How to choose the right Linux distro

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Why Cisco lost two key officials in data center, cloud 7 killer open source monitoring tools Network World Daily News AM September 24, 2014 How to choose the right Linux distro Unlike most other desktop and server operating systems, Linux comes in a wide variety of flavors, each based on a common core of the Linux kernel and various GNU user space utilities. If you're running Linux servers -- or Linux desktops, for that matter -- you should understand the important differences and be discerning about which flavor of Linux is best suited to any given situation. This article will help you do just that. Because Linux is open source software, the number of discrete Linux distributions is hard to know for sure. But a short list of major distributions account for the lion's share of commercial Linux deployments: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, and OpenSuse. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 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The report features a global study of 1,500 exes, focusing on the use of new digital technologies (social media, mobile, analytics) to enable transformation in operations, customer experience and business models. Fifteen pages, 9 charts. Sign up here Why Cisco lost two key officials in data center, cloud The departures of two key players in data center and OpenStack indicate that Cisco's conflicted interests may be driving away top talent in important markets. Cisco's propensity to protect its installed base through proprietary technology while at the same time tactically embracing standards translates into slow, plodding advances on trends like software-defined networking, open source and OpenStack, sources say.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE 7 killer open source monitoring tools Looking for greater visibility into your network? Look no further than these excellent free tools READ MORE INSIDER REVIEW: RHEL 7 anchors enterprise-focused ecosystem With new emphasis on containerized workloads, RHEL 7 anchors larger enterprise-focused ecosystem. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Enterprise Cloud Deployment Strategies Three primary cloud deployment strategies are available today for enterprise software—public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud. However, many vendors force enterprises to choose between data security or cloud deployment flexibility; they're either unable or unwilling to give the enterprise both. Learn More A closer look at CIO salaries, bonuses and perks CIO salaries in the U.S. average between $153,000 and $246,750. But salary is just the beginning. Cash bonuses and equity awards can propel pay packages into the millions. To get a more complete tally, we scoured the proxy statements of the 500 largest U.S. companies and found 26 that disclosed CIO pay. Among those 26 IT leaders, median pay is $2.2 million. READ MORE Fiberlink wipes one smartphone or tablet every three minutes One mobile device is wiped every three minutes as part of a corporate security policy, according to a study of 130,000 devices managed by MaaS360, the Fiberlink mobile device management platform.Fiberlink, an IBM company, manages millions of mobile devices for businesses worldwide through the MaaS360 platform. The company said today that a study of data from 2013 revealed that, on average, businesses wipe 10% to 20% of their entire device population every year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE The Dangers of Dark Data and How to Minimize Your Exposure As "dark fiber" is to the telecommunications industry so, also, is "dark data" to many businesses and organizations. These vast pools of untapped, largely unprotected data simply sit there, doing not much of anything for the bottom line.Isaac Sacolik's Dark Data: A Business Definition describes it as "data that is kept 'just in case' but hasn't (so far) found a proper usage."MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: Big data's biggest challenges Unfortunately, where dark fiber unambiguously represents an asset just waiting to be tapped by simply lighting it up to add bandwidth and carrying capacity, even untapped and neglected, dark data can pose security risks should it fall into the wrong hands, or range outside its owner's control.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: OpenMarket How CIOs Can Guide the Enterprise to Mobile Success In this paper we look at the new, front-line role of IT and security, specifically within enterprises using mobile messaging technologies, and suggest ways to mitigate risk and avoid costly mistakes and pitfalls. View Now>> BMC Software files patent infringement lawsuit against ServiceNow BMC Software has filed a patent infringement suit against ServiceNow, claiming its patents are violated by the rival's IT management technologies.The company in Houston, Texas, has accused ServiceNow of allegedly violating seven patents in products in its offerings, which include incident and problem management, performance analytics, configuration management, including ServiceNow's Configuration Management Database, discovery, orchestration, and change and release management."BMC's ability to earn sufficient profits from demand for its innovations is harmed when others freely use these patented technologies and offer them at below market prices because such infringers do not need to recoup BMC's enormous R&D investments," the company said in its complaint Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall division.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE FIRST LOOK: Ray Ozzie's Talko cloud calling/messaging iPhone app I never did use Ray Ozzie's Lotus Notes or Groove (acquired by Microsoft) collaboration tools, mainly because the companies I worked for didn't use them, though I have interviewed the famed software designer and watched his colorful career unfold over the years. So when Ozzie's latest venture, Talko, released its free calling/messaging app for iPhones today, I decided I would give it a whirl and rope my colleague, Michael Cooney, into testing it with me.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Internet of Things roundtable: Experts discuss what to look for in IoT platforms Networking is at the heart of every Internet of Things deployment, connecting sensors and other "Things" to the apps that interpret the data or take action. But these are still early days.  Assembling an IoT network from commercial off-the-shelf components is still, let's just say, a work in progress.  This will change over time, but for now the technical immaturity is being addressed by System Integrators building custom code to connect disparate parts and by a new class of network meta-product known as the IoT Platform.  IoT Platform products are still in their infancy, but there are already more than 20 on the market today.  Approaches vary, so when making a build or buy decision, consider these critical areas of IoT Platform tech:  security, sensor compatibility, analytics compatibility, APIs and standards.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE 10 ways Big Data Is changing the business of sports Advances in capturing, storing and analyzing data are revolutionizing every aspect of sports, from training to broadcasting to fan engagement. Here are just a few examples of the ways big data is changing sports. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: McAfee SIEM: Five Requirements that Solve Bigger Business Issues McAfee spoke with SIEM users and asked them to tell us about their primary issues with SIEM. This brief lists the top five issues along with corresponding customer case studies and use cases. Learn More>> SLIDESHOWS The wild world of workplace wearables Here are some examples of wearables coming to a variety of vertical industries. 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). 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