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Please follow Network World on LinkedIn Top 10 Cloud Computing Certifications Network World Daily News PM January 01, 2014 Share this email 2014 conferences for network pros Meet peers, check out latest technologies, hear from industry leaders at these events READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Please follow Network World on LinkedIn 2. Top 10 Cloud Computing Certifications 3. Juniper vs. Palo Alto Networks: Firewall court battle set to begin 4. Microsoft customer privacy vs. NSA snooping 5. 9 Step CIO Survival Guide 6. 12 Simple Ways to Boost Your Travel Experience with Smartphones, Tablets 7. First look: Google Compute Engine vs. Amazon Web Services 8. Puppet vs. Chef vs. Ansible vs. Salt 9. Ubuntu vs. openSUSE: Weighing different styles of corporate control 10. Negotiation tips for IT pros 11. 5 ways to lockdown your mobile device WEBCAST: IBM Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences Watch this on-demand webcast to review the findings of IDC's recent analytical report titled: "The Business Value of IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions." Learn More Please follow Network World on LinkedIn Weave Network World content into your LinkedIn feed, too READ MORE Top 10 Cloud Computing Certifications Looking for a way to benchmark your cloud computing knowledge and skills? Want an extra edge when looking for that cloud computing job? Get cloud computing certified. READ MORE Juniper vs. Palo Alto Networks: Firewall court battle set to begin Call it the fist fight over firewalls for 2014. Juniper Networks is going for a knock-out against rival Palo Alto Networks in a patent-dispute lawsuit related to next-generation firewalls that's set to go to trial in Delaware in February. And Palo Alto wants to take out Juniper in its own separate patent lawsuit. READ MORE WEBCAST: Solutionary, Inc. Information Security: Options for Threat Detection This webcast will identify the pros and cons of an on-premise SIEM and an MSSP approach, as well as provide an overview of financial, operational and organizational considerations that purchasers of security solutions may wish to consider. Learn More. Microsoft customer privacy vs. NSA snooping In the midst of the NSA snooping scandal, Microsoft is talking up a three-pronged approach to keep customer data safe from the prying eyes of governments. READ MORE 9 Step CIO Survival Guide Will the CIO role fade to black or shine as a catalyst of change? The jury is still out, but this CIO Survival Guide will help you redefine the role at your business. READ MORE 12 Simple Ways to Boost Your Travel Experience with Smartphones, Tablets Traveling today without a smartphone or a tablet can be considered cruel and unusual punishment. CIO.com's Al Sacco shares 12 travel tips and tricks for smartphone and tablet users, all of which are sure to ease and enhance the travel experience. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now First look: Google Compute Engine vs. Amazon Web Services The cloud battle is on READ MORE Puppet vs. Chef vs. Ansible vs. Salt The proliferation of virtualization coupled with the increasing power of industry-standard servers and the availability of cloud computing has led to a significant uptick in the number of servers that need to be managed within and without an organization. Where we once made do with racks of physical servers that we could access in the data center down the hall, we now have to manage many more servers that could be spread all over the globe. READ MORE Ubuntu vs. openSUSE: Weighing different styles of corporate control It's no secret that a rather large portion of Linux development is funded by companies with a financial interest in seeing Linux be improved. (And, by "Linux," I mean "All the various pieces and parts that make up a complete Linux-based system.") But there is a pretty major difference between how various companies go about that. Let's take a look at two high-profile examples: Ubuntu and openSUSE. Read... READ MORE Negotiation tips for IT pros You know what would make your work life better -- stretch assignments, more training, a promotion. Here's how to convince the powers that be to say yes to your requests. READ MORE 5 ways to lockdown your mobile device Locking your mobile device is important because it's often your first line of defense. It may not be the strongest form of security – but it could prove to be the difference in protecting your organization by keeping the device locked down until mobile device management measures like remote wiping are put into play. Here are five ways to lock on various mobile platforms. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AppNeta AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More SLIDESHOWS 10 best Android smartphones of 2013 2013 was a big year for the Android smartphone ecosystem. 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 MOST-READ STORIES 1. 10 best Android smartphones of 2013 2. Report on NSA 'secret' payments to RSA fuels encryption controversy 3. Inside knowledge likely in Target breach, experts say 4. 10 ex-Cisco employees making an impact in the industry 5. 'PGP' encryption has had stay-powering but does it meet today's enterprise demands? 6. Juniper vs. Palo Alto Networks: Firewall court battle set to begin 7. What's Microsoft going to look like after Ballmer? 8. Notable deaths of 2013 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions 9. Bah humbug. IT pros expect to work over holiday break 10. 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