Cisco says tech is SDN after all

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Why a little worry can be a good thing 5 key takeaways from Amazon's big cloud day Network World Daily News AM July 11, 2014 Share this email Cisco says tech is SDN after all Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure is SDN after all, the company now says. This, after claiming it was not SDN at last fall's Interop conference in New York. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Why a little worry can be a good thing 2. 5 key takeaways from Amazon's big cloud day 3. CEO Nadella issues manifesto to shake up Microsoft 4. INSIDER IT Resume Makeover: How to Avoid Selling Yourself Short 5. 11 ways LXLE Linux will make you forget all about XP 6. Shipping companies' computers compromised by malware-infected Chinese scanners 7. Gmail users on iOS at risk of data interception 8. Amazon seeks US exemption to test delivery drones 9. Google gets a helping hand from Microsoft, IBM, Red Hat 10. 6 of the very coolest new Microsoft lab projects WHITE PAPER: VMware Ebook: A Guide to Hybrid Cloud Hybrid cloud allows you to augment your internal data center resources, providing a flexible and cost-effective solution for a variety of use cases. This eBook presents an inside-out approach for extending your data center to the cloud. Learn more! Why a little worry can be a good thing We're not endorsing full-on freakouts about every exciting new technology. But sometimes a little pushback can be a good thing. READ MORE 5 key takeaways from Amazon's big cloud day Amazon Web Services continued to push the IaaS market forward today by challenging established cloud players like Box and Dropbox with the company's own document collaboration platform and rolling out new features to its public cloud focused on supporting mobile applications.+ MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: This is the new hybrid cloud | 7 Tips for protecting your AWS cloud +Here are the five biggest takeaways from Amazon's Summit in New York City today:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE CEO Nadella issues manifesto to shake up Microsoft Microsoft The 3,000-word email posted on the company's news site for all the world to see sums up an array of goals for the company, among them dividing work and private data on devices, speed developing new products, creating new devices and device categories, and support for competitors' applications and operating systems.+ Also on Network World: Microsoft says new hybrid storage options can cut costs up to 60%; Avoid the gotchas of Office 365 migrations +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP Why you need a next-generation firewall This white paper explores the reasons for implementing NG firewalls and lays out a path to success for overburdened IT organizations. 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No indeed: There are numerous options available in the Linux world, and one shining example is LXLE.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Shipping companies' computers compromised by malware-infected Chinese scanners Malware-infected scanners sold by a Chinese manufacturer led to the theft of sensitive financial and operational data from at least a half-dozen U.S. and European logistics and shipping companies.[Chinese cyberspies targeting U.S., European defense, space sectors]The malware was also found in software available for download on the manufacturer's Website, security vendor TrapX reported Thursday. The malicious app was the first stage of a three-stage attack dubbed Zombie Zero that compromised business software and sent data back to facilities linked to the Chinese military.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Real-Time Application-Centric Operations Visibility This EMA whitepaper examines the move towards application/service performance visibility within IT operations, and in particular the network-based delivery of those applications and services and the role that network-based visibility can and should play. Learn More Gmail users on iOS at risk of data interception Apple users accessing Gmail on mobile devices could be at risk of having their data intercepted, a mobile security company said Thursday.The reason is Google has not yet implemented a security technology that would prevent attackers from viewing and modifying encrypted communications exchanged with the Web giant, wrote Avi Bashan, chief information security officer for Lacoon Mobile Security, based in Israel and the U.S.Websites use digital certificates to encrypt data traffic using the SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) protocols. 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