Intel showed how 5G networking will power VR and self-driving cars

Think about how annoyed you get when you lose your cell signal, and you can see why Intel is pushing for advances in the next generation of networking, also known as 5G. Sure, the company stands to profit from making chips and networking equipment to support faster broadband. Consumers, too, stand to benefit from a future where more things in their lives are connected. To get there, though, we’re all going to need more bandwidth.At Mobile World Congress, Intel demonstrated several initiatives for developing 5G capabilities. Watching virtual reality’s often stuttery video can make people queasy, but Intel demonstrated how 5G could let you stream 8K VR content. The company also showed how self-driving cars will need a speedy 5G network to communicate with other cars and infrastructure so they can move safely.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Intel showed how 5G networking will power VR and self-driving cars

Think about how annoyed you get when you lose your cell signal, and you can see why Intel is pushing for advances in the next generation of networking, also known as 5G. Sure, the company stands to profit from making chips and networking equipment to support faster broadband. Consumers, too, stand to benefit from a future where more things in their lives are connected. To get there, though, we’re all going to need more bandwidth.At Mobile World Congress, Intel demonstrated several initiatives for developing 5G capabilities. Watching virtual reality’s often stuttery video can make people queasy, but Intel demonstrated how 5G could let you stream 8K VR content. The company also showed how self-driving cars will need a speedy 5G network to communicate with other cars and infrastructure so they can move safely.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

How unfilled tech jobs impact the U.S. economy

With IT industry unemployment hovering at around 2.8 percent (as of Q3 2016) and organizations struggling to find talent, many companies find themselves with open, unfilled jobs. That's a problem not just for individual companies, but for the U.S. economy as a whole."Filling open jobs doesn't just help workers. It also helps companies and the broader economy. Every job that's open is money left on the table, in the form of lost productivity for employers and earnings in consumers' pockets. When more open jobs are filled with the right people, economic gains include greater business productivity and consumer spending, thanks to more people earning wages, then saving, investing and spending those wages," says Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist, Glassdoor.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

CCIE DCv2 Update – Cisco ACI, VXLAN EVPN Videos, & More Now Available

One of the most anticipated videos series in INE history is now available in our streaming library – Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Part 1 – Network Centric Mode!

This course is part of our new CCIE Data Center v2 Advanced Technologies Series, which also currently includes the following new courses:

• Layer 2 Switching on Nexus NX-OS
• Nexus Virtual Port Channels (vPC)
• Nexus Fabric Extenders (FEX)
• Nexus FabricPath
• Layer 3 Routing on Nexus NX-OS
• Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) on Nexus NX-OS
• Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Part 1 – Network Centric Mode

Access to these courses and more is now available through INE’s All Access Pass subscription.

The DCv2 Advanced Technologies Series also has additional upcoming courses scheduled that include:

• Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Part 2 – Application Centric Mode
• Nexus Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
• Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) on Nexus NX-OS
• Storage Area Network (SAN) Switching on Nexus NX-OS
• Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
• Nexus NX-OS Security
• Nexus NX-OS Security
• Quality of Service (QoS) on Nexus NX-OS
• Network Services & Management on Nexus NX-OS
• Automation and Orchestration with Nexus NX-OS

In addition to the video courses, INE’s CCIE DCv2 Lab Workbook is currently available in beta testing, along with Continue reading

IDG Contributor Network: Filestack launches a new API and changes the game for file uploading

Once upon a time, the sign of credibility -- indeed, the mark of coming of age for a young man in my home country of New Zealand -- was buying his first car and being able to do an oil change on it himself. A rite of passage was for a father to teach his son how to perform routine maintenance on his vehicle, a skill passed down many generations.Fast-forward to today, however, and it is decidedly rare to find anyone who does their own oil changes. The fact of the matter is that it is a relatively messy and time-consuming task and one which isn't a particularly good use of time -- these days the thought seems to be, "Why do my own oil change when I can pay someone to do it and enjoy a long brunch with the time I save?"To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Guest Speakers in the Building Next-Generation Data Center Course

I managed to get another awesome lineup of guest speakers for the Spring 2017 Building Next-Generation Data Center course (starting in less than a month):

Scott Lowe will open the course with a presentation on the impact of open source software in data center environments.

LinkedIn’s Data Center Design Principles

India’s Reliance Jio is blazing a trail to all-IP mobile networks

Fast-growing Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio may offer a glimpse of where all mobile networks are going eventually, to packet-based Internet Protocol infrastructure.At Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest gathering of the mobile industry, Reliance Jio stands out by having none of the specialized 2G and 3G infrastructure that long distinguished cellular carriers.Almost all mobile operators still have circuit-switched network gear in addition to IP systems. It came along with the 2G and 3G networks the carriers used before adopting LTE. Most are likely to keep older networks running for years, though some are moving faster than others to clear the decks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

India’s Reliance Jio is blazing a trail to all-IP mobile networks

Fast-growing Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio may offer a glimpse of where all mobile networks are going eventually, to packet-based Internet Protocol infrastructure.At Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest gathering of the mobile industry, Reliance Jio stands out by having none of the specialized 2G and 3G infrastructure that long distinguished cellular carriers.Almost all mobile operators still have circuit-switched network gear in addition to IP systems. It came along with the 2G and 3G networks the carriers used before adopting LTE. Most are likely to keep older networks running for years, though some are moving faster than others to clear the decks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

An eventful week at SANOG 29

All Of Ethan’s Podcasts And Articles For February 2017

Packet Pushers Community Blog

• Future Of Networking Summit 2017 Preview: Automation
• Cisco In 2017: The Business Solutions Company
• Cisco’s Wireless Partnership With Apple

Packet Pushers News

• ZeroStack Adds Learning To Their Automated Infrastructure
• Avaya Surge IoT – Microsegmentation For The Internet Of Things

Packet Pushers Weekly Podcast

• Episode 325 – Next-Gen Load Balancing With Avi Networks (Sponsored)
• Episode 326 – Big Switch And The Next Generation Of SDN (Sponsored)
• Episode 327 – Future Of Networking With Bruce Davie – I didn’t say much of anything at all (maybe nil?), even though I participated in the recording process. Greg was in “master interviewer” mode, and there didn’t seem to be any value I could add. Great show! Bruce is a veteran with fantastic perspective.
• Episode 328 – Wire Data Analysis With Extrahop (Sponsored)

Datanauts Podcast

• Episode 69 – Microsoft Embraces Open Source
• Episode 70 – How Media & Entertainment Handle Extreme Scaling Challenges
• Episode 71 – Everything As Code With Mitchell Hashimoto
• Episode 72 – OpenStack, Kubernetes, Infrastructure & Automation

Priority Queue Podcast

• Episode 104 – Design & Build 12 – Certificate-Based DMVPN
• Episode 105 – Will 5G Improve Rural Broadband?

Citizens of Tech Podcast

• Episode 62 – Brain-Computer Interfaces For The Locked-In
• Episode 63 Continue reading

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Smart teddy bear maker faces scrutiny over data breach response

Did a toymaker ignore warnings about a data breach? That’s a key question swirling around Spiral Toys, a company behind a line of smart stuffed animals that security researchers worry can be easily hacked.On Tuesday, Spiral Toys said the breach, which affects 800,000 user accounts, only came to its attention last week on Feb. 22.The statement is raising eyebrows. One researcher named Victor Gevers began contacting the toymaker about the problem in late December, when he noticed that a company MongoDB database storing customer information was publicly exposed.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Smart teddy bear maker faces scrutiny over data breach response

Did a toymaker ignore warnings about a data breach? That’s a key question swirling around Spiral Toys, a company behind a line of smart stuffed animals that security researchers worry can be easily hacked.On Tuesday, Spiral Toys said the breach, which affects 800,000 user accounts, only came to its attention last week on Feb. 22.The statement is raising eyebrows. One researcher named Victor Gevers began contacting the toymaker about the problem in late December, when he noticed that a company MongoDB database storing customer information was publicly exposed.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Latest Packet Pushers Podcast Offers a New Perspective on Networking

What’s more likely to spawn change and innovation in networking? A highly-concentrated team working on a small project, or a multi-disciplinary team working on a massive project? Multiple small teams working on 100’s of projects around the globe, or one big massive team banking on a single idea? These questions and more are posed by Bruce Davie, the recently appointed CTO for Asia Pacific and Japan at VMware, and a long time contributor, collaborator, and friend of the Packet Pushers (Greg Ferro and Ethan Banks).

In a brand new Packet Pushers podcast, Bruce, Greg and Ethan take you along for an in-depth look at various networking approaches, and the changes in store for networking as a whole Hear how networking will continue to evolve: namely, how distributed application architectures and other factors are driving big-time industry shifts. Every topic is fair game, and these networking stalwarts aren’t afraid of challenging status quo thought processes to uncover new theories. So, prepare yourself for a lively discussion and debate that transcends the present, and heads straight into the future of networking.

Take a listen!

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‘Meet’ Google’s new videoconferencing service for the enterprise

Google appears to have accidentally revealed its new group videoconferencing service for businesses on Tuesday, a week before a big user conference. The service, called Meet, appears to be its offering for businesses that want to do group meetings over the Internet. According to a saved iOS App Store listing captured by AppAnnie, it will support high-definition video meetings with up to 30 participants. That’s an upgrade over the company’s existing Hangouts instant messaging and video calling service, which only allows meetings of up to 10 people.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

iPhone 8 will feature a curved OLED display

By all accounts, Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone, a device that will presumably be called the iPhone 8, is going to be incredible. Echoing previous rumors, a new report from the Wall Street Journal -- which typically has a stellar record when it comes to Apple rumors -- claims that the aforementioned iPhone 8 will ship with a curved OLED display. This jibes with other reports indicating that Apple's next-gen smartphone will feature an edge to edge display with minimal bezels."Apple Inc. has decided to adopt a flexible display for one model of the new iPhone coming out this year," the Journal notes, "and has ordered sufficient components to enable mass production, people familiar with the matter said."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Microsoft may owe you $100 if you bought from the Microsoft Store

Microsoft has settled a class-action lawsuit regarding sales at its Microsoft Store outlets. And if you made a purchase at one of those stores, you might be owed as much as $100.The lawsuit alleged that Microsoft Store receipts contained too much information. The lead plaintiff’s receipt listed the buyer’s name, the name of the salesperson and the first six and last four digits of the buyer’s payment card number—more than half the numbers on the card. According to the 2003 U.S. Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), retailers may print only the last five numbers of a payment card on the receipt. Retailers had until 2006 to comply with this restriction, and the Microsoft Stores are much newer than that. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Microsoft may owe you $100 if you bought from the Microsoft Store

Microsoft has settled a class-action lawsuit regarding sales at its Microsoft Store outlets. And if you made a purchase at one of those stores, you might be owed as much as $100.The lawsuit alleged that Microsoft Store receipts contained too much information. The lead plaintiff’s receipt listed the buyer’s name, the name of the salesperson and the first six and last four digits of the buyer’s payment card number—more than half the numbers on the card. According to the 2003 U.S. Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), retailers may print only the last five numbers of a payment card on the receipt. Retailers had until 2006 to comply with this restriction, and the Microsoft Stores are much newer than that. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Ericsson’s Ekholm Says Company Will Be No. 1 Again

Details on the company's turnaround strategy are vague so far.