* Cisco beefs up routers, VPNs, IOS * Before they were gurus * Appliance boasts 48 processing cores * Research group finds high level of IT deficiencies * Video interview: Cutting the cost of storage * Buzzblog: How Wikipedia judges 'notability,' and how NASA counts meteors * Today on Layer 8
Cisco beefs up routers, VPNs, IOS
Cisco this week is rolling out a number of significant enhancements to its routers. Simpler VPNs, improved security, more video and a better IOS are also on tap. Click here for the full story.
Before they were gurus
Consultants and analysts share their stories about working in the IT trenches before making the leap to advising clients. Click here for more.
Appliance boasts 48 processing cores
As Intel and Advanced Micro Devices roll out quad-core processors, newcomer Azul Systems this week plans to introduce the second generation of its Java appliances that are built on custom-designed chips containing 48 processing cores on each piece of silicon. Click here for more.
Research group finds high level of IT deficiencies
IT vulnerabilities such as inadequate documentation and poor PC access controls put enterprises at risk of being noncompliant with regulatory mandates and prone to security events – and most companies have at least a few such deficiencies present in their environments, according to research to be released Monday. Click here for more.
Video interview: Cutting the cost of storage
How can you replace 30 physical servers with one purpose-built storage appliance without affecting applications? Bob Miller, CEO of OnStor, explains on this week’s Network World Hot Seat. Watch now.
Buzzblog: How Wikipedia judges ‘notability,’ and how NASA counts meteors
Wikipedia volunteers who judge whether or not an obscure entry is worth staying in the online encyclopedia deserve thanks, not the snickering story they got in Sunday’s Washington Post. And, it turns out that software models capable of predicting the number of meteors hitting the Earth don’t fare so well with the moon.
Today on Layer 8, your winter wonderland:
ESPN making a mobile comeback; actress blames BlackBerry for weird letter; Sendmail creator regrets, um, creating Sendmail; and the winner of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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