Commodity hardware will be hallmark of SDN networks

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Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law becoming a challenge Senators want sanctions against countries supporting cyberattacks Network World Daily News AM May 09, 2013 Share this email Commodity hardware will be hallmark of SDN networks Don't get too attached to your specialized network hardware – you're not going to need it in the future, says one researcher. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law becoming a challenge 2. Senators want sanctions against countries supporting cyberattacks 3. What now for lithium ion technology? 4. Fusion-io CEO resigns, is replaced by former HP executive Robison 5. Tech Tip: Make your passwords harder to crack 6. 'Bigfoot' SDN sightings and Internet of Whats? highlight Cisco survey 7. iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 8 8. More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver 9. Google may roll out overhauled Maps at Google I/O 10. Interop network squares off against controlled 70G bit/sec DDoS attack 11. 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A quick look at lithium ion technology and research READ MORE Fusion-io CEO resigns, is replaced by former HP executive Robison Fusion-io President and CEO David Flynn has resigned and will be replaced by Shane Robison, the former CTO of Hewlett-Packard. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Collaboration in the Cloud Event Pay less to collaborate more! Learn to leverage cloud collaboration for affordable anytime, anywhere information sharing and communication. Come to a FREE cloud collaboration seminar for analyst insight into social and mobile collaboration trends in video communications, unified presence and virtual meetings. IT experts will be on hand to answer your questions. Collaboration in the Cloud seminar series is coming to a venue near you. Register now with discount code xxxx for FREE admission that includes complimentary breakfast. 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READ MORE More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver Big data may seem to promise big insights to users, but more isn't always better, cautions statistician Nate Silver, who became one of America's most well-known faces of data analysis after his FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted 2012 presidential election results in all 50 states. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Mobile WAN Optimization Helps Cut Costs and Avoid Upgrades Mobile work, and an increasing reliance on applications such as e-mail and SharePoint, is an increasingly crucial part of their day-to-day business. Learn More. Google may roll out overhauled Maps at Google I/O Google Maps is reportedly getting an overhaul that may be shown off at the annual Google I/O conference next week. READ MORE Interop network squares off against controlled 70G bit/sec DDoS attack The network at one of the biggest annual networking shows is being subject to a series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) creating the equivalent of 90 million sessions attempting to use the network at the same time, all as part of a controlled test of the Interop network. READ MORE Norwegian royal couple visits Silicon Valley tech incubator Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visit Innovation House, an incubator for Norwegian tech start-ups in Palo Alto, on May 8, 2013 READ MORE Spamhaus DDoS suspect extradited to the Netherlands A 35-year-oldA Dutchman suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on antispamA organization Spamhaus was extradited from Spain to the Netherlands on Monday evening, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said Wednesday. 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