software, infrastructure and image management on project success
