SigFox vs. LTE-M: IoT’s Competing Connectivity Options

Only 3GPP-based networks are considering SDN and NFV today.

87% off the AWS Engineer Certification E-Learning Bundle – Deal Alert

Become a fully certified (and highly employable) Amazon Web Services professional. With this AWS Engineer Certification Bundle, currently discounted 87%, you’ll receive top-notch instruction.

How to work with rogue users

At Interop 2016, Network World chats with John Hurley, CEO of SmartFile, about how enterprise IT departments can embrace "rogue users" and "Shadow IT" instead of shutting them down.

SDN Manages the Electric Grid, Too

A new use case for software defined networking.

Calico + Flannel = Tigera, a New Container Networking Startup

A project called Canal applies overlays to containers.

Wi-Fi’s next step: High-density scenarios

At Interop 2016, Network World chats with Mike Leibovitz from Extreme Networks, about what comes next for enterprise Wi-Fi deployments after they've covered the office building and/or large campus.

CoreOS Raises $28M With Backing From Google & Intel

Google Ventures re-ups for CoreOS's Series B.

41% off HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 All-in-One Wireless Photo Printer – Deal Alert

The OfficeJet Pro 8620 copies, scans, prints and faxes. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 1,100 people (read reviews).  With a regular list price of $299.99, the 8620 has been reduced by 41% to just $177.87.Easily print from anywhere using your phone or tablet (Airprint on iPhone or iPad). Speedy print speeds of 21 pages/minute black and white, or 16.5 pages/minute color. Also capable of borderless and double-sided printing. Save up to 50% on Ink with HP Instant Ink: ordered by your printer and delivered to your door before you run out (optional subscription required).  See the discounted OfficeJet Pro 8620 on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Back to Basics: Cooling – Part 2

This is the second and final part of the Back to Basics: Cooling – Part 1 article. Here we will cover: Relative Humidity Calculating Cooling Capacity Converting Between Units For handy references and info, download my Power & Cooling Cheat Sheet to the right   Approx Reading Time: 10-15 Minutes Relative Humidity The datacenter may seem […]

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Back to Basics: Cooling – Part 2

This is the second and final part of the Back to Basics: Cooling – Part 1 article. Here we will cover: Relative Humidity Calculating Cooling Capacity Converting Between Units For handy references and info, download my Power & Cooling Cheat Sheet to the right   Approx Reading Time: 10-15 Minutes Relative Humidity The datacenter may seem […]

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FCC, FTC launch inquiry into smartphone security updates

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission have opened parallel inquiries into the way smartphone security updates are issued and handled by major mobile carriers and device makers.The two agencies say they are responding to the growing amount of personal information held in smartphones and a recent rise in the attacks on the security of that information.The FCC has sent letters to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular asking for information on their processes for reviewing and releasing security updates for mobile devices. The  FTC has asked for similar information from Apple, Blackberry, Google, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, and Samsung.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FCC, FTC launch inquiry into smartphone security updates

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission have opened parallel inquiries into the way smartphone security updates are issued and handled by major mobile carriers and device makers.The two agencies say they are responding to the growing amount of personal information held in smartphones and a recent rise in the attacks on the security of that information.The FCC has sent letters to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular asking for information on their processes for reviewing and releasing security updates for mobile devices. The  FTC has asked for similar information from Apple, Blackberry, Google, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, and Samsung.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

SIEM review: Splunk, ArcSight, LogRhythm and QRadar

IT and security managers in the IT Central Station online community say that the most important characteristics of security information and event management (SIEM) products is the ability to combine information from several sources and the ability to do intelligent queries on that information. Four of the top SIEM solutions are Splunk, HPE ArcSight, LogRhythm, and IBM Security QRadar SIEM, according to online reviews by enterprise users in the IT Central Station community. But what do enterprise users really think about these tools? Here, users give a shout out for some of their favorite features, but also give the vendors a little tough love.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

SIEM review: Splunk, ArcSight, LogRhythm and QRadar

IT and security managers in the IT Central Station online community say that the most important characteristics of security information and event management (SIEM) products is the ability to combine information from several sources and the ability to do intelligent queries on that information.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

HPE/Aruba buys networking analysis company Rasa Networks

HPE/Aruba confirmed today that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rasa Networks, a network performance management and analytics startup, for an undisclosed amount.As Network World reported last month, HPE/Aruba had been planning the move for several weeks. An internal communique to employees stated that Rasa’s technology would become a part of the company’s Clarity wireless management software, and that Rasa workers would be integrated into Aruba’s R&D team, reporting to CTO and co-founder Keerti Melkote.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Worth Reading: On the Quants and the Creatives

One of the things I find most interesting about the history of advertising is the long-running conflict between the “creatives” and their more quantitative, data-driven opponents within ad agencies. It’s a long-running, widespread opposition between a more humanistic, intuitive, interpretative style of decision-making and professional practice and a more rules-driven, empirical, formalistic approach. -via Easily Distracted

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FTC orders Apple, Google, Microsoft, Blackberry, Samsung to divulge mobile security practices

The Federal Trade Commission today said it issued a 10-page letter to eight leading players in the mobile communications arena requiring them to tell the agency how they issue security updates to address vulnerabilities in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.+More on Network World: FTC: Best Practices for businesses facing Internet of Things onslaught+To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FTC orders Apple, Google, Microsoft, Blackberry, Samsung to divulge mobile security practices

The Federal Trade Commission today said it issued a 10-page letter to eight leading players in the mobile communications arena requiring them to tell the agency how they issue security updates to address vulnerabilities in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.+More on Network World: FTC: Best Practices for businesses facing Internet of Things onslaught+To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IDC’s pick for the best cloud consultant is…

Cloud computing can be a difficult technology to wrap your head around so many users turn to consultants to help them. Who’s the best cloud consultant?IDC says its Accenture.+MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: Commercial drones gaining altitude with top IT vendors +Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that Accenture landed at the top of the list: The company is one of the top IT consultants in general and has aggressively pivoted toward helping customers embrace cloud technology. IDC The size of each bubble represents market shareTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Are you ready for Country as a Service? Estonia offers ‘e-residence’

Way back in the old days—say, five minutes ago—if you wanted to take advantage of what a country had to offer, you had to actually go there. But in the age of “Everything as a Service,” physically locating yourself in the country you want to “reside” seems so old school. At least, that seems to be the rationale behind Estonia’s efforts to offer something called “e-residency.” As Taavi Kotka, Estonia's CIO, explained in Business Insider last week, "It’s called CaaS. There’s SaaS. We’re Country as a Service.”Estonia is cooler than you think Here’s the deal. If you didn’t know—and there’s really no big reason you should have—the Republic of Estonia is a tiny but technically advanced Baltic country of just 1.3 million people. According to Wikipedia, “Estonia is often described as one of the most internet-focused countries in Europe,” and it “boasts “an advanced, high-income economy and high living standards. Unfortunately, the population has been shrinking for decades.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here